OUMA Announcement for Fall 2020
Dear Friends of OUMA, We are moving into a remote platform which is completely free for everyone! We look forward to a time when we may once again open our doors and welcome all of our [...]
Sophomore selected for Mellon Summer Academy for Museum Studies
Sophomore Hayleigh Stonham ’22 is among only 15 undergraduates selected for the Mellon Summer Academy, to be held in August at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. This is the third consecutive year an Oglethorpe student has been selected. [...]
Art history students awarded Southeastern Pastel Society scholarships
The Southeastern Pastel Society has awarded scholarships to two aspiring Oglethorpe art students. Scholarship recipient Julia Preston '22 explores the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Art History majors Hayleigh Stonham '22 and [...]
OUMA to offer free admission on February 9 for “Super Museum Sunday”
On February 9, 2020, The Oglethorpe Museum of Art will offer free admission from noon to 5 p.m. for "Super Museum Sunday." As a part of the Georgia History Festival, this event highlights the founding [...]
OUMA to offer free admission on Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, Sept. 21
The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will once again participate in Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day, an annual national celebration of 'boundless curiosity'! Museum visitors will receive free admission at the museum on Saturday, September 21, [...]
A surprise sculpture, a book with a dark past and other treasures unveiled
A surprise sculpture, a book with a dark past and other treasures unveiled Torrential rain did not keep them away. Well before the opening hour of 9 a.m. on June 8, more than 30 people [...]
Appraisal event draws hundreds to campus
On June 8, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art hosted 'Hidden Treasures Unveiled,' an Antiques Roadshow-inspired event, where attendees could bring their valuables and antiques for appraisal by specialists in fine art, decorative arts, Asian [...]
Rising junior selected into Mellon Summer Academy for Museum Studies
Lauren Aleece Bustamante ’21 is the latest Oglethorpe student to be accepted into the prestigious Mellon Summer Academy at the High Museum of Art. Aleece Bustamante During the week-long immersive experience, Bustamante, one [...]
Hidden Treasures Unveiled
Discover the value of your heirlooms and antiques! Specialists in fine art, decorative art, Asian art, books and manuscripts, and jewelry will provide verbal fair market appraisals. This one-day event is hosted by the [...]
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is once again a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to military & their families this summer
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is proud to be a Blue Star Museum for the seventh summer! Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department [...]