The University of Mississippi Museum

On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce

January 24 – August 4, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Since the second century BCE, the so-called “Silk Road” stretched for thousands of miles from eastern China to the Black Sea, thus linking the great civilizations of east Asia with those of southwest Asia and, thereby, to Europe. [...]

African Art from the Richard K. Meyer Collection

October 18, 2011 – March 10, 2012 Opening Reception: October 25, 2011 The museum continues its presentation of works from the permanent collection with this selection of African Art from the Richard K. Meyer Collection. Richard K. Meyer was a passionate collector from Peoria, Illinois, who donated approximately 100 pieces of African art to the [...]