The MSU Museum opened its doors again Thursday, Aug. 27, after a 17-day closure to prepare new exhibitions for the fall semester.

'Reality Check' is also part of the museum's fall semester lineup, according to a Facebook post from the museum, exploring how rapid developments in artificial intelligence might redefine society.

A second exhibition, 'Gaawii Eta-Go Aawizinoo Gaawiye Mkakoons / It's Not Just a Quill Box,' opens Tuesday, Sept. 1, and runs through Nov. 25 in the museum's Ground Floor Gallery.

The bilingual show, presented in Anishinaabemowin and English, spotlights quillwork by contemporary Anishinaabe artists from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario's Manitoulin Island, pairing private collections with the museum's own 40-year Michigan Traditional Arts Program archive. It includes footage of quill harvesting and artmaking, hands-on activities and a recreated artist's workspace.

The exhibit was co-managed by Wabanimkee and Dr. Marsha MacDowell, the museum's curator of folk arts, and developed with the Ziibiwing Center for Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways and MSU's Michigan Traditional Arts Program, with funding from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others.

The East Lansing museum, on the Michigan State University campus, had been closed since Monday, Aug. 10, while staff prepared the new installations. WLNS reported at the time that the museum planned to reopen Aug. 27.

In an Aug. 10 statement announcing the closure, the museum said its exhibitions regularly evolve to support teaching, research and public engagement, and that staff would be installing new exhibits and preparing new experiences for visitors.

Admission is free. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Visitors must register either in person upon arrival or online at museum.msu.edu.