University of Mississippi Museum
aldrummo Friday, September 23, 2011, 12:00 noon – 1:00PM Brown Bag lecture panel discussion at the University Museum with John Alexander, Bradley Sumrall, Bill Dunlap, and Julia Reed. Come listen to a discussion about how the South influences art. Bring your own lunch or PB&J (or honey) will be provided at the museum.
Every day, more Americans are discovering the benefits of yoga for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Experience the joys of yoga this fall, when Oxford’s vibrant new Blue Laurel Yoga opens in the beautiful University Museum. Betsy Banner, Ann Fisher-Wirth, and Jennie Lee, Blue Laurel’s co-owners and … Read more
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon. $8 per child to Museum Members at the Family level and above $12 per participant for non-members Bring your family to enjoy the exhibition One World, Two Artists: John Alexander and Walter Anderson. For this Family Activity Day, children will learn how to draw a realistic bird and use … Read more
October 18, 2011 – March 10, 2012 Opening Reception: October 25, 2011 The museum continues its presentation of works from the permanent collection with this selection of African Art from the Richard K. Meyer Collection. Richard K. Meyer was a passionate collector from Peoria, Illinois, who donated approximately 100 pieces of African art to the … Read more
“At Rest” is a welded steel sculpture depicting a human form sitting on top of a massive cube. The piece is by sculptor Jason Kimes, and will remain installed through June 2012 as part of the museum’s outdoor sculpture program curated by Durant Thompson, Associate Professor of Art and director of the graduate program in … Read more
August 23 – December 3, 2011 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The work of Southern artists is often infused with a deep sense of place and time. Whether inspired by the small-town of the artist’s birth, the land, the waters – be it river, lake or sea – the music, the people or even … Read more
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OXFORD BLUES FESTIVAL PRESENTS Blues Panel $5 admission Fri., July 22, 4:00–5:00 p.m. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM Free to Friends of the Museum and Oxford Blues Festival pass holders. Special blues panel discussion with Dick Waterman, Shelly Ritter, and Ben Payton. Heavy Suga’ and … Read more
Monday, July 25, 2011 12 Noon–5 p.m. .5 CEU credit total cost: $35 (includes lunch and University of Mississippi CEU credit fee) Instructors: William Andrews and Sarah Story The University Museum Education Department is offering a one-day workshop for public school teachers (kindergarten to sixth grade) to learn more about the University Museum and its … Read more