21.N Museums and Galleries

The University’s resources are vast and include both research and exhibit museums as well as galleries. Many of the facilities located on the Ann Arbor Campus are listed below. For information about the administrative structure of the museums, see Section 3.K, “UM Libraries and Museums.”

Exhibit Museum of Natural History

This museum, located at 1109 Geddes Road, is home to a vast array of specimens and artifacts related to paleontology, anthropology, zoology, geology, and botany. The museum includes a Hall of Evolution, Hall of Natural Sciences, Hall of Anthropology, and a planetarium (with weekend shows). The museum is especially popular with children. For more information, visit the museum website at <www.exhibits.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum> or call 764-0478.

History of Medicine, The Center for the

Located in the Simpson Memorial Institute (102 Observatory), this program focuses on the history of the health sciences of the state of Michigan and is dedicated to historical research projects and archival and preservation work. Its objective is to foster broader understanding and deeper appreciation of the pioneering role taken by the University and state of Michigan to advance knowledge of disease and promote human health. For more information, call 647-6914 or check the website: <www.med.umich.edu/medschool/chm/>.

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Home of the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology, the Kelsey Museum houses two exhibit galleries, one for Greek and Roman material, another for Near Eastern. It is located in Newberry Hall, 434 South State Street. For more information, visit the museum website at <www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey> or call 764-9304.

Margaret Dow Towsley Sports Museum

This museum deals exclusively with Michigan athletics, including all 25 varsity sports; touch TV screens, mini videos, display cases. It is located in Schembechler Hall, 1200 South State Street. For more information, call 763-4422.

Museum of Art

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, located at 525 South State Street, houses the second largest art collection in the state of Michigan with a permanent collection of some 14,000 objects in three primary collecting areas: Western art from the medieval period to the present; Asian art from antiquity to the present; and African art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Of special note are its works of art on paper, including old master and contemporary prints, in particular one of the world’s two great collections of etchings and lithographs by J. M. Whistler, and a growing photography collection. There are galleries permanently dedicated to the display of African and African American art, Chinese art, Japanese art, Southeast Asian art, as well as art from the European tradition. The museum is also host to approximately 15 temporary exhibitions each year.

The Museum has embarked on an historic restoration and expansion project that will more than double its space. Through 2008, while construction is underway, the Museum is operating a temporary exhibition space called UMMA Off/Site <www.umma.umich.edu/visiting> located at 1301 South University Avenue.

For more information, visit the museum website at <www.umma.umich.edu> or call 764-0395.

Research Museums

Four research museums on the Ann Arbor Campus which are administratively part of LSA and are not normally open to the public. They are the Herbarium (2001 North University, 764-2407) and three museums located in the Ruthven Museums Building (1109 Geddes): the Museum of Anthropology (764-0485), the Museum of Paleontology (764-0489), and the Museum of Zoology (764-0476).

Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry

Located in the School of Dentistry (1011 North University Ave.), The Gordon H. Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry collects, preserves, and exhibits dental artifacts representing stages in the development of dental technology, beginning with the pre-electric period. Research interests are served by the collections and their historic documentation. For more information, call 763-0767.

School of Art and Design

Contemporary art and design exhibitions are presented without charge each academic year in the Jean Paul Slusser Gallery and the Warren Robbins Gallery in the Art and Architecture Building, and the Media Union Gallery in the Media Union on North Campus. A weekly lecture series is presented during the fall and winter semesters and is open to the public. Information regarding exhibitions, openings, lectures, and other events at the School can be found on the School’s website at <www.art-design.umich.edu> or in The Michigan Daily and The Ann Arbor News.

Stearns Collection (Musical Instruments)

The Stearns Collection is a vast collection of musical instruments from around the world. The University owns more than 3,000 instruments; about 200 are on display at any time. The collection is located in the Moore Music Building on North Campus. For more information, call 763-4389.