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SEPTEMBER 2019
DIRECTOR'S LETTER
Warmest greetings from the University Museum, members and friends,
I’m writing this September letter with a very specific purpose: to celebrate and express our deep gratitude for nine years of dedicated service to the museum and visionary leadership of our education programs, our Curator of Education Emily McCauley. Emily departs her University employment in mid-September, but she will
be remaining in Oxford for the next couple of years while her husband
Mark fulfills his post-doctoral research. While we will miss Emily’s vibrant spirit and ... MORE...
NEW EXHIBITION
Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 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. ... MORE...
Image above by Sarah Benham Spongberg.
ON VIEW IN SEPTEMBER
EXHIBIT EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 5! The Art of Identification is an exhibit by largely self-taught bird illustrator, ornithologist, and author David Allen Sibley. He was inspired to pursue creating his own illustrated field guide ... MORE...
Image above: Blackpoll Warbler and Bay-breasted Warbler from The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2014.
POP UP EXHIBIT!
Image above: Going Home in the Rain, n.d., by John Faulkner.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
STORYTIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
10:30–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
At the Lafayette County &
Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
FOR EVERYONE
FRIDAYS, SEPTEMBER 6, 13, and 20
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Walton-Young Lawn
September 6: Zechariah Lloyd
September 13: Tony Boyd
September 20: Nate Robbins
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.
Smithsonian Magazine
NATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
PUBLIC ONLINE AUCTION
OPENING SOON!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
6–8:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
GROUP TOURS
Book a guided group tour of the museum.
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
SAVE THE DATE!
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Annual Membership Party
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?
FOOTBALL PARKING AVAILABLE!
Email the museum at museum@olemiss.edu to reserve your spot today!
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