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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

University of Michigan, 434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734 764 9304
Ranked #11 of 27 attractions in Ann Arbor
4.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Museums
Description: The Kelsey Museum houses a collection of nearly 100,000 objects from the civilizations of the Mediterranean.
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Ann Arbor MI
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012

My kids love the natural history museum with the dinosaurs and the huge mastadon. We take them at least once a year for the planetarium shows and my boys love all of the bugs and animal displays More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012

Kelsey has some nice artifacts that are displayed in a traditional way. There's no cutting edge curation here, but it's a pleasant way to kill an hour. More

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012

This museum has recently been renovated and greatly enlarged. The docents give wonderful tours. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2012

Finds from the university excavations in the Levant (Egypt, Israel, etc) mainly from the 1st half of the 20 century. Nice exhibition, not too big (nor too small). My family enjoyed it, and I - as proffesional archaeologist - even more. Do not forget to try the drawers below the vitrines: sometimes there are further great finds, that are not... More

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012

An amazing amount of material in a small place. The new addition really improves it. Not so overwhelming as a large museum More

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clarkston. mi
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2011

from the artifacts to the mummies just a really cool place to check out. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2011
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Another gem at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus, you walk through an older Richardsonian granite building to a modern addition (Upjohn Exhibit Wing) in the back with an incredible array of ancient artifacts. Lit by a wall of windows, the first floor showcases many of the smaller pieces, with excellent explanations not just of what the objects are,... More

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