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What is Conservation?

Interested in learning how to preserve that precious family heirloom? Join us for What Is Conservation? in the Spiro Pete Cora Classroom of the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, January 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. Katie Etre, MDAH conservator, will discuss the basics of conservation in museums as well as providing tips to preserve precious family objects. Register here. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

December 10, 2025, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

To commemorate the 208th anniversary of Mississippi’s admission as the twentieth state in the Union, education staff from the Two Mississippi Museums will host free flash tours at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, in the Museum of Mississippi History.

December 10, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, December 10, historian Justin Randolph will present “Mississippi Law: Policing and Reform in America’s Jim Crow Countryside” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Randolph will explore how law enforcement shaped life in the segregated South

December 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for the Possum Ridge: Paint a Train workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This family-friendly event will allow for visitors to assemble and paint a model train after a guided tour highlighting key features of the exhibit on display through December 31.