News & Updates

April is poetry month, which means it is a good time to dig into the archives and pull out a few not-so-classic Capitol poems.

Percy Ives painted Portrait of a Young Violinist in 1884, in preparation for his first solo exhibition. Historians believe that his first cousin, May Leggett Abel, served as his model for the piece.

A new art exhibit just opened in Heritage Hall! The first in our Behind the Canvas series, A Father’s Presence explores the relational dynamics between two of the Capitol’s most prolific artists – Lewis and Percy Ives.

It has been another busy month of researching, conserving, and presenting for the Save the Flags team!

Sen. Eva McCall Hamilton, Michigan's first female legislator (1921–22), was a teacher, suffragist, and reformer.

Michigan's Senate Chamber was restored in 1989 and rededicated in January 1990.