Mississippi Made, a special exhibit highlighting the people, industries and creative traditions that have shaped Mississippi and influenced the nation, will open March 7 at the Two Mississippi Museums.
In honor of the lives and work of Gov. William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter, admission is free at the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, Feb. 21.
The Two Mississippi Museums are now displaying the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.
FedEx will sponsor free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums during an extended observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Jan. 17-20. Events include the MLK Night of Culture and National Day of Racial Healing programs.
The 2025 Mississippi listings in the National Register of Historic Places include Provine Chapel at Mississippi College, the home of a lauded quiltmaker in Jefferson County and five historic districts across the state. In all, 15 properties were listed in the National Register this year.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees has selected Barry White, longtime preservation leader and current director of the agency’s Historic Preservation Division, as the next director of MDAH. White will succeed outgoing director Katie Blount on July 1, 2026.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has announced two promotions within its Archives and Records Services Division.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s annual holiday events – Christmas by Candlelight Tour and Possum Ridge Exhibit – return in early December.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has announced $1.4 million in new funding to support the development of Margaret Ann Crigler Park in downtown Jackson, with $500,000 from the Phil Hardin Foundation, $500,000 from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) through its Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) program and two separate $200,000 gifts from anonymous donors.