Turtles in Trouble

Turtles survived the great extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and they withstood the ice ages that ended just…

The Folk Festival: A Hands-on MSU Museum Tradition

The Michigan State University Museum has a long history of producing outdoor festivals of traditional culture. In the early 1980s, the Michigan State University Museum…

Exhibit preview: #ME: FROM SILHOUETTES TO SELFIES

NEW EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE EVOLUTION OF THE 'SELFIE' Through objects from the MSU Museum’s historical collections a "pre-history" of the most social of images is…

Urban Factors

Xia Gao is a visual artist who primarily works with textile/fiber, installation, printing and mixed media. Her works often address personal and cultural adaptation and…

An Extraordinary Document of Our World and Detroit Resurgent

Detroit Resurgent is an exhibition that runs from September 8, 2013 through January 12, 2014 and a book that will be released by the MSU…

Ruby Bridges, Brown v. Board of Education, and The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project

A quilt made in tribute to Ruby Bridges, a 1954 Supreme Court decision, and The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project. What do they all…

Revisiting Verger’s Dahomey: A Photographic Contrast

This exhibit presents a photographic contrast between the images of Pierre Verger, the French photojournalist who immersed himself in the lives, customs, and beliefs of…

Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada: A South African Activist for Non-Racialism & Democracy

Nelson Mandela's prison mate, confidante, parliamentary counselor and friend Ahmed Kathrada is the subject of this exhibition. The story of the renowned advocate for freedom,…

Adventures in Time and the 3rd Dimension: Through the Stereoscope

See a companion exhibit featuring more historical artifacts at the MSU Federal Credit Union headquarters, 3777 West Road in East Lansing. The MSU Museum will…