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Reopening Programs: Grand Community Reopening!Saturday, March 28, 6 pm to Sunday, March 29, 6 pm It’s time to celebrate! After years of planning, fundraising, construction, and installation, it’s time to throw open our doors for 24 full hours of festivities and fun. Join in the celebration of UMMA as a meeting place for the arts. Check out the new views and the restored Apse, stroll the galleries, and share in the excitement.
Support for UMMA’s public reopening has been provided by the University of Michigan Health Systems, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Radio, the University of Michigan’s Office of the Vice President for Communications, the Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation, the Main Street Area Association, and the State Street Area Association. Saturday 5:55-6 pm Bells and carillon across campus and community will peal in anticipation of the Museum’s public reopening. Saturday, March 28 6 pm to 12 midnightPerformances in the Museum Apse
6:15 pm University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club In the Galleries
7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10pm Bon Soir, Françoise, a 10-minute original theater piece inspired by Picasso, directed by Professor Jerry Schwiebert, featuring students from the UM School of Music, Theater and Dance. Modern and Contemporary Gallery, mezzanine level. U of M Student Performances in the Stern Auditorium
7 pm G-Men A Cappella Multipurpose Room12-6 pm Art- and jewelry-making with the Ann Arbor Art Center. Create your own original jewelry, or try your hand at Kara Walker-style silhouette making. UMMA Commons
6-10 pm Vie Fit Health and Fitness consultations Sunday, March 29 Midnight to 6 amApse
11-4 am DJ Dance party Stern Auditorium12 am and 1 am Music videos by Ghostly International, sponsored
by Ann Arbor Film Festival CommonsEuchre competition and board games, ongoing Sunday, March 29 6 am to NoonApse
6 am, 8 am Tai Chi with Master Wasentha Young Stern Auditorium
7-10 am Sunday morning cartoons In the Galleries10 am, 11 am, 12 pm Docent-led tours of the new UMMA—meet at the Information Desk in the Apse Commons10-2 pm Vie Fit Health and Fitness consultations Sunday, March 29 Noon to 6 pmForum12-4 pm Kids can pick up their scavenger hunts and explore the Museum Apse
1 pm Bichini Bia Congo—Congolese dance and instruction Stern Auditorium
1-5 pm Ekphrastic Poetry Ektravaganza (poems about art), featuring: Multipurpose Room1-6 pm Two ongoing activities with the Ann Arbor Art Center—Tattoo U! Be inspired by your favorite work of art and make a temporary tattoo. And what’s a party without a party hat? Make art-inspired hats, caps, crowns, and headdresses. In the Galleries
12-4 pm Docents assist with scavenger hunt |
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