University of Mississippi Museum

662-915-7073
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Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Monday
Also closed most University Holidays

In 1939 a small museum, the Mary Buie Museum, was opened in Oxford, Mississippi with a collection of fine art, decorative art and historical memorabilia related to the town and the skipwith family, who financed its creation. The City of Oxford operated the museum from 1939 till 1974, with funding provided by the family and government programs such as the WPA. During this time the museum’s collections expanded to include historic costumes, Civil War relics and dolls. In 1974 the City of Oxford deeded the museum to the University of Mississippi, which maintained it as a cultural center for the town and the University. With the help of a legislative appropriation and funds from the Adair Skipwith foundation, a large new wing was added in 1975 and named the Kate Skipwith Teaching Museum. The University’s collections; Millington and Barnard Collection of mid 19th century scientifc instruments, the David M. Robinson Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Southern Folk Art including Theora Hamblett, fine art, and technology were combined with other Buie collections. Today the museum’s holdings number about 11, 000 items. The Seymour Lawrence and Porter and Elizabeth Fortune galleries were added in 1998 to the museum building’s exhibition area along with a new storage facility. 

In 1995 an adjoining historic home owned by the University, the The Walton-Young Historic House also became part of the museum operation. The house has been restored to its 1880s appearance, complete with period furniture, and guided tours that feature the lifestyles of the Victorian era. The Buie Museum, the Skipwith Museum, and the Walton-Young Historic House together are known as the University Museums.

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-55 North to the town of Batesville.
Take the Hwy 6 East exit (also listed as the University of
Mississippi Exit ).
Continue on Hwy 6 East for approx. 25 miles. Take the third Oxford exit listed as Taylor Road and the University of Mississippi exit.
At the top of the exit ramp, turn left onto Taylor Road.
You will pass the Ole Miss Baseball Field on your right and come to a three-way stop.Take a right onto University Avenue.
At the next 4-way stop take a right into the Museum’s parking lot.

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