The top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. People are experiencing her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms, as she continues to create new work every day. This 76-minute documentary is unrated.

This event is part of Japan Week in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies.

It was family separation and “kids in cages” that drove Sarah Towle to the border. On discovering the many-headed Hydra that is the US immigration complex, she could never look away again. In Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, Sarah exposes, layer by “broken” layer, a system failing everyone—save the profiteers and demagogues who benefit from it. Yet she also finds hope: in the everyday acts of ordinary people who daily model a better way.

Drop by the Downtown Lobby for an interactive art experience. Create generative abstract art in various styles through dance and movement and see the data your motion creates from AI body tracking on the lobby's big screen! Afterwards, you can find your art online to download and share.

Come back for trace/play: plays with change for a live performance using the same technology on June 28th.

Mara will guide you through a series of meditations intended to help you feel more grounded, centered, and embodied while expanding your consciousness and disciplining your mind. With practice, these meditations may support your sense of well-being and resilience.

Whether you are an experienced meditator or just beginning, these meditations can meet you where you are. Mara has been guiding these meditation experiences for over 15 years, helping people find a calm, innate sense of well-being that can be of great assistance in a chaotic world.

Join April Walker, founder of BIPOC Birders of Michigan for an informational talk followed by a walk in the nearby natural area. This event is in partnership with Natural Area Preservation.

Gather ‘round for an evening of informed and informal talks from a friendly neighborhood expert! We’ll have three speakers, each presenting on a different topic and sharing interesting facts that you never knew you never knew! Past Nerd Nite speakers have led deep dives into topics from the legacy of Louis Pasteur, to the origin of elements, to how a trumpet works, to a dissection of romance novel tropes. So bring a friend, grab a drink, and enjoy an evening among fellow nerds. Be there and be square!

This event is offered in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Fest.

Drop in to make a special Ann Arbor-themed print. We'll be printing on tote bags or bandanas. All supplies are provided.

This event is offered in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Fest.

Join us for this adult-oriented trivia event at the Annex tent. Compete in two rounds of exciting trivia action for big prizes, AADL swag, and glory! For more trivial info, follow this link: https://aadl.org/worldfamoustrivia

This event is offered in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Fest.

No art skills, no problem. We'll walk you through how to use analog tools to design a two-color risograph print. Following the event, participants will copies of their design.

Create a miniature version of Yayoi Kusama's famous interactive art installations. Hand assemble paper dollhouse-sized furniture, use it to furnish a white-walled shoebox 'room', then add tiny colorful stickers to your heart's content.

Immediately after this event there will be a screening of Kusama Infinity, a documentary on the life and art of Yayoi Kusama. This craft is intended for teens and adults.