Past Exhibitions
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Unauthorized Audubon: A Conversation in Image and Poetry
September 8, 2012 - January 31, 2013Periodically, the MSU Museum features works by MSU faculty and students, showing the creative output, research and projects that relate to the natural world and…
The Great Work of the Metal Lover
January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013The U.S. debut of an internationally award-winning art-science exhibition Superman-strength bacteria produce gold At a time when the value of gold has reached an all-time…
‘AN INTERWOVEN CHRISTMAS’ HOLIDAY EXHIBIT
November 26, 2012 - January 13, 2013Every Christmas through the first half of the 20th century, the Interwoven Stocking Company of New Brunswick, New Jersey provided a popular gift option for…
Patterns of Inquiry: Quilts in Research and Education
June 3, 2012 - September 23, 2012From treasured bed coverings, to provocative works of art and political statements, to sophisticated digital learning tools, curators at the Michigan State University Museum are…
Norman Rockwell Prints From The National Scouting Museum
July 30, 2012 - September 17, 2012A conference by visiting Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to Michigan State University also brings another famous visitor. For a short time, a collection by…
Great Lakes Folk Festival Photo Exihibit
June 1, 2012 - August 28, 2012The MSU Museum presents the stirring sights from one of the area’s most popular events in a new photographic exhibition, “2011 Great Lakes Folk Festival…
Weaving a Life: The Fiber Art of Margaret Windeknecht
April 15, 2012 - July 20, 2012The MSU Museum presents a new acquisition, a collection of weavings by Margaret Windeknecht (1936-2009) in the Entry Hall. Margaret Windeknecht was a creative…
Mark Priest’s ‘The Iron Men’ Joins Workers Culture Collection
February 13, 2012 - June 30, 2012On Monday, Feb. 13, the MSU Museum will debut a new addition to its workers culture collection, “The Iron Men,“ a painting by former railroad…
On Equal Terms: EXHIBIT CONSIDERS PRIDE, HARDSHIP FOR WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
February 5, 2012 - May 13, 2012A new exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum takes a look at tradeswomen’s 30-year struggle for access and equality in the construction industry. “On…