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NOVEMBER 2022
3RD ANNUAL STARK RAVING PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST WINNERS!
BEST IN SHOW
Drummond Lewis
MOST CREATIVE
Jake Bridge
FUNNIEST
Dylan Bridge
SCARIEST
Brigitte Barnett
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Warmest of greetings everyone, from your University of Mississippi Museum and William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak. With summer in the rear view mirror our thoughts turn to Fall, with all of its colorful and exciting manifestations. Among them is my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, and as a result I’m going to embrace the theme of gratitude in this month’s communication. MORE...
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
Happy fall from Rowan Oak! We had over 900 visitors in the month of October. Rowan Oak will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 24th–28th, and reopen with normal hours Nov. 29th. For more information visit rowanoak.com and stay up to date on Instagram at: @rowanoakofficial and @dogsatrowanoak.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Gathering | Works by Earl Dismuke
OCTOBER 11, 2022–APRIL 8, 2023
RECEPTION AND ARTIST'S TALK:
Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Image above: Toro (Uncle Bull), 2022, by Earl Dismuke.
Self-Taught Portraits
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.
Image above: Untitled (Self-Portrait), unknown date, by Ethel Wright Mohamed.
The Fall of 1962
AUGUST 2, 2022 – JULY 8, 2023
Collected stories and artifacts from the Ole Miss Riot.
Image above: Burning Cars, 1963, by Marleah Kaufman Hobbs.
Theora Hamblett: Holy Symbols
JANUARY 2, 2022–DECEMBER 10, 2022
Theora Hamblett's work is often recognized for the colorful scenes of rural Mississippi or children playing games from her childhood memories series. Lesser known, however, are Hamblett’s symbolic paintings inspired, in part, by the dreams and visions she experienced during her last 25 years. Theora Hamblett: Holy Symbols showcases a range of her paintings, drawings, and MORE ...
Image above: Butterfly With Exploded Wing, 1959, by Theora Hamblett.
COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE
Museum Galleries & Exhibitions are Open to All
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses follows the guidelines set by the University.
The Chancellor announced this update to campus protocols:
“Effective March 2, face coverings are required only on transportation networks and in healthcare settings such as University Health Services and University Counseling Center, regardless of vaccination status.
Face coverings are optional in all other indoor spaces, including classrooms, laboratories, studios, residence halls, libraries, dining facilities, the Student Union, Campus Recreation facilities, retail spaces, offices, conference rooms or extracurricular activities held in indoor on-campus spaces.
Faculty and staff may continue to require face coverings for visits to their private offices."
To stay up-to-date with the University’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit coronavirus.olemiss.edu
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
JAM BAND
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
Ages: 0–2
Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
Babies and toddlers must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
BUILDING BRAINS
NOVEMBER 9
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Pre-registration is not required. Program in partnership with the School of Education.
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for this upcoming
Building Brains date: December 7.
SPRING ARTZONE REGISTRATION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
noon
This 12 week program for grades K-4 meets
on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
MINIASTRONAUTS!
NOVEMBER 17
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
NOVEMBER 10
4:30–5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 5–8
Mark your calendar for this upcoming Museum Milkshake Mash-ups! date: December 8.
FOR EVERYONE
NOVEMBER 4
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for the upcoming
First Friday Free Sketch Day! date:
December 2.
BAILEY WOODS
Bailey Woods Trail remains open from dawn until dusk daily. We ask that all trail visitors practice appropriate social distancing while enjoying this National Recreation Trail, which connects the two sites.
MEMBERSHIP
Being a member provides you with the special distinction of being part of a dynamic group of supporters of the University of Mississippi Museum and Rowan Oak. Now its easier than ever to become a member or renew a current membership online!
REMINDERS AND LOOKING AHEAD
FALL FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY
WINTER WOODLAND WANDERING
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
10:00 a.m. – NOON (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.
Get the Memphis Flyer at the Museum!
Available in the Museum Lobby rack, the only free distribution site in Oxford.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
The University of Mississippi Museum will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday* November 24-28. We will reopen with our normal hours Tuesday, November 29.
*The Museum will open and close in accordance with University holiday hours.
