At noon on Wednesday, November 16, Steve Fiffer, Missy Jones, Ebony Lumumba, and Julian Miller will present “The Moment” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
Indigenous textile artist and fashion designer Tina Benevente will discuss how her heritage influences her work and share design examples at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 2, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians.
For more information, visit info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.
Join us for an open house at 9 am. on Saturday, December 3, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. This open house will kick-start the three week long holiday sale at the Grand Village and will include Native American artisans demonstrating their products and a children's grab-and-go area focused on Native American style arts and crafts. Refreshments will be served.
Learn how to care for important family papers at our Community Curation Day: Donating Family Artifacts and Papers. MDAH’s professional archivists will demonstrate preserving and storing techniques and explain the department’s collecting interests. Archival supplies will be provided for guests to use while supplies last. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 601-576-6850, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join the Two Mississippi Museums for a free screening of episode 1 of "Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns" at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 23. Admission to the museums is free on Sundays and includes The World of Marty Stuart special exhibit. For more information, visit https://worldofmartystuart.mdah.ms.gov/ or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At noon on Wednesday, November 9, LaShunda Calvert will present “The Life of Sister Thea Bowman” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, November 2, Davis Houck will present “Black Bodies in the River: Searching for Freedom Summer” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
Join the Two Mississippi Museums store for a holiday open house at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 3. The event will be free to the public and will include food and beverage samplings from Mississippi vendors, artist and baker meet-and-greet opportunities, light music, membership and donor information on merchandise, and special discounts on merchandise. For more information, email info@mdah.ms.gov or call 601-576-6850.
Join the Two Mississippi Museums staff for a volunteer intake session on Thursday, October 20, at 2 p.m. If you have ever wanted to volunteer at the museums or have not volunteered recently and need a refresher, this is an excellent opportunity to meet the staff, learn what volunteers do, and become acquainted with the museums. This session will take place in the Spiro Pete Cora Classroom inside the Two Mississippi Museums.
Join us for our Archaeology Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, on the Old Capitol Green, in partnership with the Mississippi Archaeological Association. Guests will have fun experiencing the world of archaeology through games, interactives, modern tech demonstrations, and more. Families can collect four stamps in their Passport In Time at different expo booths and receive four free tickets to the Two Mississippi Museums! Passports will be available on site on the day of the event.