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: Mira Burack Exhibition

Artist Mira Burack's work Fool's Gold Bouquet II, 2023, Photography collage, photographs of bedding, 36 by 24. The photo says Sleeping in the Mine, Mira Burack on the right hand side.
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Sleeping in the Mine Exhibition

Aug. 22 - Dec. 13, 2025

Join us in the Charles V. Park Library Baber Room Gallery for our new exhibition, Sleeping in the Mine by Mira Burack.

Sleeping in the Mine shares essences of tender familial hearts, fool's gold, sacred plants, ancient memories and wounds in the land. It explores the defunct Cunningham Hill gold mine adjacent to where the artist lives in New Mexico, and uses the site of the bed to bring intimacy to the challenging mining history, the environmental concerns and its long-term impact on communities. 

Artist Talk: Oct. 8, 2025 6:30 p.m. Opperman Auditorium, Charles V. Park Library

Artist Reception following artist talk in Baber Room Gallery

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

Cover image: Fool's Gold Bouquet II, 2023, Photography collage (photographs of bedding), 36" x 24” 
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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