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The MSU Museum is undergoing an 18-month renovation, with a planned reopening in January 2026. During this time, we continue to create experiences at the intersection of arts, sciences, cultures, and technologies.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

A person stands in front of a large, colorful wall display titled "Blurred Realities" in bold white text. The background features a digital, glitch-inspired design in shades of blue, purple, and red. Informational text panels are arranged across the wall, with some content also displayed on the floor near the viewer. The setting appears to be a modern exhibition or gallery space.

Blurred Realities

Jan 15, 2026 – Jul 18, 2026
We immerse ourselves in fairy tales and science fiction, fully aware that some elements are pure fantasy. Yet, we bristle to find out that...
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Visitors in a dark room watching an exhibition slideshow with the MSU Museum logo showing on a white screen.

Second Floor Landing

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 13, 2034
The newly renovated MSU Museum welcomes visitors with a dramatic reimagining of its second-floor landing, where fully articulated African and Asian Elephant skeletons...
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Graphic with a green and blue gradient background featuring abstract, wavy digital lines. Large text reads “DIGITAL DOUBLE,” with “DIGITAL” in yellow and “DOUBLE” in dark blue. Below, smaller white text says “Where museum objects meet digital innovation.” In the bottom right corner, text reads “Second Floor West, MSU Museum.”

The Digital Double

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 14, 2028
The MSU Museum houses more than one million objects and specimens, but only a fraction can ever be on display. The Digital...
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Navy text over a photo of salt reads "Science of Salt" with an illustration of a hand sprinkling salt grains on the right.

The Science of Salt

Jan 15, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026
Salt is everywhere—on our tables, on winter roads, and even beneath our feet, but its story stretches far beyond the shaker. The...
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White and blue text on a navy background reads "X-Ray Vision Fish Inside Out" and has images of four x-rays of fish, including three "lookdown" fish with sloping foreheads and one large "Wedge-tail Triggerfish" on the right. The bones are visible in white against the black background.

X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out

Jan 15, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026
This Smithsonian exhibition showcases dramatic digital X-ray images of...
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