News Releases
To honor the legacy of the late Gov. William Winter, the Two Mississippi Museums will offer free admission to the public on Friday, Feb. 21. The free admission is made possible by Jones Walker LLP, which acquired Watkins, Ludlam, Winter and Stennis, where Governor Winter worked for over 50 years.
A new exhibit – Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding – opens at the Two Mississippi Museums on March 8. The exhibit opening is the first in a slate of programming marking the 20th anniversary of the devastating storm.
Country and rock singer and “American Idol” finalist Colin Stough will headline the 2025 Mississippi Makers Fest – a free music, food, and arts festival sponsored by Nissan.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has announced the 2025 Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Grant program (MHSPG) grantees.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (MCRM) has been nominated – for the second consecutive time – for the Best History Museum in the United States in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
FedEx will sponsor free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums during an extended observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 18-21. The holiday weekend events include the MLK Night of Culture on Monday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium, with a theme inspired by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians will be closed Monday, December 30, due to a power outage. It will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
The local government records committee will review, approve, disapprove, amend, or modify records control schedules for county and municipal government offices on Tuesday, January 21, at 10:30 a.m.
Artists interested in showcasing their talent at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson are encouraged to apply for the annual MLK Night of Culture program that will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2025. Applications are open for those who would like to perform spoken word, sing, dance, or perform an artistic piece. This year’s theme focuses on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in honor of the 60th anniversary of its passage.