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It was a perfect October night—cool, but not cold, with all the energy and optimism of a Thursday night of a football weekend in Oxford. Lights in the trees, wildflowers on the farm tables, music in the air, a cocktail in the hand:  it was the first annual Harvest Supper on the grounds of Rowan Oak, … Read more

On July 6, 1962, the world lost one of its great literary luminaries, William Faulkner. Luckily, his works continue to entertain and inspire readers, while Rowan Oak gives the public the opportunity to live with Mr. Faulkner, if only for an hour. Last summer’s 2012 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference theme, “Fifty Years after Faulkner,” honored … Read more

The Orpheus Relief Project is a collaboration between the Georgia Museum of Art and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia and the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. The project involves the public exhibition and interdisciplinary study of an important but little-known marble relief sculpture with possible vestiges … Read more

The UM Museum is honored to be awarded the following grants and designation during the 2012–2013 year. • Conservation Assessment Program from Heritage Preservation • National Recreation Trail Designation from the Department of the US Interior • Project Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission • Programming Grant for NEH On the Road from the National … Read more