Enjoy thought-provoking artwork. Explore historical artifacts. Expand your mind with exhibits in the CMU art collection that represent a variety of artistic approaches and contribute to our educational and cultural mission.

All are welcome to visit these exhibits free of charge.

Baber Room Gallery

Fourth Floor Exhibition Area

Clarke Historical Library Exhibition Space

Baber Room Gallery

CMU Libraries: Kimberly Chapman Exhibition

Rows of white porcelain heads displayed in a wood trunk- like box.
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Eighty-Six Reasons for Asylum Admission 

Feb. 28 - July 20, 2025

Join us in Park Library’s Baber Room Gallery for our new exhibition, 86 Reasons for Asylum Admission by Kimberly Chapman.

Through delicate porcelain sculpture and vintage tintype images, Kimberly Chapman sheds light on difficult topics including historical narratives of what women endured in mental asylums.

Artist Reception, walk-throughs, and gallery are free and open to the public when the main library is open.

Cover image: Kimberly Chapman, Female Phrenology Study Kit, porcelain, glaze, wood chest, 20” x 20” x 16”, 2024
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Location: Charles V. Park Library
250 E Preston
Mt Pleasant, MI
Sponsor: University Libraries
Contact: Denise Fanning fanni1dw@cmich.edu 989-774-1100

Fourth floor exhibition area

The Olga Denison Collection of Anishinaabe Art

The Olga Denison Collection of Native American art and craft, consisting of hundreds of works, is part of the Clarke Historical Library's holdings. A selection of the works is exhibited on the fourth floor. Learn more about