Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Former name | Museum of Classical Archaeology |
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| Established | 1928 |
| Location | Newberry Hall 434 S. State St Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Type | archaeology museum |
| Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
| Collections | prehistoric through medieval times |
| Collection size | >100,000 |
| Director | Nicola Terrenato |
| Owner | University of Michigan |
| Website | lsa |
Newberry Hall | |
| Location | 434 S. State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°16′36.7″N 83°44′26.″W / 42.276861°N 83.74056°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Spier and Rohns (original building) Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge Inc. (2003 addition) |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000660 |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1972 |
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is a museum of archaeology located on the University of Michigan central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States. The museum is a unit of the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. It has a collection of more than 100,000 ancient and medieval artifacts from the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Near East. In addition to displaying its permanent and special exhibitions, the museum sponsors research and fieldwork and conducts educational programs for the public and for schoolchildren. The museum also houses the University of Michigan Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology.