The Old Capitol is Mississippi's most historic building. Built in 1839, it was the site of some of the state's most significant legislative actions, such as the passage of the 1839 Married Women's Property Act, Mississippi's secession from the Union in 1861, and the crafting of the 1868 and 1890 state constitutions.

VISIT

The Old Capitol Museum will close on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. 

Beginning July 1, 2024, the Old Capitol Museum is open Wednesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Reservations are preferred. Please email ocmscheduling@mdah.ms.gov to schedule your visit in advance. 

The Old Capitol Museum is also available for event rentals and special events. For more information about event rentals, click here. Free parking for the Old Capitol Museum is located behind the museum. The entrance is on Amite Street.

ABOUT

The Old Capitol Museum has been restored to its original grandeur and reopened by the state as a free museum focusing on the distinguished history of the building and the events that have taken place in it. Interactive multimedia exhibits explore the roles of the legislature, governor, and high court, as well as the importance of historic preservation to the state, the activities that took place in the building after the New Capitol was constructed in 1903, and much more.

The building is a National Historic Landmark, and one of the country's premier examples of Greek Revival public architecture. When it was built in 1839, the massive limestone exterior, copper dome, and grand interior spaces made the Old Capitol the most distinguished building in Mississippi.