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Exhibits at University of Missouri Libraries: Museum of Art & Archaeology

This guide contains information about exhibits and displays in University of Missouri Libraries.

College of Arts and Science: Museum of Art and Archaeology

The Museum of Art and Archaeology advances understanding of our artistic and cultural heritage through research, collection and interpretation. We help students, scholars and the broader community to experience authentic and significant art and artifacts firsthand and to place them in meaningful contexts. We further this mission by preserving, enhancing and providing access to the collections for the benefit of present and future generations.

Location: The Museum of Art and Archaeology is located on the ground floor of Ellis Library on the campus of the University of Missouri. The Museums are open 10am-4pm Tuesday-Friday, 12-4pm Saturdays & Sundays. Closed on Monday. 

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Museum of Art & Archaeology Exhibit

The Museum of Art and Archaeology has an exhibit case on the first floor of Ellis Library with a rotating display of art and antiquities from the collections. See images of several objects on display below.

Museum of Art & Archaeology Exhibit

a stone sculpture of a female head with her hair gathered up

Head from a Female Figurine

Greek, from Athens, ca. 250 BCE

a light colored stoneware jug with a pattern of grooves moving in a circular design

Jug with Barbotine Decoration

Middle Minoan IB, 1900-1850 BCE

Collections Portal

photo of a gallery spaces with classical paintings in gold frames against dark blue walls

Paintings in Ellis Library Reading Rooms (201/202)

In an outdoor setting, Frank P. Blair stands on the steps of a platform and addresses a group of citizens.

Blair's Speech at Louisiana, Missouri 1866 by Richard Emile Miller

Painting
oil on canvas
ca. 1922

In an interior assembly hall, Senator Thomas Hart Benton stands at a railing and makes a speech.

Benton's Speech at St. Louis 1849 by Richard Emile Miller

Painting
oil on canvas
ca. 1922

Painting showing the Carthaginian queen, Dido, robed in white, seated on a chair on a roofed balcony

Dido in Resolve by David Ligare

Painting
oil on canvas
1989

In an outdoor landscape setting, underneath a large tree, Daniel Boone is seated facing to the left.

Daniel Boone at the Judgment Tree by Richard Emile Miller

Painting
oil on canvas
ca. 1922

On a covered porch (at the White House, Washington, D.C.) below a large suspended lantern, President Thomas Jefferson stands facing two men, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

President Jefferson Greeting Lewis and Clark by Richard Emile Miller

Painting
oil on canvas
ca. 1922