Schedule your class for a tour of the exhibits

Hands on activities with our museum Education Staff

Grades: K–6

Customized for your grade level

Bring your class for a tour and activity at the University Museum and discover two new exhibits of Chinese Ceramics and Southern Folk Art.

This Spring, come explore our exhibition, “On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce,” from the Norton Museum of Art. This exhibition features thousands of years and multiple dynasties of Chinese ceramics. Also, bring your class to visit the re-installed Hattie Mae Edmonds gallery featuring Southern Folk Art.

Follow your museum visit with an art activity in the museum classroom, led by our education staff, available for grades K-6 for groups of 30 or less. Activities for grades 7-12 can be customized through consultation with our Curator of Education. Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advanceFurther activities can be coordinated with the loan of a Traveling Trunk from the Museum.

“On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce” is on view at the University of Mississippi Museum from January 24 – August 4, 2012. The University of Mississippi Museum is located at the corner of University Avenue and 5th Street in Oxford and is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday.

Group tour admission: $2 per student (for tour only); $3 per student for tour + activity.. Call or email Curator of Education, Sarah Story, at662-915-7073 or sestory@olemiss.edu to schedule your visit!