Nearly one million people have visited the Two Mississippi Museums since opening in 2017.  

Inside the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, visitors encounter powerful, complex, and deeply moving stories.  

Crigler Park ensures those stories don’t end at the museum exit.  

Once complete, visitors will step into a space designed for contemplation, thoughtful conversation, and exploration.

Behind the Name

When the Two Mississippi Museums were originally imagined, the vision included an adjacent green space designed to extend the visitor experience beyond the museum walls. At the time, funding limitations kept that vision from being fulfilled.

Now, it will be.  

Margaret Ann Crigler believed deeply in caring for others. She and her husband, Noble T. Crigler, spent their lives giving, supporting causes, building relationships, and investing in people and communities wherever they could.  

After her passing, Noble made a $1 million gift in her honor for the creation of this park.

Learn More About the Criglers

Our Vision

Crigler Park will serve as a new anchor for Jackson's Museum Trail, a walking and biking trail that connects the museums at LeFleur's Bluff to the museums downtown. The plan also represents a return to the city's original 1822 design, which included green spaces on alternating blocks.

The park design blends natural beauty with intentional design to create a space that is both welcoming and meaningful.

Plans for the space include a community lawn for events and gatherings, a natural play area for children and families, and native Mississippi foliage and landscaping.

  • Crigler Park will feature Japanese Magnolias, Margaret Crigler's favorite tree.

    Crigler Park will feature Japanese Magnolias, Margaret Crigler's favorite tree.

  • Crigler Park will allow the Two Mississippi Museums to plan bigger and better programming, such as outdoor concerts, fitness classes, and cultural events.

    Crigler Park will allow the Two Mississippi Museums to plan bigger and better programming, such as outdoor concerts, fitness classes, and cultural events.

  • Crigler Park will be free and open to the public. The park will provide a welcoming place for walking, playing, and relaxing while improving quality of life in Downtown Jackson.

    Crigler Park will be free and open to the public. The park will provide a welcoming place for walking, playing, and relaxing while improving quality of life in Downtown Jackson.

  • Designed as a model of regenerative landscape practice, Crigler Park restores native ecology, improves air quality, and reduces urban heat.

    Designed as a model of regenerative landscape practice, Crigler Park restores native ecology, improves air quality, and reduces urban heat.

  • Students visiting the Two Mississippi Museums will begin their field trip in Crigler Park. More than 10,000 students visit the museums each year.

    Students visiting the Two Mississippi Museums will begin their field trip in Crigler Park. More than 10,000 students visit the museums each year.

  • The planned children’s play area at Crigler Park will create a space for imagination, play, and discovery.

    The planned children’s play area at Crigler Park will create a space for imagination, play, and discovery.

  • Crigler Park will expand the footprint of the Two Mississippi Museums, in turn expanding our program options such as Mississippi Makers Fest and Juneteenth Jubilee.

    Crigler Park will expand the footprint of the Two Mississippi Museums, in turn expanding our program options such as Mississippi Makers Fest and Juneteenth Jubilee.

  • Learning happens beyond the classroom, and Crigler Park will allow visitors to reflect and contemplate the stories they learned about inside the museums.

    Learning happens beyond the classroom, and Crigler Park will allow visitors to reflect and contemplate the stories they learned about inside the museums.

Funding

Margaret Ann Crigler Park is supported by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Foundation for  Mississippi History, and generous private donors. Their commitment is helping complete the Two Mississippi Museums campus and shape its next chapter. You can also support this project with a donation.

Crigler Park Pollinator Garden

Donate to Support Margaret Ann Crigler Park

Your support will create a lasting legacy and help tell  Mississippi's story for generations to come.

Park Partners

Amazon
Atmos Energy
Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes, PLLC
Community Foundation for Mississippi
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Junior League of Jackson
Mississippi Arts Commission
Noble Crigler
Phil Hardin Foundation
Walker Foundation

Recent Updates

 
MDAH announces $1.4 million in new funding for Margaret Ann Crigler Park

 

Junior League of Jackson awards $100,000 grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History 
Junior League of Jackson awards $100,000 grant to The Foundation for Mississippi History

 

Community Foundation for Mississippi’s John and Lucy Shackelford Fund awards $1 million grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History 
Community Foundation for Mississippi’s John and Lucy Shackelford Fund awards $1 million grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History

Crigler Park in the News

Junior League of Jackson donates $100k to future public park - WLBT3

Junior League of Jackson donates $100k to future public park - Fox40

$100K donation made by Junior League of Jackson for construction of public park - Supertalk