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This Is Home: Medgar Evers, Mississippi, and the Movement Exhibit Opening

The This Is Home: Medgar Evers, Mississippi, and the Movement exhibit will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 1. In this exhibit, MDAH is marking the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers by examining the life, death, and impact of the civil rights hero. As Mississippi field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1954 to 1963, Evers was involved in every major civil rights action in the state. The exhibit will cover Evers’s early life and family, his career with the NAACP, his assassination in the driveway of his home on June 11, 1963, and his lasting legacy. The exhibit will close on Friday, June 30. For more information, call 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

October 25, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for Trick or Treat and Day of the Dead at the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore Mississippi’s history and Mexican heritage with our museum gallery guide, themed crafts and games, and a Dia de los Muertos cultural demonstration from members of the Mississippi Hispanic Association.

October 26, 2025, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

October 28, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us Tuesday, October 28, 11 a.m. 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.