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| Established | 1857 |
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| Location | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US |
| Coordinates | 42°43′53″N 84°28′54″W / 42.7315°N 84.4816°W |
| Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
| Director | Devon Akmon |
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| Architect | Bowd–Munson Company |
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The Michigan State University Museum most commonly referred to as the MSU Museum is Michigan State University's oldest museum formed in 1857. [1] It is the state of Michigan's first Smithsonian Affiliate. [2] [3] It was formed to support the work of the university and is also known for hosting the Great Lakes Quilt Center.
History
Past curators include J. Alan Holman.
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Collections
Cultural and historical collections
The MSU museum cultural and historical collections include anthropology, folklife, cultural heritage, and history. [4]
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Natural science collections
The MSU museum natural science collections include mammalogy, ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, and vertebrate paleontology. [5]
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Exhibitions
The museum hosts exhibitions to highlight the collections and complementary programs and works some rotating some permanent spread over the three floors of the museum.
Exhibition spaces
- Habitat Hall – Various dioramas of North and Central America's environments and animals as well as dinosaurs and Jurassic dinosaur skeletons. [6]
- Heritage Hall – Highlights the Great Lakes region's economic history. [7]
- Hall of Animal Diversity – Highlights different animals and their adaptions to their habitats. [8]
- Collections Connections – allows visitors to see some of the cultural artifacts and natural history specimens and show how these are stored to study and preserve for the future. [9]
- Hall of Evolution – A timeline of fossils from the Cambrian period to the Pleistocene epoch. [10]
- Second floor landing – Exploring biodiversity of things big and small. It includes a skeletons of an African bush elephant as well as an Asian elephant and a skull of a Columbian mammoth. [11]
Recent exhibitions
- 1.5 °C – Explore the impact of climate on our planet. [12]
- We All Live Downwind – [13]
- Gameplay – Experience games developed at MSU's Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL Lab). [14]
- Science on a Sphere – A projection sphere of visualizations of Earth and other locations highlighting a variety of data visualizations an exhibit supported by the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union [15]
Past exhibitions
- Kindred – featured Odawa arts and crafts including ceramics, basketry, and beadwork from the Waganakising Odawa aka Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. [16]
- Michigan Barns: Timber-framed, Plank and Polebarn – featured in July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2003 [17]
See also
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum another museum at Michigan State University.
External links
References
- ^ "About the Museum – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "MSU Museum". www.lansing.org. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Affiliate Directory". Smithsonian Affiliations. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Cultural and Historical Collections – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Natural Science Collections – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Habitat Hall – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Heritage Hall – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Animal Diversity – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Collections Connections – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Evolution – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Second Floor Landing – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "1.5 °C – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "We All Live Downwind – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Gameplay – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Science On a Sphere – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Jokisch Polo, Michelle (May 18, 2022). "MSU Museum celebrates the work of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians". WKAR Public Media. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Michigan Barns: Timber-framed, Plank and Polebarn – MSU Museum". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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