June 29–September 8, 2013

Mississippi Hill Country Blues:  Photographs by George Mitchell

The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions 

This exhibition showcases seventy-five photographs, only a small portion of the images that George Mitchell captured in the hill country of Mississippi. Visitors have an opportunity to see and hear the musicians from that region and during that era.  Mississippi Blues artists such as Jessie Mae Hemphill, Ada Mae Anderson, R.L. Burnside, and Joe Callicott are depicted in the environments that influenced the hill country Blues they lived and sang about. Admission is $12 adults, $10 seniors, $6 students (includes admission to Old Masters to Monet).

August 24, 2013 – January 12, 2014

Italian Art from the Collection

The William B. and Isabel R. McCarty Foundation Gallery
This exhibition includes works on paper from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries by Italian artists including Canaletto, Simone Cantarini, Orazio Farinati, and Girolamo Imperiale.  Works on paper by Italian-born artists Luigi Lucioni and by American artists of Italian scenes are also shown. Cost: Free to the public.

October 5, 2013–January 5, 2014

Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Watercolor Exhibition

Public Corridor
This annual presentation includes works from across the country in various water-based mediums, organized in conjunction with the Mississippi Watercolor Society. Admission: Free, open to the public

October 12, 2013–January 12, 2014

An Italian Palate: Paintings by Wyatt Waters

The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Wyatt Waters hundreds of watercolors created en plein air in Italy during summer 2011. On display are more than 60 artworks from that project. Waters and food writer and restauranteur Robert St. John embarked upon their Italian journey to research their book project, An Italian Palate, which will be published in fall 2013. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students (includes admission to Recent Acquisitions). Free for Museum members and children age 5 and under.

October 12, 2013–January 12, 2014

Recent Acquisitions

The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
This survey exhibition showcases works of art recently added to the Museum’s permanent collection. The artwork represents an array of mediums from photography and painting to ceramics, by artists including Marie Hull, Bern Keating, Louise Nevelson, Toshiko Takaezu, Beth Van Hoesen, Minor White, and Karl Wolfe. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students (includes admission to An Italian Palette). Free for Museum members and children age 5 and under.

December 3, 2013–January 12, 2014

Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Crèche Collection

Trustmark Grand Hall
Jewell Younger Graeber of Marks, Mississippi, lovingly acquired the figures in this magnificent display over more than twenty years, in order to share the collection with the children of Mississippi. The installation in the Museum’s Trustmark Grand Hall includes more than 150 authentic and scarce eighteenth-century figures, and includes beloved religious figures Mary, Joseph, and the Three Magi, along with numerous angels and townspeople. Admission: Free, open to the public