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Mississippi Made Gallery Talk: Art

Join us for the Mississippi Made gallery talk at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, on the Mezzanine at the Two Mississippi Museums. In connection with America250, this free event will tell the story of how some of Mississippi’s greatest artists, creators, and storytellers shaped America. The panelists include Anna Traylor, special projects coordinator at the Eudora Welty House & Garden; Andy Young, founder of Pearl River Glass Studio; and Bebe Wolfe, artist and owner of the Wolfe Studio. Brittany Myburgh, art historian at Jackson State University, will serve as moderator. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

April 5, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

April 8, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 8, as Alcorn State University English professor J. Janice Coleman highlights the Hansberry family’s ties to Alcorn A&M College—the oldest public institution of higher learning for African Americans in Mississippi. Though best known because Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play by an African American woman

April 9, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the Mississippi Made gallery talk at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, on the Mezzanine at the Two Mississippi Museums. In connection with America250, this free event will tell the story of how some of Mississippi’s greatest artists, creators, and storytellers shaped America.