OXFORD, Miss. – The annual Harvest Supper event benefitting the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is sold out, but the Friends of the Museum has another way for members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community to be involved in supporting the arts. The group is hosting an online auction featuring a variety of artworks createdRead the story …
Online Auction, Harvest Supper Support UM Museum
Pieces by 25 artists up for bids, leading to event on grounds of Rowan Oak
October 11, 2019 by
University Museum Turns 80
From Vonnegut and O'Keeffe to art lessons and lectures, landmark offers something for everyone
August 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a child in the 1940s, Kaye Bryant used to wander around what is now the University of Mississippi Museum. There, her imagination was captured by fleas, but these were not just any ordinary bugs – one was dressed in a tuxedo, the other in a wedding dress. She couldn’t untangle the riddleRead the story …
UM Museum, RebelWell Partnership Melds Mental and Physical Exercises
Collaborative activities promote critical thinking and bodily movement
August 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While most University of Mississippi Museum visitors might visit the galleries to observe the latest art exhibitions, an ongoing partnership with a campuswide health program offers patrons opportunities to add physical exercise to their mental activity. University Museum and Historic Houses is a RebelWell partner for both meditation and physical activity. OfferingsRead the story …
Preserving Faulkner’s Historic Home
Private gift ensures ambiance of Rowan Oak
August 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – William Faulkner’s desk, typewriter and resting bed are fixtures in the office of the late Nobel Prize-winning author’s Oxford home. Peering in, it’s easy to imagine the writer, pipe in hand, contemplating his next sentence. One of his biggest fans is making sure that ambiance is preserved. “I can’t imagine that theRead the story …
Annual Conference Explores ‘Faulkner’s Families’
Events include recording of 'The Sound and The Fury: April 7, 1928,' African American heritage tour
July 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three first-time events highlight the University of Mississippi‘s 46th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, which opens Sunday (July 21) in Oxford. Focusing on the theme “Faulkner’s Families,” the international conference includes five days of lectures, tours, exhibits and other presentations, which explore the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s multifaceted ancestry. The event also features panelRead the story …
Historic Support for UM Museum
Galtneys' major gift will reveal 'hidden treasure'
June 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Elizabeth Galtney fits right in among the painters, photographers, woodworkers, sculptors and other artists who live in the eclectic town of Taylor, an increasingly bohemian community just 10 miles south of Oxford. She is both a creator of oil paintings and a longtime collector. Her love of art is evident with theRead the story …
University Museum Joint Publication Set for Release
'The Beautiful Mysterious' showcases unique photography of William Eggleston
June 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum, Friends of the Museum and University Press of Mississippi will celebrate the launch of their first co-published book, “The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston,” at 5:30 p.m. Monday (June 17) at Off Square Books. The project, first in a series, helps showcase the museumRead the story …
UM Remembers Beloved Educator, Scholar and Civil Rights Champion
Longtime classics professor, University Museum director Lucy Turnbull dies at 87
April 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former University of Mississippi professor Lucy Turnbull will always be remembered as a beloved educator who could make her curriculum both easy to understand and infinitely interesting to her students, a mentor and a champion of civil rights at Ole Miss. Her enthusiasm for the classics was contagious, which propelled her studentsRead the story …
Museum Completes New Walton-Young House Art Installation
Three artists create high-visibility public art pieces on historic structure
April 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford-area artists Rebekah Flake, Valerie Guinn Polgar and Sarah Barch have created custom art installations on the historic Walton-Young House, next door to the University of Mississippi Museum. The purpose of this installation is to animate the house and display the art of local artists. Each piece is weather-resistant and has tiesRead the story …
Friends of the Museum Presents Major Exhibition and Symposium
UM Museum acquires Dunlap's 'Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America'
March 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Friends of the Museum presents “Meditations on the Landscape in Art and Literature,” an exhibition and symposium to celebrate the acquisition of artist William Dunlap’s “Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America.” The exhibition will run at the University of Mississippi Museum from March 25 to July 27. Visitors can expectRead the story …