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The Unit Publications series contains printed material published specifically by the Museum of Art (UMMA). These publications are defined as being widely distributed and may be published at regular intervals. They are arranged by genre of the publication.

The Unit Publications series (4 linear feet) includes annual reports documenting the period from 1946 to 1985 and 1992 through 2002. Reports from 1946 to 1985 were submitted for inclusion in the President's Report (call no. Fimu, B3). The Bulletin is a scholarly publications first published by the by the museum in 1950. The Bentley Library holds an incomplete run of this publication (1950-1956, vol. 1, no. 1-7) and its successors the Bulletin, New Series (1965-1977, vol. 1-8), and Bulletin: Museums of Art and Archaeology (1978-1992, vol. 1-10 and 2000-2003, vol. 13-14). The museum also published several calendars announcing the exhibits to be shown in the various galleries of the museum. These include Insight (1999-present), a small magazine format publication with color photographs of artwork displayed in the various highlighted exhibitions. This bi-monthly publication also describes lectures and colloquiums sponsored by the museum, new acquisitions, major gifts or grants, spotlights staff members and docents, and announces new exhibitions. The catalogs feature the prominent works of art at the museum including The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection of Far Eastern Ceramics which was published in 1971. A second catalog, also in black and white, is entitled Eighty Works in the University of Michigan Museum of Art: A Handbook published in 1974. This catalogue describes, in short essays, notable works of art in the museum. These catalogues describe how the various works came to the university, their provenance, and their significance to the collection. Found under the heading "Manuals" is a series of children's guides to the University of Michigan Museum of Art collections entitled A Child's Walk Through Many Lands at the UMMA. There are separate manuals for Asian art, twentieth century American painting and sculpture, and African art. These guides, published from 1984 to 1987, are filled with puzzles, games, and quizzes designed to help children better appreciate art. Researchers will also find three outsize posters advertising both the museum and the museum website. There is also a significant run of press releases, beginning in 1947 to the present, describing new acquisitions, exhibits, staff changes, and other significant events in the life of the Museum of Art.