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  • Recent Acquisitions, 2012-Present

    Recent Acquisitions, 2012-Present

    Recent Acquisitions, 2012-Present
  • Friends of Theora

    Friends of Theora

    Friends of Theora
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    University of Mississippi Museum

    University of Mississippi Museum
  • Blurred Lines

    Blurred Lines

    Blurred Lines
  • The Fall of 1962

    The Fall of 1962

    The Fall of 1962
  • University of Mississippi Museum

    University of Mississippi Museum

    University of Mississippi Museum
  • Rowan Oak

    Rowan Oak

    Rowan Oak
painting - The Diver

Recent Acquisitions, 2012-Present

MAY 9, 2023 – MARCH 23, 2024

From its inception, the University Museum has thrived due to the generosity of its many supporters. With an expansive range of historical, artistic, and cultural objects the Museum is able to offer a regular rotation of diverse and compelling exhibits. This exhibition celebrates recent donations and purchases to the Museum over the past decade.

Painting. "Jacob’s Ladder," ca. 1951-1955, by Stuart Purser

Friends of Theora

JANUARY 10, 2023 – DECEMBER 9, 2023
Most people know Theora Hamblett for her paintings of her childhood memories, dreams, visions, and her faith; however, this exhibit examines the external influence of other artists that inspired Hamblett as an emerging artist, student, and observational painter searching for her own artistic voice.

Blurred Lines

OCTOBER 25, 2022 – AUGUST 26, 2023
This exhibit features works from the W. Forrest and Joan Stevens Collection, including Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, that disrupted the status quo in art, from modernism into the postmodernism movement.

Oil on canvas, abstract of a burning car, colors of brown, beige, turquoise, and orange fill the space in abstract brushstrokes

The Fall of 1962

AUGUST 2, 2022 – JULY 8, 2023
On October 1, 1962, the University of Mississippi was officially integrated with the admission of its first African American student James Meredith. The images, personal accounts, and artifacts in this exhibit exemplify the infamous and deadly Ole Miss Riot, a final segregationist opposition to Meredith’s year-long battle for admission.

COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE:

Museum Galleries & Exhibitions are Open to All

The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses follows the guidelines set by the University.

The Chancellor announced this update to campus protocols:

“Effective March 2, face coverings are required only on transportation networks and in healthcare settings such as University Health Services and University Counseling Center, regardless of vaccination status.

Face coverings are optional in all other indoor spaces, including classrooms, laboratories, studios, residence halls, libraries, dining facilities, the Student Union, Campus Recreation facilities, retail spaces, offices, conference rooms or extracurricular activities held in indoor on-campus spaces.

Faculty and staff may continue to require face coverings for visits to their private offices.

To stay up-to-date with the University’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit coronavirus.olemiss.edu


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