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DECEMBER 2018
ON SALE NOW IN THE MUSEUM STORE
The Grove
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses unveils its 18th annual holiday keepsake ornament celebrating one of Ole Miss’s most beautiful spaces and time-honored traditions — The Grove. On Sale now For $25 plus tax at the Museum Store! READ MORE...
ON VIEW IN DECEMBER
LAST LOOK: A Long Road Back closes December 8.
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. MORE…
Image above: The Wedding Dance, 2014
LAST LOOK: Where the Roots Rise closes December 1.
Where the Roots Rise, a series of tea-stained cyanotypes, serves as a reminder that the gap between nature and ourselves is smaller than we acknowledge. Decay runs rampant—seasons change—nature lies in await to stake its claim. Jaime Aelavanthara’s work articulates. MORE...
Image above: Moth Mother, 2017
PARTNERSHIP EXHIBITION
"No Two Alike"
A Special Collections and University Museum Exhibition
JANUARY 22–DECEMBER 14, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, J.D. WILLIAMS LIBRARY
LAST LOOK: No Two Alike closes December 14.
FOR EVERYONE
RUN FOR THE KIDS: UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER 5K
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
Registration begins at 7:00 a.m.
The race begins and ends in the UM Museum parking lot, but all race participants must park in the Ford Center lot.
If you plan to attend Buie Babies at 9:00 a.m., there will be parking available at the Museum.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10
8:30 a.m.
COST: FREE!
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:00 a.m.–noon (DROP-IN)
COST: FREE!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
9:00–11:00 a.m., tour at 9:30 a.m.
COST: FREE!
For ages 0–2
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
JANUARY 24–27, 2019
At the PowerHouse
The ninth annual FiberArts Festival is a multi-day event that includes lectures, demonstrations, classes by experienced teachers, and children’s activities.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019
Reception: 6:00 p.m. and Lecture: 6:30 p.m.
At the Museum
The museum will host a lecture by textile conservator, Ann Svenson, as part of Pre-fest Events.
MUSEUM CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR’S DAY, & WINTER BREAK
Per University holiday announcement, The University of Mississippi
Museum will close at 5:00 p.m. December 20, 2018 and re-open 10:00 a.m.
January 2, 2019.
LET US HOST YOUR PARTY!
Looking for a place to have your holiday party? Contact us for booking and rental information.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS NEWS
Not only has NARM grown to offer 924 member institutions, your $100.+ membership to the University of Mississippi Museum entitles you to 62 more institutions’ admission benefits through the CUAM—College and University Art Museum reciprocal program. That’s 986 places to visit in the continental US. How many have you been to?
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