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Meet Your Guides
STORYTELLER, AUTHOR, MIXED-MEDIA FIBER ARTIST, TEACHER, SPEAKER
Diane Williams
“Lock me in a museum after midnight, and my dreams and imagination will soar.”
author, freelance writer, singer-songwriter, Musician, teaching artist, speaker, instructor
Richelle Putnam
“Dare to Dream. Dare to Discover. Dare to Do. Dare to be a lifelong learner.”
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2024 Mississippi Book Festival
Coauthor Diane Williams represented A Guide to Mississippi Museums on the Mississippi Culture panel at the 2024 Mississippi Book Festival along with authors Joe Lee (Raphael’s Men), Larry Wells (Ghostwriter, Shakespeare, Literary Landmines, and an Eccentric Paton’s Royal Obsession), Josh Foreman (Wicked Mississippi), and moderator, Germaine Flood (MPB host and producer). It was a grand…
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Virtual Walkthroughs, Online Tours, Threshold 360° Tour Platforms, and more
Mississippi Museums offer so much to today’s patrons. You can sit comfortably and watch a video depicting history, community, and artifacts with audio descriptions; you can research (on-site and online) documents, artifacts, and history. You can engage in an interactive interpretive center, experience hands-on activities, or take a class with a local or regional artist.…
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Pete Frierson – Mississippi 4-H Museum
Campus of Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum 1150 Lakeland Drive Jackson MS 39216 The book A Guide to Mississippi Museums includes information on what you will find in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum. Be sure to visit the Pete Frierson—Mississippi 4H Museum, an initiative of the Mississippi Extension Services. It is the first free-standing…
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Mississippi Blues Museum
Mississippi Blues Museum Lower Level of the Fondren Art Gallery & Framing 3242 North State Street Jackson MS 39216 The Mississippi Blues Museum opened on October 5, 2023, proclaiming blues musicians, blues music, and blues culture. Inside, you will find a very relaxing space that includes an art gallery, exhibition and performance space, and art…
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Mississippi Museum Trail
Stay tuned because the Mississippi Museum Trail is becoming a reality in Jackson, Mississippi. There are multiple museums in the area (Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Children’s Museum, Mississippi Science Museum, Mississippi Agricultural Museum, Municipal Art Gallery, the Two Mississippi Museums (History and Civil Rights), Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, Mississippi Music Experience inside…
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The Agnes Zaiontz Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Museum
The Agnes Zaiontz Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Museum and Intermodal Learning Center exhibits the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and its extensive lock and dam system, as well as related rail and highway transportation artifacts and information. Initially the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Museum, it was renamed to honor Agnes Zaiontz, Tenn-Tom Waterway’s long-time office manager and driving force behind…
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– Frank Oppenheimer“Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.”
– Pablo Picasso“I love doing normal things … I also love to go to art and history museums.”
– Christina Aguilera
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