Art Museum University of Memphis

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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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



University of Memphis uofm_tigerlife Department Of Art and Design University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts

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.

04/09/2026

Breaking down old exhibition furniture but building memories 🔨

Attention College of Arts and Sciences and Art History majors:The Art Museum of the University of Memphis seeks a colleg...
04/09/2026

Attention College of Arts and Sciences and Art History majors:

The Art Museum of the University of Memphis seeks a college student pursuing a career in museums or a related field to serve as its Mellon intern for Summer 2026. To apply, please use the following link:

https://memphis.joinhandshake.com/jobs/10786351/share_preview

The Art Museum has two exhibitions opening next Saturday, April 4th. "The Art of Giving: New Gifts" will showcase the mu...
03/27/2026

The Art Museum has two exhibitions opening next Saturday, April 4th. "The Art of Giving: New Gifts" will showcase the museum's latest acquisitions and "Wing, River, Sky" will feature the paintings and videos of ephemeral landscapes done by Memphis-based artist Maysey Craddock.

📆We will celebrate the openings of these exhibitions with a reception happening April 4th from 3-5pm in Communication and Fine Arts, Room 142. These exhibitions will be on display until June 13th.

For more information about these exhibitions, the museum, parking details, etc. please visit our website at https://www.memphis.edu/amum/.

Join us next Tuesday, March 31st for the Internship Exchange Fair in the UC Ballroom. The fair will be from 10:00 to 2:0...
03/23/2026

Join us next Tuesday, March 31st for the Internship Exchange Fair in the UC Ballroom. The fair will be from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. This is an incredible opportunity for U of M students in the College of Arts and Sciences or Art History majors to learn about the Mellon Humanities Internship Program and meet potential employers who are hosting paid internships in the Summer and Fall 2026 semesters.

For students interested in working with AMUM, please use the following links to apply:

Summer 2026: https://app.joinhandshake.com/public/jobs/10786351?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=job_share&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_content=emp-copy_link-job_page

Fall 2026: https://app.joinhandshake.com/public/jobs/10787235?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=job_share&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_content=emp-copy_link-job_page

02/08/2026

An exquisite show and great turnout. Congratulations to all the amazing students featured this year. Come see it now until March 21st!



Address

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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