Through the highest quality exhibitions, work shops, lectures, and other activities, the Museum is a center for the promotion of the visual arts and an important cultural asset to the state of Mississippi.

The GumTree Museum of Art, a public visual arts gallery located in the original Peoples Bank and Trust Company in downtown Tupelo, opened in February 1985. The Beaux Arts style building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was begun in 1904 and completed in 1905.

The adaptation of Greco-Roman detail on both the interior and exterior creates a classical structure in the context of what was Tupelo's early commercial district. Exterior classical elements include the use of pediments and round arch, hoodmold and flat arch, architraves, details, and consoles; on the interior by coffers and highly ornamented pilasters and plaster relief sculptures. A limestone exterior provides a formal contrast to the brick and pressed metal facades of other downtown buildings.
Visit us soon at 211 West Main Street in downtown Tupelo, Mississippi.

Contact Us:

Tina Lutz, Director-- tina@gumtreemuseum.com