Registration Open for Museum Summer Camps

Camp sessions will have children creating art inspired by their surroundings. Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Communication

The University of Mississippi Museum is registering participants for a variety of summer camp sessions that will have children traveling back in time, journeying to faraway lands and creating art inspired by their surroundings.

Camps begin the week of June 8 and continue through the week of July 24. Each session runs Monday-Friday for one week. For family-level museum members, the fee is $60 for each weeklong session per participant. For nonmembers, the fee is $80. All supplies and snacks are included.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Parents can pick up a registration form at the museum or, for the first time, register online here.

The exciting and educational camps are inspired by the museum’s collections, including rarely-seen artifacts from the museum vault.

“Summer is always a busy and exciting time at the museum, and we are looking forward to exploring a variety of engaging themes with our elementary-aged participants, introducing our youngest mini masters to the museum with a grown-up, and delving a little deeper into artistic explorations with our middle school camp,” said Emily Dean, the museum’s curator of education. “‘Potato: Art or Dinner’ and ‘Myths, Monsters and Faraway Lands’ are already booked.”

From ancient civilizations to modern marvels and all points in between, each session promises new adventures.

From ancient civilizations to modern marvels and all points in between, each session promises new adventures, so even children who participated last year will find new experiences. Besides camp sessions for children entering grades 1 through 5, a special “Meet Me at the Museum – Mini Masters” session will provide fun and learning for children ages 3 to 5 and the adults who join them. (Due to university policy, children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.) “All About Art: Middle School Edition” will introduce children entering grades 6-8 to illustrating, painting, drawing, sculpting and more.

For more information about the museum’s 2015 Summer Camp, visit http://museum.olemiss.edu/summercamp/ or email esdean@olemiss.edu.

This year, the University Museum is celebrating 75 years of exhibition and service to the community. Located at the intersection of University Avenue and Fifth Street, the museum is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.

Courtesy of Edwin Smith and Ole Miss Communications