Author: Diane Williams
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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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Tomato Museum
As you are driving south on I-55, approximately thirty miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, nearing the Crystal Springs Exit 72, a sign on the side of the highway boasts of having a tomato museum in town. Your curiosity may stir as you wonder how the city of Crystal Springs got its name, and you may…
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Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Educational Center
The Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Historical Museum and Educational Center began in July 2022 because of a group of restoration committee members. In attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were city officials and a few state representatives, along with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. They were there because the community cared about preserving the old…
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The Room
If you traveled one block west of what is known as Five Points in Jackson, Mississippi, you would have seen a building that once served as an industrial uniform operation with “swinging doors that never closed.” When the facility was in operation, approximately 126 women worked around the clock on any given day. The operation…
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Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum
The town of Cleveland was once known as Coleman’s Station, located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee and Vicksburg, Mississippi. The new name was a homage to President Grover Cleveland. It is said that he was one of the first train passengers to travel through Cleveland. The steam engines traveling through in the early days transported timber…
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The Two Mississippi Museums
“The Two Mississippi Museums preserve the painful stories and truths of our ancestors and are a testament to the deep resolve we have to heal our communities.” The Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened in 2017. They are identified as the Two Mississippi Museums. The two buildings are joined and…
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Jim Henson Delta Boyhood Museum
Leland is “The Birthplace of the Frog” and the childhood home of Jim Henson. Henson lived in Leland as a youngster, but his adult years were spent beyond Mississippi’s borders. He is the genius behind Kermit the Frog and the Muppets. Kermit was named after the to-be-mayor’s son, a childhood friend of Jim Henson. Kermit…