University of Mississippi Museum
MARCH 10–DECEMBER 5, 2020
Brian Dettmer both memorializes the written word and reincarnates it by transforming books into new sculptural works. Exhibit is on view at both the Museum and Rowan Oak.
JANUARY 22–DECEMBER 5, 2020
Southern Quilts features the work of Sadie May Blackburn, Amanda Gordon, VT Price, Lutie Malone Vick, Pecolia Warner, and Minnie Watson.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019–FEBRUARY 15, 2020
Gallery Walk-through: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 6–8:00 p.m.
Explore ethereal Mississippi delta landscapes and soul-stirring portraits by photographers Langdon Clay and Maude Schuyler Clay in their first-ever joint exhibition.
ON VIEW NOW IN THE LOWER SKIPWITH GALLERY
Theora Hamblett is back! Selected works from the permanent collection are on display.
ON VIEW NOW IN THE SPEAKERS GALLERY
Mississippi Women highlights works by fifteen Mississippi women artists of the 20th century from the Museum’s permanent collection.
MARCH 25–JULY 27, 2019
Opening Reception: Monday, March 25, 4:00–5:45 p.m.
Celebrating the acquisition of William Dunlap’s Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America at the University of Mississippi Museum
FEBRUARY 26–OCTOBER 5, 2019
Opening Reception : Thursday, February 28, 2019, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Gallery Walkthrough with Artist: Tuesday, 2019, April 2, 7-9:00 pm
Understanding Birds through Drawing: Thursday, April 4, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
David Allen Sibley is an ornithologist. He is the author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds, which is one of the most comprehensive guides for North American ornithological field identification.
JANUARY 22–AUGUST 1, 2019
Opening Reception and Gallery Walkthrough with Artist: Thursday, January 31, 2019, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Laurin McCracken’s realistic watercolor paintings are largely influenced by the Dutch and Flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.
AUGUST 21–DECEMBER 8, 2018
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6–8:00 p.m.
An Evening with the Artist: Thursday, November 8, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
George Tobolowsky’s series of metal sculptures, A Long Road Back, range from abstract to representational. Bold colors and found metal scraps create delightfully unexpected outcomes. The works will be on display inside and around the Museum, throughout Oxford, and on the UM campus.
JULY 24–DECEMBER 1, 2018
Artist’s Lecture: Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
Opening Reception and Gallery Walkthrough with Artist: Thursday, August 23, 2018, 6–8:00 p.m.
Jaime Aelavanthara’s series of tea-stained cyanotypes serves as a reminder that the gap between nature and ourselves is smaller than we acknowledge.