The University of Mississippi Museum is debuting a brand new exhibit this month. “Brief Encounters” by Martin Arnold is a collection of nearly life-size oil paintings of human subjects. Viewers will be left in awe as the paintings, as clear as photographs, capture their attention. Arnold, originally from Michigan, has lived in Mississippi for eightRead the story …
Museum’s Buie Bacchanalia Raises Project Awareness
March 16, 2015 by
Last month, the Friends of the University of Mississippi Museum hosted the Buie Bacchanalia event to raise awareness of the pre-installation of the museum’s Mary Buie wing, and it was a huge success. Attendees experienced a night filled with Greek food, wine and dancing. “The Buie Bacchanalia event to celebrate the ongoing project of reinstallingRead the story …
UM Museum, Meek Hall Featured in Monthly Oxford Art Crawl
January 27, 2015 by
Art crawl season returns today (Jan. 27) with the first Oxford Arts Crawl of 2015. The free event kicks off at 6 p.m. with plenty of exhibits spanning a wide range of visual arts. The University of Mississippi Museum will feature Lee Renniger’s “A Light Passage,” which uses ceramics to portray elements of the garden.Read the story …
Museum Mini Masters Make Masterpieces
January 22, 2015 by
Young artists are invited to unlock their creativity this semester at the University of Mississippi Museum. The museum, in conjunction with the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, is hosting Mini Masters, a drop-in workshop series for toddlers and their parent or guardian. The workshops give children ages 2 to 5 chances to create their own littleRead the story …
UM Museum Unveils 2014 Collectible Keepsake
William Faulkner's Hollywood typewriter design celebrates his screenwriting period
November 13, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the 14th year, the University of Mississippi Museum is offering a new collectible keepsake for the holiday season. This year’s design features the typewriter that William Faulkner used while writing screenplays in Hollywood in the 1930s and ’40s. Altogether, Faulkner wrote 20 screenplays, notably including “To Have and Have Not,” “Gunga Din” and “The BigRead the story …
UM Museum Launches New Program for Middle Schoolers and Teens
Workshops combine art projects, music and milkshakes
September 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum is launching a new after-school program for students in grades 6-12. One Friday a month, the museum will offer a workshop featuring a mashup of two different artists or styles into one fun project that allows students to explore new media, techniques and forms of art. TheseRead the story …
Fall Football Touchdown! Kicks Off at UM Museum
Semester's first family day features fun activities for all
September 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Football season is in full swing, and the University of Mississippi Museum is getting into the spirit with a new exhibit featuring one-of-a-kind football helmets, entitled “Bloomingdale’s Fashion Touchdown,” and a fun day of family activities inspired by it. The helmets were created by world-famous fashion designers for an auction to benefitRead the story …
University Museum Offers Enriching After-School Art Program
ArtZone draws from permanent collection and traveling exhibitions to inspire students
September 2, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer break is over and with schools starting back up, it is almost time for Fall 2014 ArtZone at the University of Mississippi Museum. This year’s ArtZone will revolve around exhibits from the museum’s permanent collection and traveling exhibitions. The ArtZone semester begins Sept. 9 and runs through Dec. 4, with sessionsRead the story …
University Museum Scores Fashion Touchdown
New exhibit showcases one-of-a-kind designer helmets created to benefit the NFL Foundation
August 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fashionistas and football fans alike will find reasons to celebrate with the University Museum‘s newest installation, “Bloomingdale’s Fashion Touchdown: NFL Haute Couture Helmets.” The exhibit is the only one of its kind featuring designer football helmets from Bloomingdale’s Fashion Touchdown, a project that benefited the NFL Foundation. In celebration of Super BowlRead the story …
Friends of UM Museum Prepare for Harvest Supper
Third annual event offers farm-to-table meal benefiting museum's educational programs and exhibits
August 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Friends of the Museum is hard at work organizing the 2014 Harvest Supper, the largest annual event benefiting the University of Mississippi Museum. Scheduled for Oct. 16, the event offers a unique opportunity to build community over a meal offered on the grounds of William Faulkner’s historic home, Rowan Oak. Proceeds fromRead the story …