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MSU Board of Trustees approves essential MSU Museum infrastructure upgrades
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized infrastructure improvements for the MSU Museum. An integral part of research, teaching and engagement at the university, the museum will embark on an ambitious 18-month renovation project starting July 2024 to implement state-of-the-art climate control...
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MSU Museum Hosts Smithsonian Leadership for Change Interns
The MSU Museum is excited to host two Leadership for Change Interns for the summer 2024, a program developed and led by Smithsonian Affiliations. This initiative places young leaders in intern positions at Smithsonian and Affiliate organizations across the country, empowering
![MSU Museum Director, Devon Akmon, leaning on a rail in a grey marble staircase with a stain glass window behind him.](https://museum.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Devon-Akmon-640x480.jpg)
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American Alliance of Museums Appoints MSU Museum Director to Key Leadership Position
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced new board members and board officers, including MSU Museum’s Director, Devon
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Ziibiwing Center Hosts Indigenous Quilt Exhibition Featuring MSU Museum Collection
The Michigan State University Museum is proud to announce the opening of an exhibition celebrating the rich tradition of Indigenous quiltmaking across North America. Everything That Exists Naturally on Earth: Indigenous Quilts from the Michigan State University Museum showcases quilts created
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Marking Time: A Year of Spartan Marching Band Traditions
The past meets the present in the MSU Museum’s latest exhibition, “Marking Time: A Year of Spartan Marching Band Traditions.” Curated by the Curatorial Practices class in the Arts and Cultural Management – Museum Studies program, the exhibition showcases artifacts, photographs,
![A group of people seat in the Science on a Sphere Gallery looking at a 6' globe with a projection of sea creatures on it.](https://museum.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Science_on_a_Sphere-640x480.jpg)
Immersive Visualization Institute Accepting Applications for Summer Program
The Immersive Visualization Institute (IVI) Summer Institute is now accepting applications for faculty and graduate students interested in exploring digital display technology platforms at MSU. IVI partnering venues include Abrams Planetarium, the 360 Degree Panoramic Display Space in the Library’s Digital
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Afrofuturism & Quilts: Materializing Black Futures & Black Womxn’s Quilt Legacies Exhibition Opening at Michigan State University Union Gallery
An exhibition exploring connections between Black futures and legacies through the medium of quilting is opening at the Michigan State University (MSU) Union Gallery from April 5 - July 31, 2024. Entitled Afrofuturism & Quilts: Materializing Black Futures & Black Womxn’s