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MLK Weekend Celebration

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 21, on the National Day of Racial Healing. Lunch will be provided before two panel discussions—one celebrating Dr. John Perkins' contribution to civil rights and racial healing and the other exploring the role of philanthropy in community transformation. This program marking the National Day of Racial Healing, an initiative spearheaded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is presented in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Perkins Family, the Foundation for the Mid South, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Generous support for this event was provided by FedEx. For more information on the extended MLK Weekend Celebration, click here. 

Upcoming Events

September 20, 2025, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join us on Saturday, September 20, for Discovery Day: Mississippi Storytellers, a family-friendly event highlighting Mississippi storytellers and their contribution to the arts through a multimedia presentation, writing activity, readings, and crafts. Starting at 11 a.m., this exciting day is specially designed for fourth through eighth grade students and their families at the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

September 21, 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.

September 24, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon Wednesday, September 24, NancyKay Wessman, author and founder of WessComm, LLC, will explore the vivid firsthand accounts of frontline heroes sustaining local communities by showing courage, leadership, and moral determination as part of the History Is Lunch series. Wessman is the author of Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero which focuses on the stories of first responders who risked their lives to lead rescue, recovery, and relief efforts during and after Hurricane Katrina. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of Katrina, Mississippi will be available for sale with a book signing to follow. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.