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DC Building Hours
The Duderstadt Center (DC) is open 24-hours, 7 days-a-week, every day that the U-M is open. A U-M Mcard is needed for entry from 8:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m.
Mujo Café – check their calendar for current hours
- Duderstadt Center Studio Highlights
Curious what production at the Video Studio looks like? See it in 120 seconds! Our 2024–25 highlight reel captures moments of creativity, collaboration, and storytelling. From dynamic studio productions and student-led projects to professional-grade filming, the space has been home to countless talents bringing ideas to life. Behind every frame is a team of students, […]
- Coltrane Gilman’s Tremendous Work on University Film Project
Over this past summer, senior Coltrane Gilman helped edit How Do We Begin, a drama film rooted in fact that uncovers the University’s historical prejudices. CRLT Players, or for the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, were the creative visionaries, taking cues from the stage play, How Do We Begin: A Historical Reckoning with […]
Happening in the Duderstadt Center
- Finish it! Craftathon
Duderstadt Center Design Lab 1 April 21, 5-6pm Got a project you’ve been putting off? Something you want to finish before the school year ends? Come to Design Lab 1 and FINISH IT once and for all! Lab staff will be on hand to help with your projects, materials will be on hand but it […] - How to Dance with Your Dragon: Dragon Dance Performance at Hill Auditorium
Hill Auditorium April 6, 7:30-9:30 PM Don’t miss an unforgettable evening of music, movement, and spectacle at Hill Auditorium! Presented by LRCCS, this special celebration features an eclectic lineup of performances, from Indonesian gamelan and Baroque chamber ensembles to U-M’s newly restored original Moog synthesizer and multi-keyboard carillon. A highlight of the evening will be […] - Intro to Machine Embroidery
Duderstadt Center Design Lab 1 April 7, 4-5:30pm Join us and learn how to make embroidered projects using an embroidery machine! This workshop will teach participants the basics of designing for the embroidery machine and show a demo of the machine in action. […] - University of Michigan’s REDress Project Exhibition
March 23 – April 3, 2026 Duderstadt Center CCA Gallery The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person’s Research Lab and Central Student Government Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Survivor Empowerment Commission presents this important cross-campus, informational exhibition. […] - Living ArtsEngine 2026
Symposium and ExhibitionApril 4 – April 19, 2026Symposium: April 4, 4:00-6:00 pmDuderstadt Center Gallery The semester is wrapping up and LAE students are busy finishing their UARTS 175 projects in preparation for the Living ArtsEngine Symposium on Saturday, April 4th from 4-6pm in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. The student projects will remain in the gallery […] - AAFF VR Documentary Screening: Is The War Close?
Visualization Studio March 28, 11am March 29, 12pm Michigan Theater Grand Foyer Directed by visiting professor Joseph Sywenkyj and DC faculty member Sara Eskandari, this room-scale virtual reality documentary recreates the experience of being at home in Kyiv during a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack. Using gaming technology and spatial audio, the work allows […]
Take Note
Duderstadt Center Hours: Although the DC is open for 24 hour use, the exterior doors are locked at 8 p.m. each night until 8 a.m. the next morning, but entry can be obtained using your U-M Mcard.
The Groundworks Orientation is available on Canvas. This course introduces you to the resources of the Digital Media Commons. Upon completing the modules you will create an account, enabling you to reserve the Multimedia Rooms and the Recording Booth.
The Fabrication Underground is now in a larger space in Room B430 in the DC’s Lower Level (map). Multiple types of 3D printers, a laser cutter and CNC circuit board cutter are among the many resources available in one of the DC’s most interesting spaces.
Support Us
As we mark our 30th anniversary on U-M’s North Campus, we invite you to celebrate with us by visiting our Michigan Giving page and making a special $30 anniversary gift. Your participation—at any level—supports the powerful future of innovation at the Duderstadt Center.
You can also make a targeted impact through the Duderstadt Center Enrichment Fund, which invests directly in the people and spaces that fuel creativity and discovery. Or support the Video Studio Fund, Audio Studio Fund, or Visualization Studio Fund to ensure we continue providing cutting-edge production resources to the U-M community.
Thirty years strong. Just getting started.