University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Requiem, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is one of the largest university art museums in the United States, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with 94,000 sq ft (8,700 m2). Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall originally housed University of Michigan's Alumni office along with the university's growing art collection. Its first director was Jean Paul Slusser, who served from 1946 (first as acting director, then becoming director in 1947) to his retirement in 1957. The university contains a comprehensive collection that represents more than 150 years of history, with over 20,000 works of art that span cultures, eras, and media. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. In the spring of 2009, the museum reopened after a major $41.9 million expansion and renovation designed by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works Architecture, which more than doubled the size of the museum. The museum comprises the renovated Alumni Memorial Hall with 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m2) and the new 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2) Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. The museum's current director is Christina Olsen, who was appointed in 2017.
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Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q2495870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Michigan
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Requiem: 0.0 mi
- Angry Neptune, Salacia, Strider: 0.0 mi
- Stiff Box No. 12: 0.0 mi
- Daedalus: 0.0 mi
- Orion: 0.0 mi
- The Diag: 0.1 mi
- Hanover Square: 0.3 mi
- Ingalls Mall: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Felch Park: 0.4 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 0.2 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.7 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.8 mi
- Southeast Tower: 0.8 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 0.9 mi
- Hannah Park: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Bend Nature Area: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Woods Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Bluffs Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Eberwhite Woods: 1.4 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 0.1 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 0.2 mi
- Michigan League: 0.3 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 0.4 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.2 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.3 mi
- Peony Garden: 0.8 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 0.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 0.1 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 0.3 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 0.6 mi
- Argus Museum: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
- Peach Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.1 mi
- Riley Hill: 17.7 mi
- Stofer Hill: 17.8 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.3 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.4 mi
- Martindale Beach: 18.1 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.6 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.2 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.5 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rawsonville: 10.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University of Michigan Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 349° | 405 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 349° | 399 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 17° | 351 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 287° | 344 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 275° | 338 m | 24.1 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 291° | 328 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 284° | 327 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 292° | 321 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 27 mi
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