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Daily on Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5pm until Fri, Jun 12, 2026
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Daily on Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 5pm until Thu, Jun 18, 2026
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Events
History Exploration Camp

Join us for an exciting week as we travel back to the 1960s and explore how Mississippi helped shape the Space Race, music, and major cultural change. Campers will learn through hands-on activities, stories, and creative projects that bring history to life.

These sessions take place on June 8 –18 in the Pete Spiro Classroom at the Two Mississippi Museums. Registration is $75 for rising third through fifth graders. Space is limited to thirty campers. Register here by May 15. For more information, contact Jasmine Holmes, director of museum education, at 601-576-6773 or jholmes@mdah.ms.gov.

Events

History Happy Hour: Prohibition

April 16, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us for History Happy Hour on Thursday, April 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. with live music by Groove Factor, food from Primos Cafe, and a cash bar at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will feature components from the 2020 temporary exhibit Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics

Eudora Welty Birthday Bash

April 17, 2026, 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Celebrate Eudora Welty’s 117th birthday beginning Friday, April 17, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden, with free tours of the Welty House at 9 and 11 a.m. as well as 1 and 3 p.m. The Welty Birthday Bash continues Saturday, April 18, with typewriter poetry by As Told by S.I.R. from 1-3 p.m. and caricature sketches by Joe McKeever from 2-4 p.m.

MDAH Board of Trustees Quarterly Meeting

April 17, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

The MDAH Board of Trustees will hold an executive meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, April 17.