This event is in the past.It took place on May 1, 2026 at William L. Clements Library.




Step inside one of America's finest Americana collections. Your guide will unpack stories behind Benjamin West's "Death of General Wolfe" and a Revolutionary War trunk that once held General Thomas Gage's papers. It's history you can almost touch.
Revolutionary War history
free guided tour
historic manuscripts
iconic campus architecture
Tips
🏛️"breathtaking" interior and architecture
📜"awesome" pre-independence through 19th century collection
🚪check in at the North Entrance
Free
A Guided Tour of the U-M Clements
Burns Park




Step inside one of America's finest Americana collections. Your guide will unpack stories behind Benjamin West's "Death of General Wolfe" and a Revolutionary War trunk that once held General Thomas Gage's papers. It's history you can almost touch.
Revolutionary War history
free guided tour
historic manuscripts
iconic campus architecture
Tips
🏛️"breathtaking" interior and architecture
📜"awesome" pre-independence through 19th century collection
🚪check in at the North Entrance
Free
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