
University of Michigan Museum of Art
About University of Michigan Museum of Art
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 m2). Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall originally housed University of Michigan's Alumni office along with the university's growing art collection. Its first director was Jean Paul Slusser, who served from 1946 (first as acting director, then becoming director in 1947) to his retirement in 1957.
The university contains a comprehensive collection that represents more than 150 years of history, with over 20,000 works of art that span cultures, eras, and media. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested.
In the spring of 2009, the museum reopened after a major $41.9 million expansion and renovation designed by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works Architecture, which more than doubled the size of the museum. The museum comprises the renovated Alumni Memorial Hall with 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m2) and the new 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2) Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. The museum's current director is Christina Olsen, who was appointed in 2017.
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- 1909
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- Brad Cloepfil
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01Michiganw_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Louis Comfort Tiffany - Peacock Mosaic from entrance hall of the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York - Google Art ProjectLouis Comfort Tiffany · Public domain
03June 01 (European & American Art Gallery)Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
04June 02 (European & American Art Gallery)Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
05JasperCropseyUniversityOfMichiganJasper Francis Cropsey · Public domain
06Traversi SalomeGaspare Traversi · Public domain
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