ATLANTA -- December at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art brings Michelangelo, shopping, harpsichord melodies and the closing of a debut exhibition. Slow Painting: A Deliberate Renaissance is a groundbreaking exhibition that explores a new art movement focused on highly skilled figure painting harkening back to the Old Masters of Europe it closes December 17.

On December 6 Lloyd Nick, Director of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, will discuss The Mysteries and Mysticism of Michelangelo inside the Skylight Gallery at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $5 per person and includes admission to the current exhibition.

The museum gift shop will have a sale and open house on December 10 from noon until 5:00 p.m. Meet several of the gift shop's featured artists and enjoy refreshments while shopping. All visitors may enjoy a 10% discount on gift shop purchases (excluding previously reduced merchandise).

Finally, on December 17 at 3:00 p.m. David Buice, Oglethorpe University Harpsichordist-in-Residence, will present Slow Playing: Meditative Music for Harpsichord. Enjoy the exhibition's final hours and unwind from holiday pressures during a recital of reflective, relaxing music for harpsichord. Featuring works by J. S. Bach, William Byrd, François Couperin le grand, Louis Couperin, Antoine Forqueray, Johannes Froberger, Peter Phillips and others. General Admission is $15; museum members and Oglethorpe community are $10 and students are free.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. Guided tours are available Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Free and ample parking is available. Exhibition admission is $5 per person; museum members, children under 12 and the Oglethorpe community are free. For more information please visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum) or call 404.364.8555.