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History Happy Hour: Music

Enjoy our History Happy Hour at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Two Mississippi Museums! The event will feature free admission, live music from Twurt Chamberlain, local food trucks, and a cash bar. Guests can also join interactive flash tours through the museums to learn about the role the blues played during the Civil Rights Movement as well as how this beloved genre still shapes modern music today. Two Mississippi Museum and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi members receive a complimentary drink. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. Sponsored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.

Upcoming Events

July 22, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, July 22, Susannah Ural, Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University, will present on the nation’s largest privately held collection of Lincolniana as part of the History Is Lunch series. Ural will use the Williams Collection of Lincolniana from Mississippi State University

July 26, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

July 29, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, July 29, Bebe Wolfe, owner of the historic art studio founded by her family, will join daniel johnson, board chair of The Wolfe Creative Legacy, to discuss the studio’s 80-year history as part of the History Is Lunch series. Over the past five years, the pair has collaborated on building a comprehensive archive