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OCTOBER 2020
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Warmest of greetings, everyone, from the University Museum and
Faulkner’s Rowan Oak. The entire professional staff and I want to extend
our heartfelt best wishes to you and your families for continued
safety, health, and well-being in this challenging period. We remain entirely focused on
serving the University’s three-part mission of Teaching, Research, and
Service, while MORE ...
COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE
Museum Galleries & Exhibitions are Open to University Faculty and Students by Appointment
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is committed to the safety of our visitors and staff through these uncertain times. Both sites, Rowan Oak and the museum’s galleries, will remain closed to the general public until further notice. However, the grounds of Rowan Oak and the Bailey Woods Trail are open daily from dawn until dusk. We ask that any visitors practice appropriate social distancing while on the property.
To stay up-to-date with the University’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit coronavirus.olemiss.edu
SPECIAL EVENT
Stark Raving Pumpkin Carving Competition
Cost: $3 members
$5 non-members
It’s Fall, y’all, and the UM Museum is getting festive this Halloween! Enter the UM Museum’s first ever pumpkin carving contest for a chance to win prizes and be featured on our social media! Fun for all ages!
Pre-registration required!
Deadline to register is Friday, October 23.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Open Books and Open Hearts Virtual Family Day!
THURSDAY–SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1–3, 2020
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Every Thursday this fall through December 17, 2020!
Cost: FREE
Check out our Virtual Open Studio art demo videos inspired by works in our collection. Fun for kids of all ages! Check them out here.
Bring the UM Museum to your classroom virtually today!
With our new virtual option, teachers and students
can experience our Traveling Trunks from anywhere! We will prepare
teachers for the virtual presentation by sending a list of necessary
supplies and the corresponding trunk lesson plan. Each Traveling Trunk is filled with art, history, and culture found at the museum.
Say hi to Mosey! Find out how here.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
This groundbreaking exhibit is currently on view virtually.
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 a new voice that pays homage to their former lives. MORE…
Image above Americana 54 (#1), 2013, by Brian Dettmer.
Check out the virtual exhibit of Theora Hamblett's Dreams and Visions series. Watch a video interview with Theora and find out more about these paintings which she considered to be her most important work. MORE ...
Image above: Angel's Request #2, 1956, by Theora Hamblett.
Southern Quilts highlights six women artists from the museum's collection of Southern Folk Art. MORE…
Image above: Turkey Tail Quilt, 1970, by Sadie Mae Blackburn.
Follow the Museum on social media to learn more about artists from our permanent collection, important milestones, and celebratory days!
FOR EVERYONE
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.
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!
BAILEY WOODS
Even though both Rowan Oak and the University Museum are currently closed to the public, the 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.
Get the Memphis Flyer at the Museum!
The
Museum is the only place in Oxford to distribute this great resource
for what’s going on in Memphis. Available daily on the Front Porch of the Walton-Young House, next to the Museum.
UPCOMING
‘Art’rageous Animal Adventure Virtual Family Day!
THURSDAY–SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5–7, 2020
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE