Jackson, MS.- ‘The Orient Expressed: Japan’s Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918’, will be on display at the Mississippi Museum of Art through July 17, 2011. Visitors to this eleventh exhibition in ‘The Annie Laurie Swaim Hearin Memorial Exhibitio…
Mississippi Museum of Art Opens Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders
JACKSON, MISS.- In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Rides, the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders, an exhibition which documents the men and women whose bravery challenged r…
Mississippi Museum of Art and Historic Natchez Foundation Present Natchez Day
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.- The Mississippi Museum of Art and the Historic Natchez Foundation are partnering to present Natchez Day on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Museum. Set against the backdrop of bold and beautiful artwork by Natchezian Rolland Gol…
Frank Gehry-Designed Mississippi Museum Highlights Sculptor George E. Ohr
BILOXI (AP).- He was known as Biloxi’s “Mad Potter,” a wild-haired man who spun curious creations on his pottery wheel at the turn of the 20th century. George E. Ohr was dismissed by local folks as an eccentric during his life, but his ceramics are co…
Frank Gehry-Designed Mississippi Museum Highlights Sculptor George E. Ohr
BILOXI (AP).- He was known as Biloxi’s “Mad Potter,” a wild-haired man who spun curious creations on his pottery wheel at the turn of the 20th century. George E. Ohr was dismissed by local folks as an eccentric during his life, but his ceramics are co…
Mississippi Museum of Art Presents Art by Choice Exhibition, Sale and Auction
JACKSON, MS.- Back by popular demand, Art by Choice opens at the Mississippi Museum of Art Saturday, August 14, and runs through Sunday, September 12, 2010. Presented in collaboration with the Museum’s New Collectors Club, Art by Choice is an exhibiti…