Acquisitions

UMMA Acquires Monumental English Portrait
As a university art museum with global reach, UMMA takes seriously its responsibility to collect works of art that do not shy away from controversial or uncomfortable topics... >>>

Masterpiece by Joseph Wright of Derby
In a major coup, the Museum of Art has acquired a great masterwork of eighteenth-century European painting... >>>

Ethical Art Collecting
Director James Steward speaks out on a topic much in the news—and shares what UMMA does to ensure that its art collecting practices are above reproach... >>>

World-Class African Art Collection
Helmut F. Stern has given his extraordinary collection of African art to the Museum of Art... >>>

John Huddleston
The University of Michigan Museum of Art has a rich history of commissioning new work from contemporary artists... >>>

Hasenkamp-Nam Collection of Korean Art
UMMA has acquired a major collection of Korean art... >>>

Vairocana Buddha
This is the first major sculpture in the Museum’s collection to represent the esoteric Buddhist tradition... >>>

The Rounick Gift of Contemporary Art
When Jack and Noreen Rounick’s daughter Michelle chose to attend the University of Michigan, Jack was thrilled... >>>

Bohlen Wood Art Collection
In 1997, Brighton, Michigan resident Robert M. Bohlen visited a gallery in San Francisco where he became captivated by a carved wooden box... >>>

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