Robofish Rendezvous

Can a fish improve our lives? It can if it is a robofish! Dr. Xiaobo Tan's team at the MSU College of Engineering developed robotic…

Up Cloche: Fashion, Feminism, Modernity

Rejecting tradition and embracing more body-conscious styles, the young American "flapper" wore her newly won freedom to vote, earn, and learn on her body: short…

Weaving Culture, Woven Art: Collectors and the Navajo Weaving Tradition

How and what do we learn through collecting? This exhibition highlights two recent donations of Navajo weavings: saddle blankets collected in the 1930s by Dr.…

The Social Brain Drain: New Applications of 3D Modeling Technology

Why do some species have bigger brains than others? Do social animals have bigger brains? This exhibition uses modern technologies, including computerized tomography, digital measurement,…

Student Voices: MSU Student Protest

Students at Michigan State University have long used protests to speak out on a range of issues and make their voices heard. In Student Voices,…

Quilts of Southwest China

In southwest China, traditional bed coverings and other household items have often been, like American quilts, made of small pieces of fabric that are patched…

Iron Hulls and Turbulent Waters: Ore Boats, Workers and Great Lakes Shipping

Since the 1840s and continuing today, the Great Lakes provide a significant transportation network for the shipping of lumber, wheat, corn, coal, and iron ore,…

MSU Museum Rings in the Holiday with “Krampus” Display

"Krampus: the Holiday Devil" a new display at Michigan State University Museum features a number of historical and contemporary Krampus figures from the Val Roy…

Michigan and the Civil War

Drawn from the MSU Museum's historical collection, the exhibit highlights Michigan connections in the Civil War. Notably, the entire first graduating class of the Michigan…