Oren Dunn City Museum receives $5,000 donation
The Oren Dunn City Museum accepted a $5,000 donation Monday morning.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 5:57 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Oren Dunn City Museum accepted a $5,000 donation Monday morning.
Director of Parks Alex Farned accepted the donation made by the Elaine Dundy & Roy Turner Endowment for the Arts.
Oren Dunn City Museum curator Leesha Faulkner (left), Parks & Rec. Director Alex Farned, Roy Turner (right)
Dundy, an actress, novelist, biographer and playwright, spent time in Tupelo several decades ago researching and writing Elvis and Gladys, published in 1985.
She left the seeds for the endowment with Turner before she died in 2008.
Oren Dunn Museum undergoing renovations
Renovations for the Oren Dunn Museum started last September.
Posted: Jan 8, 2021 6:15 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Brown
TUPELO, Miss (WTVA)- Renovations for the Oren Dunn Museum started last September.
The Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bereau decided to work with the museum on a legacy project. They wanted to tell the Tupelo story in the 150 years, Leesha Faulkner is the Curator of the Oren Dunn Muesem and she has worked with a designer to recreate Tupelo s history.
The renovations included new flooring, ceiling, and a new design to help bring history to life. Many new items will be in the museum as well. The 150 that is in Fairpark is going to be coming to the museum, Alex Farned, Director of Parks and Rec