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MARCH 2020
NEW EXHIBITION
This groundbreaking exhibit is on view at both the Museum and Rowan Oak—an exciting and unique first for the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses.
Brown Bag Lecture (11:00 a.m.) and Rowan Oak Visit (noon):
Monday, March 30, 2020
Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Brian Dettmer’s exhibit Hardcovers and Paperbacks, both memorializes the written word and reincarnates it. With great reverence, he has transformed books into sculptural works providing them with ... MORE...
Image above Americana 54 (#1), 2013, by Brian Dettmer.
ON VIEW IN MARCH
The second and largest of four galleries in the original 1939 Mary Buie Museum is officially open after major renovations! The entire Buie wing will permanently display the Robinson Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
Southern Quilts highlights six women artists from the museum's collection of Southern Folk Art.
Image above: Turkey Tail Quilt, 1970, by Sadie Mae Blackburn.
Theora Hamblett is back! Selected works from the permanent collection are on display in the lower Skipwith.
Image above: Angel's Request #2, 1956, by Theora Hamblett.
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.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020
10:00 am – noon (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
The University Museum is excited to announce its 2020 schedule of fun-filled summer camps for children. Returning camper? —we will have new projects, so join us again! Save the date: Registration opens for our 2020 Summer Camps on Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:00 a.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020
4:15-5:15 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
Dreaming with Theora
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
TRAVELING TRUNKS
Book a traveling trunk for your class or children’s program.
STORYTIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
10:30–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
At the Lafayette County &
Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
FOR EVERYONE
BROWN BAG LECTURE: BRIAN DETTMER (11:00 a.m.) and ROWAN OAK VISIT (noon)
MONDAY, MARCH 30
Artist of Hardcovers and Paperbacks, Brian Dettmer, will lecture. Afterwards, attendees may choose to take the Double Decker bus with Dettmer to Rowan Oak to see the portion of the exhibit on display there.
Can you name five women artists?
March is Women's History Month, help us celebrate women artists in our permanent collection! Follow #5WomenArtists on Facebook and Instagram all month long!
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
6–8:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
GROUP TOURS
Book a guided group tour of the museum.
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.
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020
9:00–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
MISSISSIPPI DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Events take place on the circle on the University of Mississippi Campus
COST: FREE!
DOUBLE DECKER 2020
APRIL 24 and 25
Join us on the square for the Double Decker Festival!
ACADEMIC TRAVELER:
CRYSTAL BRIDGES
Trip date: May 29–30, 2020
ART TRIP: Holly Springs 82nd Annual Pilgrimage Tour of Historic Homes
Trip date: April 17, 2020
Registration details TBD
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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