Mission of the Gallery
The mission of the MLibrary Gallery is to enrich the intellectual, educational and cultural life of the University of Michigan campus and the larger community in these ways:
- Showcase and interpret the MLibrary's rich collections and promote their scholarly use.
- Use collections to facilitate scholarship and storytelling.
- Support the Library's role as an intellectual center of the University.
- Provide a gathering place for the University to educate, enrich, and interact with the University and the wider community.
- Foster relationships between the MLibrary and University of Michigan faculty, students, alumni, staff, and the state and local community.
The Gallery in Room 100 is a forum to generate discussion and a spirit of cooperative exploration. The Gallery is meant to be a lively place reflecting the dynamic nature of the University of Michigan's research and teaching activities.
How is this accomplished in the Gallery?
To share ideas, promote discussion, and enrich and educate as part of the University's academic mission, the Gallery in Room 100 provides a venue for:
- Library-sponsored or co-sponsored lectures, presentations, films and other events
- Display of the Library’s special collections and rich treasures
- Exhibits and events proposed and created by the University of Michigan community
- Traveling and other temporary exhibits
- Collaboration with community partners
All exhibits, programs, and activities are related to the general mission, collections, and activities of the MLibrary as a hub for the campus and as both a source for research and the repository for knowledge and information.
Departments of the University or community are encouraged to contact galleryreservations@umich.edu with proposals or ideas.
