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Museums and Centers

• MSU Museum
• Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
• Department of Art, Art History, and Design Gallery 101 and Gallery 114
• Center for Great Lakes Culture
• Great Lakes Quilt Center
• University Archives & Historical Collections

Academics

• African American History and Culture
• Department of Anthropology
• Michigan Traditional Arts Program
• Museum Studies Program
• College of Arts and Letters Museum Studies Program
• Department of Art, Art History, and Design

Collections

• Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum Collections
• Department of Anthropology, Saints' Rest (online exhibit)
• Great Lakes Quilt Center Collections
• MSU Libraries Collections
  • Africana
  • Cesar E. Chavez
  • Comic Art Collection
  • Digital & Multimedia Center
  • Fine Arts Library
  • Government Documents
  • Map Library
  • Russell B. Nye Popular Culture Collection
  • Special Collections
  • Vincent Voice Library
• American Voices (online collection of late 19th and 20th century recordings, images, and text that span the vista of American politics and culture)
• MATRIX (Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online)
  • African Online Digital Library (produces multilingual, multimedia materials for both scholarly research and public viewing audiences)
  • Historical Voices (fully searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century)
• MSU Museum
  • Anthropology Collections
  • Cultural & Folk Art Collections
  • Collections Databases
  • Traveling Exhibition Program (makes the results of the Museum's research, collections, and educational programs accessible to a wider audience)
  • Vertebrate Natural History Collections
  • Michigan Stained Glass Census
  • The Quilt Index
• Quilt Treasures Project (online materials)
• University Archives & Historical Collections
  • University Archives and Historical Collections, Online Exhibits
  • University Archives & Historical Collections, Research Collections
• Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project (online collection)
• Visual Resources Library and Collection

Galleries

The Michigan State University campus has a number of smaller galleries that are open to the public and free of charge.

• University Archives & Historical Collections (Located at University Archives foyer in Conrad Hall. Features rotating exhibits relating to the history of MSU, significant collections in the archives, or special events on campus)
• Clara Bell Smith Center - Hall of Fame Gallery (Located at Clara Bell Smith Student Athlete Academic Center. Features Spartan athletics through the years)
• Gallery 101 and Gallery 114 (Located near the main entrance of the Kresge Art Center. The Department of Art, Art History, and Design houses two galleries dedicated to supporting the artistic research of its graduate and undergraduate students)
• Global Focus (Located at International Center Lobby. Features display photographs from the international photography competition for faculty, staff, alumni and students. International Studies and Programs created the competition in 1999 to highlight the involvement of the MSU community around the world)
• College of Law Gallery (Location at 3rd and 4th floors, College of Law building. Features visual art, typically examining social issues)
• LookOut! Art Gallery (Location at Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - C200 Snyder Hall. Offers an array of exhibitions organized by faculty, students, and visiting artists)
• MSU Main Library (Location: at 1-4 floors west wing. MSU Libraries hosts rotating exhibits featuring library collections and other materials on topics of cultural and research interest)
• MSU Through the Decades (located at MSU Union Building, Main Floor lounges. Features artifacts and photos from MSU Museum history collections)
• Push Pin Gallery (Located at 190 Communication Arts & Sciences. Features rotating exhibits from guest lecturers, as well as new-media projects from a number Communications Arts & Sciences classes)

International Reach

• MSU Museum Ethnographic and Regional Cultural Collections
• MSU Museum's Great Lakes Folk Festival (information from past festivals)
• MSU Museum's Dear Mr. Mandela, Dear Mrs. Parks: Children's Letters, Global Lessons (an American Association of Museums, Museums & Community Collaborations Abroad program)

Resources

• Great Lakes Folklife Resources
• MSU Museum, Michigan Heritage Awards