The Exhibition
January 31 - February 28, 2013
Art Lounge, First Floor, Michigan Union
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
To honor Raoul Wallenberg (B.S. Arch. ’35) on the centenary of his birth, the University of Michigan, in cooperation with the Swedish-Consulate General of Detroit, is hosting an exhibition on the life of this illustrious alumnus. Created by the Swedish Institute for the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the exhibition presents the story of Wallenberg's life including his time in Ann Arbor and the months in Budapest when he helped rescue tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Wallenberg's extraordinary moral conviction and valor are an inspiration for the University and its alumni. During the past year this exhibition has traveled to Budapest, New York, Washington DC, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Ottawa and Toronto. It is a platform for discussion of tolerance, democracy, civil courage and personal responsibility.
For information about arranging guided visits, or for other questions, please contact rwcentennial@umich.edu.
Please consider making a gift to the Wallenberg Centennial Fund. Your gift will support activities that educate the public, especially current U-M students, about Raoul Wallenberg’s life and legacy.
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News links
- Taubman College Wallenberg Lecture by Ingrid Carlberg, January 30, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q423t3AKhFs
- Raoul Wallenberg Exhibition Opening, January 30, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05R7YZ7ILKY
- Fritz Swanson, "The Righteous Gentile," LSA Magazine, Fall 2012.
- "New U-M fellowship commemorates Raoul Wallenberg," University of Michigan News Service, October 30, 2012.
- "Raoul Wallenberg Remembered," Michigan Alumnus, Early Fall 2012.
- "Remembering and Honoring Courage: Raoul Wallenberg Receives the Congressional Gold Medal," August 1, 2012.
- "A WWII Hero's Enduring Legacy", Michigan Today, July 26, 2012
Sponsors
- A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
- The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
- College of Literature, Science & the Arts
- Detroit Swedish Foundation
- International Institute
- The Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
- Jenny Lind Club of Detroit
- Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
- Office of the Provost
- Office of the Vice President for Global Communications
- Rackham Graduate School
- Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Detroit
- Swedish Club of Detroit
- Scandinavian Studies Program
- SWEA Michigan
- University Library
- University of Michigan Hillel
- University of Michigan Wallenberg Executive Committee
- Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia
Thanks to
- Nina Lagergren
- Louise Borden
- Ingrid Carlberg
- Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm
- Bentley Historical Library
- Swedish American Museum, Chicago
- William L. Clements Library
