University of Mississippi Museum
aldrummo June 26 – September 1, 2012 Opening Reception: Sunday, July 8, 2012 1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. “Why did I wake since waking I shall never sleep again?” William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom! Inspired by William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!, John Shorb explores ideas of memory and loss in the American South using a mixed-media approach of printmaking … Read more
Bring the UM Museum to your classroom today! The University of Mississippi Museum is proud to offer a free Traveling Trunk program that brings the art, history, and culture of the museum to your classroom or organization. Our presenters will travel within a one-hour radius of Oxford to present the trunks, or teachers may … Read more
Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Focus on Nature: Stephen Kirkpatrick Adult Photography Workshop
Cost $70 (registration required)
Ages 12+
Thursday, April 19, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Master Gardener Series: “Designing Container Gardens”
Lecture by Dr. Lelia Kelly
FREE
The University of Mississippi Museum in association with The Master Gardeners of Lafayette County present The 2012 Master Gardener Spring Lecture Series April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012 Each day at noon APRIL 5 Designing a Low Maintenance Landscape by Jeff Wilson, Horticulture Agent for the Northeast Mississippi District of the Mississippi … Read more
February 4, 2012 Come anytime between 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM COST: $8 per child for UM Museum members at the Family Level and above $12 PER PARTICIPANT FOR NON-MEMBERS Celebrate the Chinese New Year at our come-and-go Family Activity Day! Children and their parents will make puppets for a Chinese Lion Dance … Read more
Visiting Guest Lecturer: Professor Virginia Bower Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:00 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM An Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and frequent visiting instructor at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia as well as at Kean University and Rutgers University in New Jersey, Virginia L. Bower did her graduate … Read more
Every day, more Americans are discovering the benefits of yoga for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Experience the joys of yoga this spring, when Oxford’s vibrant new Blue Laurel Yoga takes place in the beautiful University Museum. Betsy Banner, Ann Fisher-Wirth, and Jennie Lee, Blue Laurel’s co-owners and teachers, will offer 8 weeks of gentle/beginners’ … Read more
SPRING 2012: 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. $30 (semester fee) per child for members at the family level and above $40 (semester fee) per child for non-members 1. February 8: Create a Greek vase using crayon and tempera paint. 2. February 22 Create a folk art sculpture out of clay. 3. March 7: Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe … Read more
The University Museum and The Powerhouse present: “MOVEABLE TYPE TRUCK” Participate in a fun and free Printmaking Day with Kyle Durrie as her “Moveable Type” truck makes a stop in Oxford! Find out about Kyle and her Moveable Type Truck: http://type-truck.com/about/ Where: University Museum on University Ave. and 5th St. When: Drop-in from 3:00–7:00 p.m., January … Read more