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Art museum. Director. Christina Olsen (2017–present) Website. umma.umich.edu. The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is one of the largest university art museums in the United States, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with 94,000 sq ft (8,700 m 2). Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War ...
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is a meeting place for the arts, bridging visual art and contemporary culture, scholarship and accessibility, tradition and innovation. The museum's collections include nearly 19,000 objects that span cultures, eras, and media and include European, American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African art ...
Orion (sculpture) University of Michigan Museum of Art, August 2013. Orion is a public art work by artist Mark di Suvero located at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the lawn in front of the museum, at 525 South State Street.
Daedalus (sculpture) University of Michigan Museum of Art, September 2023. Daedalus is a public art work by artist Charles Ginnever, located at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is installed on the lawn in next to the museum, at 525 South State Street. [1][2]
[1] [6] [7] [8] It was the first large-scale partnership between the Hermitage and a North American university museum, and negotiations took about three years to complete. [1] The exhibition was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. [1] James Christen Steward (a professor of art history) was UMMA's director at the time. [1] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Shang is a public art work by artist Mark di Suvero located at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The kinetic sculpture is an abstract form; it was installed on the sidewalk by the Maxine and Stuart Frankel and The Frankel Family Wing of the museum, at 525 South State Street. In October 2020, it was ...
Behind the Walls is currently outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The museum acquired it through a gift from J. Ira and Nicki Harris. [ 4 ] The sculpture was installed in front of the museum in November 2020, taking the place of Mark di Suvero 's piece Shang .
Olsen was named director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art in 2017. [12] She is the first woman to hold the position. [13] In the first few years of her tenure she created a long-term strategic plan for the museum. [14] During her tenure, 72 works of Chinese calligraphy were donated, valued at more than $12 million.