OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum will host “On the Silk Road” Family Activity Day from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday (Feb. 11). The free event is based on the new photography exhibit “Dunhuang through the Lens of James and Lucy Lo.” Children of all ages and their families are invited to celebrateRead the story …
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UM Museum Collections Manager Recognized for Excellence
Marti Funke chosen by her peers from a 12-state region
November 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marti Funke, collections manager and exhibitions coordinator for the University of Mississippi Museum, is the 2016 recipient of the Southeastern Museums Conference’s Emerging Museum Professionals Award. Funke has administrative responsibility for the museum’s artworks and artifacts, a collection of more than 20,000 objects. Her duties include registration of items, risk management insuranceRead the story …
Symposium to Highlight Eggleston Exhibit at UM Museum
Panel discussions to examine photographer's influence and experiences
September 23, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss – “The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston” presented by the University of Mississippi Museum features 36 works from the fine art photographer in an exclusive exhibition of the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition, sponsored by Friends of the Museum, runs through Jan. 14, 2017. The public is invited to anRead the story …
UM Museum Exhibit Features Work of William Eggleston
Renowned photographer acclaimed for transforming ordinary scenes into fine art
September 1, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through the eye of photographer William Eggleston, nothing is ordinary, despite his photographs’ apparent depiction of ordinary things and ordinary people doing ordinary things. Eggleston once said, “I am at war with the obvious,” a phrase curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thought apt enough to use as the title forRead the story …
UM Museum Expands Adult Educational Opportunities
August 8, 2016 by
While many of the University of Mississippi Museum’s educational efforts are centered on exposing children to the arts, the museum has expanded its learning opportunities for adults this summer. As part of a Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow grant, the museum instituted First Friday Free Sketch Days on the first Friday of each month. The museum also partnered with SarahRead the story …
UM Museum to Host Olympic-Themed Family Activity Day
Event offers a free day of art and fun for all ages
July 20, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum hosts its first Family Activity Day of the summer on Saturday (July 23) with a fun-filled morning of art, learning and activities surrounding an Olympic Games theme. Parents are invited to bring their children to the event, set for 10 a.m. to noon, which celebrates the 2016 SummerRead the story …
UM Art Historian’s Research Probes Viking Art, Culture
Nancy Wicker conducting summer studies, taking sabbatical to write book
July 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor’s interest in Nordic art and culture is providing opportunities for her to conduct extended research at state, national and international levels. Nancy L. Wicker is involved in three interrelated projects, all dealing with Viking and pre-Viking art and material culture of Scandinavia. During the 2016-17 academic year, theRead the story …
Marie Hull’s ‘Master of Color and Form’ Opens at UM Museum
April 14 reception features book-signing by Bruce Levingston
April 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The walls of the Speakers Gallery at the University of Mississippi Museum are awash this spring with vivid color, light and texture, all hallmarks of influential Mississippi artist Marie Hull’s work. “Marie Hull: Mastery of Color and Form,” which runs through June 11, includes 12 of Hull’s paintings and drawings. The museum willRead the story …
UM Museum Named Among Nation’s Best Collegiate Collections
Survey notes facility's diverse holdings and outreach programs
March 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Best College Reviews has named the University of Mississippi Museum and its large collection of folk art, Greek and Roman antiquities and other artifacts as one of the nation’s best collegiate art museums. UM’s museum ranked No. 12 on a list of the top 35 collegiate art museums. Harvard University’s museum topped the list,Read the story …
University Museum Opens Fine Art Quilt Exhibit
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry set for artist lecture Jan. 28
January 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A collection of fine art quilts spanning a 40-year career by acclaimed artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry are on display at the University of Mississippi Museum through April 16. “Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion” is a 54-quilt exhibit that includes Fallert-Gentry’s first quilt from 1976 and retrospective piecesRead the story …