[UPDATE 01/26/2021]:

We are open regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10a.m – 5p.m. No advanced tickets necessary.

Makin’ Groceries is open Tuesday – Friday, 11a.m. – 5p.m.; lunch service stops at 2p.m. and Saturday 10a.m. – 2p.m.

All of our galleries are open with exciting new exhibits:

• Seen & Told: Alternative Narratives by Najee Dorsey (Beau Rivage Gallery of African American Art)
• I Can See All Obstacles in My Way by Sally Heller (IP Casino Resort Spa Exhibitions Gallery)
• City within a City (Pleasant Reed Interpretative Center)
• Antigenic Rift by Randy Polumbo (John S. and James L. Knight Pod Pavillion)
• Maybe This Time it Won’t Matter? by Craig Damrauer and Sally Heller
• Completorium by Paul Bright

The City of Biloxi’s safety guidelines will be in place including social distancing, hand sanitizing stations, and requiring that all visitors wear masks:

• Please do not enter OOMA if you have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, are experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat right now, or have experienced symptoms like a fever, a new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea or fever in the last 48 hours.
• Large gatherings, especially indoors, are discouraged. Group activities are limited to 10 people indoors and 50 people outdoors when individuals from different households are involved.
• Please maintain a safe distance of at least six feet between your group, employees and other visitors while on campus.
• You will see hand-sanitizing stations throughout the museum. Please use those frequently.
• Restrooms and high touch areas are cleaned throughout the day.

[UPDATE 07/23/2020]:

OOMA Reopens with limited hours:
Thursdays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fridays & Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On the 18th, regular museum hours will run from noon to 5 p.m. with OOMA After Hours happening from 5 to 7 p.m.

We’re pleased to announce our reopening on Thursday, June 18th, 2020. Thursday’s opening will mark the return of our OOMA After Hours event and the introduction of noon to 7 p.m. operating hours on all Thursdays thereafter. Friday and Saturday hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the foreseeable future as a part of the museum’s first phase of reopening.

On the 17th from 2 to 5 p.m., the museum will host members-only hours. Members can call the museum to RSVP. Museum members will also receive a 2-month extension of their annual membership to make up for time lost during the closure.

The City of Biloxi’s safety guidelines will be in place including social distancing, hand sanitizing stations, and requiring that all visitors wear masks.

The Museum is also pleased to announce a new partnership with restaurateur Lauren Turner’s Biloxi-based restaurant “Makin Groceries”. Ms. Turner will host a small plate sampling in the museum’s Mississippi Sound Welcome Center on June 18th as a preview of what’s to come.

OOMA will be featuring two new exhibitions: Spaces and People by Dean Mitchell and Symbiotic by Cathy Hegman. We look forward to welcoming our members and guests back to campus to experience the power of art firsthand.

General Guidelines:

• Please do not enter OOMA if you have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, are experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat right now, or have experienced symptoms like a fever, a new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea or fever in the last 48 hours.
• Guests are encouraged to wear masks.
• Only debit or credit is accepted at this time.
• Please maintain a safe distance of at least six feet between your group and employees and other visitors near you while at OOMA.
• You will see hand-sanitizing stations throughout the museum and campus.
  Please use those frequently.
• Be sure to wash hands more frequently, avoid touching your face, practice good respiratory etiquette like sneezing into your elbow rather than into the air.
• We’re limiting the number of guests allowed in at one time for our galleries.
  Restrooms and high touch areas are cleaned throughout the day.

[UPDATE 03/17/2020]: