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Join us for a lunchtime lecture the Second Tuesday of the month. This summer’s series will focus on Architecture, Landscapes, and Hardscapes. Lunch options will be available in the lobby or brown bag your lunch! Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Tom Howorth Principle Architect and Founder, Howorth & Associates Architects … Read more
The University Museum and Rowan Oak will be closed Friday, April 7th, 2023-Monday, April 10th, 2023 for the holiday weekend. We will resume our normal hours on Tuesday. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
MAY 9, 2023 – MARCH 23, 2024
From its inception, the University Museum has thrived due to the generosity of its many supporters. With an expansive range of historical, artistic, and cultural objects the Museum is able to offer a regular rotation of diverse and compelling exhibits. This exhibition celebrates recent donations and purchases to the Museum over the past decade.
Guest Speaker Shawn Halifax “Eight Principles for the Ethical Interpretation of Slavery and its Legacies” Please join us for a special presentation Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. in the Speakers Gallery as wewelcome guest speaker Shawn Halifax, Executive Director of Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey. This event is presented … Read more
JANUARY 10, 2023 – DECEMBER 9, 2023
Most people know Theora Hamblett for her paintings of her childhood memories, dreams, visions, and her faith; however, this exhibit examines the external influence of other artists that inspired Hamblett as an emerging artist, student, and observational painter searching for her own artistic voice.
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: FOLK ART SATURDAY, FEB 4, 2023 10:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN) Black History Month Series: A look … Read more
OCTOBER 4, 2022 – APRIL 15, 2023
The selected works in this exhibit share the diversity of portraiture. Whether it is a famous subject like Martin Luther King Jr., or an unknown caricature of a Jackson reporter we cannot resist the natural inclination to study a human face as a central theme.
To purchase a 2022 Keepsake from The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses please visit the UM Museum Store. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm. Each 2021 ornament is $25 and can be shipped within the contiguous United States for $10. To purchase a keepsake to be mailed, please call the front desk at 662-915-7073. Sales … Read more
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. Fantastic Fabric-ations: Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Celebration SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 10:00 a.m. – NOON (DROP-IN) In partnership with the … Read more
OCTOBER 11, 2022 – APRIL 8, 2023
Earl Dismuke, a Mississippi native, is an abstract expressionist sculptor who gathers and assembles discarded material, mostly metal. Like a Rorschach test for the viewer, his resulting sculptures may evoke playful nostalgia, while others are slightly unsettling and prickly. This is Earl Dismuke’s first solo museum exhibit.