The Exhibit Museum helps faculty communicate the latest scientific research to the community through exhibits and public programs.  With over 60,000 visitors a year, including over 20,000 school children, many of whom are students from diverse and under-served communities, the Museum provides a targeted audience interested in the natural sciences.  The Exhibit Museum is an excellent venue in which to develop public outreach programs and to display findings.

Exhibit Projects

Exhibit Museum staff work closely with faculty to develop exhibits representing their research. 

Recent projects include:

• The American Mastodon (2005)
  Professor Daniel Fisher, Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences
• Treasures Looted, Treasures Found (2005)
  Professors Henry Wright and Jeffrey Parsons, Museum of Anthropology and Department of Anthropology
• Conservation Genetics:  Harpy Eagles (2004)
  Professor David Mindell, Museum of Zoology and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Audience Research Projects

Faculty may conduct visitor research projects at the Exhibit Museum with IRB and Museum Director approval.  A current example is a visitor study associated with the NSF-funded "Explore Evolution" exhibit conducted by U-M Research Scientist E. Margaret Evans.

To Get Started

Contact Museum Director Amy Harris (734-763-4191, aharris@umich.edu) or Education Director Kira Berman (734-647-8574, kiberman@umich.edu) to discuss your project ideas.  If it is a good fit, plan to meet with Museum staff to work out the details.