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Collection Tour

Join us at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 5, at the Two Mississippi Museums to embark on a behind-the-scenes tour of the MDAH Historic Objects Collection led by Nan Prince, MDAH director of collections, and Hong Li, MDAH collections manager. Attendees will meet in the lobby of the Two Mississippi Museums. Space is limited to the first twenty-five attendees. Register here. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

October 21, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, October 21, a panel will discuss the case of Clyde Kennard, a Black veteran of the Korean War who made multiple unsuccessful attempts during the 1950s to enroll at the then-all White Mississippi Southern College, now the University of Southern Mississippi. Michael Morris, director of the Two Mississippi Museums, will moderate a panel

October 25, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson is free every Sunday.

October 28, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, October 28, a panel will discuss the re-release of Jackson State University’s first official history book, Jackson State University: The First Hundred Years, 1877-1977 by Lelia Gaston Rhodes, and how the past continues to shape the present and inform the future as part of the History Is Lunch series.