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JANUARY 2020



JANUARY 23–26, 2020

At the PowerHouse

The tenth annual FiberArts Festival is a multi-day event that includes lectures, demonstrations, classes by experienced teachers, and children’s activities.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
Reception: 6:00 p.m. and Lecture: 6:30 p.m.
At the Museum

The museum will host a lecture by American Quilt Society certified appraiser and an award winning quilter, Mary W. Kerr, as part of Pre-fest Events.

ON VIEW IN JANUARY

September 17, 2019–February 15, 2020

Explore ethereal Mississippi delta landscapes and soul-stirring portraits by photographers Langdon Clay and Maude Schuyler Clay, in their first-ever joint exhibition. ... MORE...

Image above by Sarah Benham Spongberg.



Mississippi Women highlights works by fifteen Mississippi women artists of the 20th century from the Museum's permanent collection.

Image above: Untitled, n.d., by Mae Helen Flowers. On loan from the Collection of Carolyn Carothers.



POP UP EXHIBIT!

Image above: Portrait of Katherine Anderson Skipwith, ca.1941–1942, by Edward McCrady.


FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

    

SPRING ARTZONE REGISTRATION

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
9:00 a.m. 

This 12 week program for grades K-4 meets on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.



THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
3:45–5:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
For grades K–12



Curator Club

SPRING CURATOR CLUB REGISTRATION

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
9:00 a.m. 

This new program for grades 5-6 meets every other Thursday.



TRAVELING TRUNKS
Book a traveling trunk for your class or children’s program.



STORYTIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020

10:30–11:00 a.m. 
COST: FREE!

At the Lafayette County &
Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, Mississippi 38655


FOR EVERYONE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
6:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
Guest Lecturer, Mary W. Kerr, is an American Quilt Society certified appraiser and an award winning quilter.

GALLERY WALKTHROUGH
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
6:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
Join Maude Schuyler Clay and Langdon Clay as they walkthrough and discuss their current exhibit.



PULGAS VESTIDAS
The Museum Keepsake Holiday Ornament is on sale now at the Museum Store.

POP UP OXFORD
JANUARY 18–26

Experience a week long celebration of Oxford's rich cultural scene. Presented by Visit Oxford.



   

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!



The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston, co-published by the University Museum and University Press of Mississippi, is an examination of the life and work of William Eggleston. Widely considered to be the father of color photography, Eggleston helped establish the artistic medium and has inspired photographers and artists around the world.

Edited by Ann J. Abadie, the catalog contains fifty-five Eggleston photographs, thirty-six of which were featured in The Beautiful Mysterious exhibition at the University of Mississippi Museum.


GROUP TOURS
Book a guided group tour of the museum.




REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD

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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