Archives for January 2020

Spring Family Activity Days! 2019

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The University of Mississippi Museum
Cost: FREE!
The Museum offers fun-filled activity days for children to experience with their families. These events coincide with exhibits, holidays, and other special events—enriching the museum experience for all ages.

Watercolor Wonders Family Day

Watercolor Wonders Family Day

RESCHEDULED: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN)
Families with children of all ages, join us as we explore our special exhibit, Visual Abundance: Realism in Watercolor, and experiment with watercolor painting.

 

Flock Together Family Day

Flock Together Family Day

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN)
Families of a feather, flock together! Join us for this fun-filled family day inspired by our special exhibit The Art of Identification as we create a variety of projects inspired by our winged friends.

 

Questions? Contact Emily McCauley at esdean@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7073.

Curator Club • Spring 2020

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THE MARCH 19TH CURATOR CLUB DATE HAS BEEN CANCELED Any future cancellations will be announced via email and also posted here.

A new program for tweens!

Share ideas, exchange opinions, and consider different perspectives about works of art in the University Museum’s collection and special exhibits. Meeting twice a month, students will explore our galleries and then use their experience as inspiration for art-making in the studio.

Save the date: Spring 2020 Curator Club registration is online and will begin on January 18th at 9:00 a.m.

 

Register Here

 

COST: $35 (semester fee) per family
for Museum Members at the Family level and above

$70 (semester fee) per family
for non-members

Every other Thursday, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

February 6–April 30, 2020
12 weeks | GRADES 5–6
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Space is limited!

 

Email Stacy Bell at slbell@olemiss.edu with questions or to apply for a need-based scholarship.

Parent/Guardian Agreement:
By registering your child for Curator Club, you are agreeing to the following:

  • Children must be dressed in clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.
  • Students must be picked up by 5:25 P.M.
  • Children must adhere to the rules and discipline policy set by the UM Museum. After 3 notes home, a child will be asked not to return to the program.

Gallery Walkthrough: Maude Schuyler Clay & Langdon Clay

Laundromat (left) by Langdon Clay and Dog in Fog by Maude Schuyler Clay

Laundromat (left), 1977 by Langdon Clay and Dog in the Fog, 1997 by Maude Schuyler Clay.

 

Maude Clay (left) and Langdon Clay

Thursday
January 30, 2020

6:00 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

 

Married for 40 years this past September, the Clays have both made careers as published photographers and are included in collections around the globe. Despite both having careers spanning more than 50 years, the couple has never exhibited their work side-by-side in a museum or gallery before now. Please join us for a walkthrough of the Clay’s current exhibit: Two Lives in Photography.