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Art Museum University of Memphis The Art Museum of the University of Memphis is a museum of visual art and culture & open Mon-Sat 9-5.

AMUM hosts innovative temporary exhibitions of contemporary art and culture alongside selections from our permanent collections. UM graduate and undergraduate students exhibit work in the MFA Thesis and the Juried Student Exhibition. Educational public programs are developed to engage the University and greater Memphis communities. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-Museum-of-the-University-of-Memphis/108676125823736

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10/02/2026

Join us in welcoming AMUM’s 2026 Fall interns!!! Namazzi Hampton, Jabria Randle, Em Brown, Elhaam Wohabrebbi, Carrie Veil, and Miranda Nims. These lovely students will be helping us improve our exhibition spaces in exciting new ways throughout their semester. We are excited to work with such wonderful young minds.

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of this new exhibtion. Our new exhibition reprising Paul R Williams is has al...
09/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of this new exhibtion. Our new exhibition reprising Paul R Williams is has already had an amazing opening but we want everyone to have the chance to see this show. Make sure you come on by to view this wonderful part of history in person.

AMUM will be closed for the 4th of July holiday starting July 3rd. We will reopen Monday, July 6th, for our regular hour...
07/02/2026

AMUM will be closed for the 4th of July holiday starting July 3rd. We will reopen Monday, July 6th, for our regular hours of 9-5 p.m. We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

U of M Students:AMUM is still seeking U of M students to work in the museum as student workers through federal work stud...
06/17/2026

U of M Students:

AMUM is still seeking U of M students to work in the museum as student workers through federal work study or as Mellon Foundation interns. Students are eligible to apply if they have federal work study OR if they wish to apply for the Mellon and are majoring in a program from the College of Arts and Sciences or are majoring in Art History during the Fall 2026 semester. Applications are due July 15, 2026. For students applying with federal work study, please use the following link to apply:

https://forms.gle/8SLsBBfaqd56yrgU7

Students who are seeking to apply as a Mellon Foundation intern, please use the following link to apply with the Mellon Internship application found using this link:

https://memphis.joinhandshake.com/.../10787235/share_preview

06/08/2026

Have you visited the Art Museum of the University of Memphis?🎨
From Egyptian antiquities to traditional African art and much more, the Art Museum of the University of Memphis has a lot to see. Visit using your Summer Culture Pass.
📌Hours: Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit us at the Arts for All Festival happening today from 11-3 at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens!
05/09/2026

Visit us at the Arts for All Festival happening today from 11-3 at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens!

AMUM seeks U of M students to work in the museum as student workers through federal work study or as Mellon Foundation i...
05/05/2026

AMUM seeks U of M students to work in the museum as student workers through federal work study or as Mellon Foundation interns. Students are eligible to apply if they have federal work study OR if they wish to apply for the Mellon and are majoring in a program from the College of Arts and Sciences during the Fall 2026 semester. AMUM can only take applications from students through these two opportunities.
For students applying with federal work study, please use the following link to apply:

https://forms.gle/8SLsBBfaqd56yrgU7

Students who are seeking to apply as a Mellon Foundation intern, please use the following link to apply with the Mellon Internship application found using this link:

https://memphis.joinhandshake.com/jobs/10787235/share_preview.

Come join the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology for our annual Family Day, Saturday May 2nd at the Art Museum of...
04/25/2026

Come join the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology for our annual Family Day, Saturday May 2nd at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis from 11am-2pm!

We'll have activities for everyone, from kids to adults and folks in-between. Bring your family or take a fun break from finals.

Learn to write your name in hieroglyphs, make an Egyptian amulet, learn how to sort and record pottery like an archaeologist, and many more hands-on activities! There will be plenty of Egyptologists on hand-- ask us anything!

04/14/2026

Eclectic Vessels is up and on display in AMUM’s Casework’s. Congrats to all the students in Adriana Dunn’s Museum Exhibition class for putting together a beautiful display:

Melissa Barker
Em Brown
Kerri Bland
Alexis Coleman
LaShae Whyte



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Opening next Monday April 13 in Caseworks! Check out what the Museum Exhibitions students accomplished last semester.
04/10/2026

Opening next Monday April 13 in Caseworks! Check out what the Museum Exhibitions students accomplished last semester.

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142 Communication And Fine Arts Building, University Of Memphis (Main Campus)
Memphis, TN
38152

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+19016782224

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