OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum partners with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and local artist Andi Bedsworth to host Mini Masters, a toddler art program for the Lafayette-Oxford-University community. These fun, drop-in workshops, for children ages 2 to 5 and a parent or guardian, are scheduled on alternating dates at the Powerhouse andRead the story …
UM Museum and Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Host Fun Masters Classes for Toddlers
Kick-off date for museum classes, Feb. 26
February 18, 2013 by
UM Museum Joins Heritage Preservation’s Conservation Assessment Program
… UM Museum joins 2,800 museums in CAP assessment
December 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has been chosen to participate in the 2012 Heritage Preservation Conservation Assessment Program. The UM Museum joins 2,800 museums that have participated in CAP in its 22-year history of serving museums. Heritage Preservation’s CAP is supported through a cooperative agreement with the federal Institute of MuseumRead the story …
Annual Collectible Features “Walk of Champions” Arch
12th year the holiday keepsake has been offered by the University Museum.
November 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the 12th year, the University of Mississippi Museum is offering a collectible holiday keepsake, this time featuring an image of the university’s “Walk of Champions” arch. The limited commemorative keepsake is available for $25 plus tax. Collectibles from previous years – featuring the Barnard Observatory, Old Skipwith House, Brandt Memory House,Read the story …
‘Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art’ Now Open at UM Museum
Latest exhibition traces history of basketry in Africa and America
November 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The newest exhibition at the University of Mississippi Museum, “Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” is open and runs through Jan. 11, 2013. “Grass Roots” showcases baskets from the low country of South Carolina and Georgia, as well as from diverse regions of Africa. The exhibition traces the storyRead the story …
Researchers Examine Old Rifle Shells for William Faulkner’s Fingerprints
… Lazarus Project to establish connection between manuscript and prints
November 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On a recent crisp fall morning at Rowan Oak, the present mingled with the past as police officers and University of Mississippi researchers gathered to search for “evidence.” The focus of this search, which did not require a warrant, was a box of old shell casings that belonged to the home’s formerRead the story …
Museum’s Annual Membership Party and Harvest Supper at Rowan Oak Set for Oct. 11
Robert Saarnio selected as new director of UM Museum and Historic Houses
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A festive mood is in order for Thursday (Oct. 11), when members of the Oxford community and university leaders gather for two cultural events to benefit the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. The annual Membership Party, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum, celebrates recent gifts to the museum’sRead the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
University Museum Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant
August 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has been awarded a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission to expand its Traveling Trunk program. The $700 grant is a portion of the $1.5 million in grants the commission will award in 2012-2013. MAC grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi Legislature andRead the story …
Museum’s Summer Camps Expand to Offer Range of Experiences to More Ages
May 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has expanded the scope of its 2012 Summer Camps, but the sessions are filling up quickly. This year’s camps are open to children entering first through eighth grades, said Sarah Story, the museum’s curator of education.
Exhibit of Southern Folk Art at UM Museum Through July 13
May 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mattie Codling, a junior at the University of Mississippi, curated the latest exhibit of Southern folk art as part of her internship at the UM Museum. “How We Worked, Played and Prayed: An Exhibition of Southern Folk Art” is on display from through July 13, highlighting the works of 43 well-known andRead the story …