Summer Newsletter Calendar



The Michigan Humanities Council has received notice of the following exhibits and calendar items scheduled at cultural institutions in Michigan for the dates shown. We encourage you to contact specific institutions to confirm these dates and exhibit hours.

  • SITES exhibits are part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
  • NEH designation refers to exhibits supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • ** denotes Council-funded projects.

    Exhibits
    Calendar-July
    Calendar-August
    Calendar-September
    Calendar-October

    Exhibits in Michigan

    Continuing Exhibits:

    "Furniture City," Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids (NEH)

    "Made in America: The History of the American Industrial System," Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn (NEH)

    "Travel 'On the Road' with Charles Kuralt," Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn

    "Hitsville USA and The Motown Sound: The Music and the Story," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, and Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (NEH)

    "Michigan in the Twentieth Century," Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

    "Anishinabek: People of This Place." Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids (NEH)**

    "Rally Round the Flags," Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

    "Collecting A-Z: 'A' Is for Autos," Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids

    "Motor City Exhibition," Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit

    "Henry's Story: The Making of an Innovator," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn

    "Selling the Automobile," "Building a Name: The Beginning of Chevrolet" and "Flint and the American Dream," Alfred P. Sloan Museum, Flint

    "Saved By The Light: Michigan's Magnificent Lighthouses," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    "The Story of the People Who Built and Used Boats on the Great Lakes," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    Through July 13:

    "Barns Across Michigan" photo exhibit, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing

    Opening July 16:

    "Splendors of Ancient Egypt," Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

    Through July 25:

    "On the Road: Art and the Automobile" and "Art and Sports: Images to Herald the Olympic Games," Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing

    Through Sept. 1:

    "The Car and the Camera: The Detroit School of Automotive Photography," Public Museum of Grand Rapids

    Opening Sept. 7:

    "Sepphoris in Galilee: Crosscurrents of Culture," Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    "Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba**

    Sept. 19-Nov. 16:

    "Panoramas of Passage: Changing Landscapes of South Africa," Flint Institute of Arts, Flint

    "Symbols of Rites and Rituals: The Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams Collection of Artifacts from West Africa and the Equatorial Forest," Flint Institute of Arts, Flint

    "The Jews of Ethiopia," Sloan Museum, Flint

    Sept. 20-Nov. 1:

    "The African Skies," Longway Planetarium, Flint

    Through September:

    "From Her Heart to Her Hands," Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth

    Opening Nov. 6:

    "Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Tri-Cities Historical Museum, Grand Haven**

    Through Fall, 1998:

    "Nda Maamawigaami: Together We Dance" Contemporary Great Lakes Pow Wow Regalia, Nokomis Learning Center, Okemos

    Opens in December:

    "Arab Americans in Greater Detroit: A Community Between Two Worlds," Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit**

    Through Jan. 5:

    "Common Bonds," Holland Museum, Holland

    Opening Jan. 5:

    "Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Alpena Public Library/Otsego County Library, Alpena and Gaylord

    Calendar-July

    JULY 12:

    Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Thomas Scheidt, Henriette Branch - Jackson District Library, Pleasant Lake**

    Heritage Boat Gathering, Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    JULY 12-13:

    "French Heritage Days," Father Marquette National Memorial, St. Ignace

    JULY 14-19:

    Museum Week 1997, Beaver Island Historical Society, Beaver Island

    JULY 17:

    "A Taste of History," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn

    JULY 19:

    Ojibwa Pow Wow, Sugar Island

    Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Allen Pifer, 8 p.m., Upper Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Paradise**

    "Sawdust Days," Hartwick Pines Lumbering Museum, Grayling

    JULY 24:

    Teacher History Workshop, Walker Tavern, Cambridge Junction

    JULY 28:

    "Teaching Law and Citizenship" seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing

    JULY 27-AUG. 22:

    "The Arab World and the West" study program, Center of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (NEH)

    Calendar-August

    AUG. 2:

    "The ABCs of Collections Care" workshop, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit

    Civil War Encampment, Fort Wilkins Historic Complex, Copper Harbor

    French Heritage Days, Father Marquette National Memorial, St. Ignace

    AUG. 3:

    Immigrant Heritage Day, Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee

    AUG. 5:

    Michigan Humanities Council Grant Writing Workshop, 1-4 p.m., Rare Book Room, Michigan Library and Historical Center, Lansing

    AUG. 7:

    "The ABCs of Collections Care" workshop, Iron County Historical Museum, Caspian

    AUG. 9:

    Fayette Heritage Day, Fayette Historic Townsite, Garden

    AUG. 14-17:

    Festival of Michigan Folklife, Michigan State University, East Lansing

    AUG. 16:

    Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenters Larry Massie and Priscilla Massie, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Historic Charlton Park Village, Hastings**

    AUG. 17:

    "Romancing the Stone: Stories of the Petroglyphs and Native Americans," Sanilac Petroglyphs, Bad Axe

    AUG. 18:

    "Mapping of the Great Lakes" Lake Lore Program, Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    AUG. 22:

    Festival of Native American Culture, Museum of Ojibwa Culture, St. Ignace

    AUG. 23:

    "Reliving History: Civil War Muster," Jackson

    AUG. 23-24:

    MSU American Indian Heritage Pow Wow, Michigan State University, East Lansing

    AUG. 30:

    Michinemackinong Pow Wow, St. Ignace

    Calendar-September

    SEPT. 1:

    "Collaborative Projects in Communities" Grants Deadline

    SEPT. 2:

    "The Fur Trader and His Canoe," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    SEPT. 5:

    Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Robert Myers, 1:30 p.m., Michigan Flywheelers Museum, Bangor**

    SEPT. 8 and 29, OCT. 13 and 28:

    "Aging" Adult Reading and Discussion Program, Carl Sandburg Branch - Livonia Public Library, Livonia**

    SEPT. 12:

    The Arts and Humanities: Partners at the Threshold of the 21st Century wrapup meeting, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lansing Center, Lansing**

    SEPT. 13:

    "The French in Michigan: Pere Marquette, Joliet and LaSalle" Lake Lore Program, Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    SEPT. 19-20:

    Historical Society of Michigan State History Conference, Holland

    SEPT. 20-21:

    "Dimensions of Africa," Flint Cultural Center, Flint**

    SEPT. 23:

    1997 Humanities Lecture Series, Reuben Daniels Lifelong Learning Center, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw

    SEPT. 26:

    Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids

    SEPT. 26-28:

    "Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Homer**

    SEPT. 25-26:

    Michigan Humanities Council Meeting

    Calendar-October

    OCT. 4:

    "Migrations in History" Michigan Council for History Education Meeting, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, Wayne

    OCT. 3-5:

    "Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Marshall**

    OCT. 10:

    Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Meeting, Lansing Center, Lansing

    OCT. 10-12:

    "Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Albion**

    OCT. 15:

    Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Sandra Hansen, 7 p.m., Pillar Christian Reformed Church, Holland**

    OCT. 17-19:

    "Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Battle Creek**OCT. 18:

    "Round Island Lighthouse Restoration," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

    OCT. 20:

    Multicultural Diversity Day Celebration, International Institute of Flint, Flint

    OCT. 21:

    "Mulling Over Michigan" Conference, Grand Rapids

    OCT. 28-31:

    Michigan Museums Association Conference, Kalamazoo