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Sunday Screening of Eudora

Join us for a screening of Eudora at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at the Capri Theatre. Drawing on Eudora Welty archival materials from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and the Eudora Welty Foundation, this fifty-seven-minute film explores the life of Welty through interviews with her family, her friends, and Welty herself.  For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

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.