See the latest updates and information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including a list of University contact information at semo.edu/covid19.
Crisp Museum hours weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends 1-4 p.m.
Extended hours of operation occur on First Fridays 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (except January or
April, 2021) and in conjunction with certain River Campus events.
The museum is closed for major holidays. Nov. 25-27, Dec. 24-Jan. 1, 2021, Jan. 18,
April 2-4, and May 29-31.
When you visit Crisp Museum, masks, social distancing, and directional traffic flow
are in use. Face coverings are to be worn by most people older than 9 in almost all
public spaces and gatherings throughout Cape Girardeau county until further notice
by Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Directors.
Social distancing and directional traffic flow is in use.
Southeast Missouri State University • 518 S. Fountain St. • Cape Girardeau, Mo
Tours may be scheduled by calling (573) 651-2260.
(check details for possible preregistration, age limit, and possible fee)
Arts & Crafts Ongoing Adult Classes
Open to the public for adults. Preregistration is required through Crisp Museum's
educator. Seating limited to 4 per session.
Tuesdays 9 a.m.-Noon
Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. (CURRENTLY FULL using Covid restrictions)
Wednesdays 9 a.m.- Noon
Wednesdays 1-4 p.m. (CURRENTLY FULL using Covid restrictions)
Preregistration and fee required ($5/single class or $100/year of classes, workshops
by contracted teaching artists are not included) Supplies are provided (using best
cleaning practices) or participants may bring their own.
Beginner and novice level lessons involve a variety of art including painting, drawing,
fibers, printmaking, jewelry, and multimedia. Activities will introduce art vocabulary
along with knowledge of color theory and some art history. Individual participants
learn to use the materials. Not everyone makes the same art. Realism, representational,
plein air, abstract, expressionism, and narrative are styles can be explored in this
group setting.
Take & Make Moon Glow Painting
October 2, 2020, 4-8 p.m. and Oct. 3 and 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free and open to the public for all ages.
For this Trick-Art-Treat theme, you will choose a painting already made of a moon created
with just black and white spray paint. A serving of glow paint is yours to take. It's
up to you if you also add a silhouette painting with black to go along with your moon.
The final step is adding the glow paint to the edge of the moon and some of the silhouettes.
Then, turn out the lights and see how it glows. Choose a glow stick item from the cauldron
of goodies as an extra treat.
Cape Girardeau Heritage Days
October 3, 2020
Free and open to the public for all ages.
Halloween Paper Models
Workshop occurs October 10 & 11, 1-4 p.m.
Preregistration is required by Oct. 3. Seating is limited to 8 participants 10 years
and older for this free event.
Make and take one of the following: haunted light house, haunted house, vampire casket
pop-up or horse drawn hearse using a preprinted color copy sheet by folding and using
tape. Additional items could be created if participants wish to free hand more pieces.
REGISTER
Wooden Wand or Sword Making Workshop
Preregistration is required by Oct. 10. Seating is limited to 8 participants 10 years
and older for this free event.
October 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; October 17, 1-4 p.m.; October 18, 1-4 p.m.
Participants will start with their choice of making a wand or sword out of wood. Tools
such as grinder, files, sander, and sandpaper will be available to sculpt their desired
design. Metal or stone decorative pieces are optional and can be added as embelishment.
Examples will be shown.
REGISTER
Halloween at the Museum
October 24 hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & October 25, 1-4 p.m.
Free and open to the public for all ages.
During this open house, guests can make Halloween-themed crafts including miniature
wooden jack-o’-lanterns, rag monsters, and Tiki creatures. Additionally, visitors
are encouraged to bring their own pumpkin to carve, and the museum will provide tools
and patterns.
Halloween Trick or Treat & Crafts
October 31, 2020, 5-9 p.m.
Free and open to the public for all ages.
Stop by in your costume for the final night of our annual Scavenger Hunt. Visitors
can make Halloween-themed crafts including miniature wooden jack-o’-lanterns, rag
monsters, and Tiki creatures. Remember to enter to win the Cauldron of Candy.
Take & Make Emoji Me
Free and open to the public for all ages.
November 6, 2020 4-8 p.m. and Nov. 7 and 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pick up a crafty brochure of face shapes, hair styles, and facial features to guide
you in making quick emojis of yourself and others. Examples will be provided. Tour
the fine art exhibition Robert Harding Jr.: Art from the Heart. Harding's works show raw emotion and energy. (Exhibit Adult Content Warning: some
images may not be appropriate for children)
Dr. Jennifer Bengtson
presents "Mississippian Mothers and Infants: Old Excavations and New Interpretations
in Southeast Missouri"
Date (TBD)
Free and open to the public.
Although gender has become an increasingly important focus of archaeological inquiry
over the last several decades, the specific roles of motherhood and infancy in ancient
cultures have remained underexplored. This research combines data from old excavations
with newer ideas about gender, fertility, and associated phenomena in the late prehistoric
Mississippian tradition in southeast Missouri in order to provide a more complete
picture of how Mississippian women navigated their lives as mothers, particularly
in their experiences of reproduction, childbirth, and caregivers to infants.
Questions: email museum@semo.edu or call (573) 651-2260.
Register for a museum workshop https://app.semo.edu/genl/DAPS/Application.aspx?app=CrispMuseum
Contact
Crisp Museum
One University Plaza, MS 7875 (mailing address)
518 S. Fountain St. (physical address)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701