Archives for September 2023

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Fall Family Activity Days

 

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.

 

 

FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY: WINTER STARS AND MAGIC LANTERNS

SATURDAY, December 2, 20239:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN)
Storytime starts in the Speaker’s Gallery at 11:00am.


Nothing feels better than sitting near a warm light through the chilly winter nights. Lanterns kept humanity warm and well-lit during long cold nights under a swath of beautiful stars. Early humans looked to the heavens and crafted unique stories around the mystical stars that guided their perilous journeys. Jump from one vast cloud of gas and dust to the next and look at all the stars, constellations, and planets found during this fun winter and stars themed gala.

Museum Readers, pick up a FREE BOOK supplied by LOU Reads!

 

Museum Education Reader List: 

What Miss Mitchell Saw by Hayley Barrett and illustrated by Diana Sudyka.
A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration.
Discover the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, America’s first professional female astronomer.
Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. 

Questions? Contact Kassidy Franz at klfranz@go.olemiss.edu or 662-915-7205.

 

 

Want to give back? Help us stock the shelves of Grove Grocery!

Grove GroceryIf you would like to donate, please read through our list of most-needed items, sorted by category.

Food

  • Baking items (flour, sugar, baking powder, canola oil, cooking spray, baking mix, etc.)
  • Canned goods (fish/meat, beans, vegetables, jars of fruits)
  • Dry pasta
  • Dry rice
  • Cans of soup or pasta (such as Spaghetti O’s)
  • Condiments, sauces, spices, and seasoning (pasta sauce, salsa, peanut butter, Italian seasoning, salt/pepper, etc.)
  • Cereal/oatmeal
  • Shelf-stable snacks (granola bars, microwave popcorn, crackers, nuts, etc.)
  • Brown paper grocery bags
  • Bottled water
  • Unrefrigerated juice

 

Cleaning Supplies

  • Laundry detergent (detergent pods, such as Tide Pods, work best)
  • Dish soap
  • Dish detergent (detergent tablets, such as Finish tablets, work best)
  • Sponges
  • Multi purpose cleaner
  • Lysol wipes
  • Paper towels (individually wrapped)
  • Toilet paper (individually wrapped)

 

Hygiene Products

  • Shampoo/Conditioner
  • Toothbrush/Toothpaste/Floss
  • Shower gel
  • Bar soap
  • Lotion
  • Shaving cream
  • Razors
  • Deodorant
  • Tampons
  • Pads/liners 

Visit https://grovegrocery.olemiss.edu/getinvolved/donate/ to learn more.

 

Palm tree on a beach

FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY: THE CARIBBEAN SEA

SATURDAY, October 21, 2023
10:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN)
Storytime starts in the Speaker’s Gallery at 11:00am.

The calming ocean breeze, the sea spray, and the smell of salt water: this is life on the islands and coasts of the Caribbean. This massive body of salty water is home to 13 different sovereign nations, where fauna and culture are vibrantly expressed through art. Sail the Caribbean Sea and explore the Museum in a day full of art activities and learning, you might run into some bioluminescent creatures!

 

 
Museum Education Reader List:

Islandborn by Junot Díaz. A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration.

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.
Every kid in Lola’s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places.

Questions? Contact Kassidy Franz at klfranz@go.olemiss.edu or 662-915-7205.

 

Museum Musings 5th & University / Sept 2023

 

Museum Musings

Museum Education Interviews, Reviews, and Spotlights: from the galleries to your inbox.

Elizabeth Downing was the University Museum’s AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate this Summer 2023! Elizabeth is a senior Arabic major at the University of Mississippi and has been volunteering in multiple different programs at the Museum since the beginning of this Spring.

Summer 2023 Fantastic Storyteller Campers during their Morning Photo Excursion to the 1939 Mary Buie Museum historic portico entrance.

Summer 2023 Fantastic Storyteller Campers during their Morning Photo Excursion to the 1939 Mary Buie Museum historic portico entrance.

What was your favorite Museum Summer Memory of 2023?

My favorite memory from this summer at the UM Museum was teaching the first week of summer camp, Fantastic Storytellers. I was so excited to kick off the summer with an awesome camp full of fun art projects and wonderful students. My favorite project from that week was the photo journals the students made. It gave them the chance to learn a little bit about photography and how to tell a story through pictures. 

Share a valuable lesson you learned this Summer as the Museum Education’s VISTA Summer Associate.

This summer gave me the chance to learn about the importance of education through art. There are many ways students can learn about history, culture, and other topics through art. I believe pairing lessons with an art activity solidifies the information in the student’s memory making it a great learning tool.

One way we did this over the summer was through our World Explorers camp. Each day of camp the students learned about a new country or region of the world. After learning about the countries the students would do art projects related to the country of the day. By the end of the week, students were able to locate the countries on a map and name cultural facts about the places they had learned about.  

Tell us about a piece that fascinates you in our collection. 

A piece that fascinates me in the UM Museum’s collection is Georgia O’Keeffe’s Untitled (Abstraction, Lake George). It is exciting to see a piece by an artist that had such a significant impact in the American Modern Art movement displayed in our Museum. 

Why should people visit the UM Museum?

I always encourage people to visit the UM Museum because it is a free and easily accessible place. You can view a wide variety of exhibits in one place: from Southern Folk Art to American Modern Art, and from Greek Antiquities to 19th Century Scientific Instruments, there is something for everyone to enjoy.