 Michelson is a popular guest speaker and lecturer.He has traveled throughout the world talking to children and teachers about his love of poetry and social justice.In 1976, Michelson was able to open his first art gallery which he ran for three years before moving back to the east coast and opening the R. Michelson Galleries, a 4-story monumental old bank building with 60 ft. ceilings and marble floors located in Northampton MA, which Michelson continues to run to this day.