Now open: Water Futures exhibit at the Grosscup Museum of Anthropology
A new exhibit at Wayne State University’s Gordon L. Grosscup Museum of Anthropology examines the past, present and future of water security amid growing environmental and social pressures.
A collaboration between Wayne State, the University of California, Berkeley, and We the People of Detroit Community Research Collective, the "Water Futures Exhibit" highlights how geography, climate, policy, infrastructure and systemic inequities have historically shaped access to clean water. With mounting challenges from climate change, development, mining and rising treatment costs, the exhibit explores global struggles for water security.
Featuring case studies from Michigan, Kenya’s Makueni region and Oaxaca, Mexico, the exhibit also showcases Indigenous approaches to valuing water, offering alternative perspectives on hydrosocial relationships.
The exhibit opens with a gallery talk on Friday, Feb. 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Grosscup Museum gallery in Old Main.