OXFORD, Miss. – Nobel-prize winning author William Faulkner becomes more than just a name to the thousands of people each year who visit the secluded 33-acre Faulkner estate on the University of Mississippi campus. Bill Griffith, curator of Rowan Oak, examines two Faulkner family Bibles at the home of acclaimed author William Faulkner. UM photoRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A free concert and an “evening in the stars” are among the events scheduled for June 5-6 at the University of Mississippi in observance of the World Science Festival.

OXFORD, Miss. – Drawings, paintings and handmade books by acclaimed artist Amy Wilson will be on display at the University of Mississippi Museum this spring.

OXFORD, Miss. – The Master Gardeners of Oxford and Lafayette County launch their annual spring lecture series March 25 at the University of Mississippi Museum.

OXFORD, Miss. – The opportunities for volunteers at the University of Mississippi Museum are just as broad and exciting as the museum’s collections, which range from Southern folk art and William Faulkner ephemera to ancient Greek artifacts and antique scientific instruments. UM kicks off its volunteer program with an orientation meeting at the museum atRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Generations of Alaska’s Yup’ik people have carved beautifully expressive masks from wood, stained with clays and decorated with feathers, hides, beads and teeth for their traditional dances and ceremonies.

OXFORD, Miss. – Vanderbilt University art professor Michael Aurbach will discuss his socially-inspired sculptures at 2:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 5) in the Speaker’s Gallery at the University Museum.

OXFORD, Miss. – Some 105 works of art will be displayed at the University of Mississippi Museum as it hosts the 2010 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition exhibition Feb. 6-March 6.

OXFORD, Miss. – Fifth-graders can learn all about the importance of trees beginning Jan. 9 through an educational series sponsored by the University of Mississippi Museum. “Trees are Terrific: Restoring Our Own Trees through Service,” is part of the Saturday Science Days program at the museum. It is geared to teach students everything about treesRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – With subjects ranging from Jell-O to iced tea, Lou Haney describes her paintings as bright, big, absurd, funny, weird, sarcastic and sincere. Haney, an assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, exhibits her paintings at the University Museum beginning Jan. 12. Free to the public, the exhibit runs through MarchRead the story …