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Fall 2020 Courses
MUSE 201 – T/TH 2:30 – 3:45pm Introduction to Museum Practice offers a broad overview of the world of museums and provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing future employment in the field. This course will explore the operational departments and professionals that work in museums, and how they contribute to the mission of […]
New Course: Introduction to Museum Practice
New Course Offering / Fall 2020 MUSE 201 Introduction to Museum Practice Introduction to Museum Practice offers a broad overview of the world of museums and provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing future employment in the field. This course will explore the operational departments and professionals that work in museums, and how they […]
Students Experience Study Abroad Trip to Paris
Nineteenth-century French art and civilization focus of two-week excursion APRIL 26, 2019 BY KATHRYN ABERNATHY University of Mississippi students and two faculty members experienced a dream trip in January, traveling on a winter intersession study abroad trip to Paris for two weeks to learn about 19th-century French art and civilization. The students earned up to […]
UM Museum Named to 51 Most Astounding University Museums
Facility in national spotlight for fourth time in five years AUGUST 8, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT The University of Mississippi Museum and its extensive collection of art, scientific equipment and Greek and Roman antiquities are in the national spotlight once again, this time being named to EdSmart’s list of “51 Most Astounding University Museums.” The […]
Student to Work with Smithsonian on Expat Women Artists
Grace Moorman will research influence of American female artists living in Paris in 1920s JANUARY 14, 2019 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM University of Mississippi student Grace Moorman is going to Washington for the spring 2019 semester to work as a curatorial intern at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery on a project that highlights the contributions […]
Student-curated Exhibit Open at J.D. Williams Library
Display of artifacts spanning 10,000 years available for viewing through summer APRIL 25, 2018 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE University of Mississippi anthropology students have curated an exhibit of stone artifacts that are on display at the J.D. Williams Library. The exhibit features a grasshopper effigy bead, arrowheads, chunky stones, axes and a ceramic human effigy from […]