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NOVEMBER 2018
ON SALE NOW IN THE MUSEUM STORE
The Grove
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses unveils its 18th annual holiday keepsake ornament celebrating one of Ole Miss’s most beautiful spaces and time-honored traditions — The Grove. On Sale now For $25 plus tax at the Museum Store! READ MORE...
ON VIEW IN NOVEMBER
An Evening with the Artist: Thursday, November 8, 2018, 6:00 p.m. with light refreshments
George Tobolowsky’s series of metal sculptures, A Long Road Back, range from abstract to representational. Bold colors and found metal scraps create delightfully unexpected outcomes. The works will be on display inside and around the Museum, throughout Oxford, and on the UM campus. MORE…
Image above: The Wedding Dance, 2014
Where the Roots Rise, a series of tea-stained cyanotypes, serves as a reminder that the gap between nature and ourselves is smaller than we acknowledge. Decay runs rampant—seasons change—nature lies in await to stake its claim. Jaime Aelavanthara’s work articulates. MORE...
Image above: Moth Mother, 2017
PARTNERSHIP EXHIBITION
"No Two Alike"
A Special Collections and University Museum Exhibition
JANUARY 22–DECEMBER 14, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, J.D. WILLIAMS LIBRARY
FOR EVERYONE
GEORGE TOBOLOWSKY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
6:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
George Tobolowsky will discuss his career and spend time in the gallery talking about A Long Road Back.
PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY DAY
AT ROWAN OAK
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
916 Old Taylor Road
Rowan Oak
COST: FREE!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 12, 26
8:30 a.m.
COST: FREE!
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
10:00 a.m. – NOON
(DROP-IN)
COST: FREE!
FALL ARTZONE FINAL RECEPTION
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 13 OR 14
5–6:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception honoring the Fall 2018 ArtZone students immediately following your child's ArtZone day.
Collage: Paper Hamburgers and Pizza Slices
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the PowerHouse
Mini Museums
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:00 a.m.–noon (DROP-IN)
COST: FREE!
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
The museum will close on Wednesday, November 21, 12:00 p.m., noon* and reopen Tuesday, November 27, 10:00 a.m.
*The Museum will open and close in accordance with University holiday hours.
LET US HOST YOUR PARTY!
Looking for a place to have your holiday party? Contact us for booking and rental information.
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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