Events

Join us Tuesday, May 20, 11 a.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums to embark on a behind-the-scenes tour of the MDAH Historic Objects Collection led by Nan Prince, MDAH director of collections, and Hong Li, MDAH collections manager. Attendees will meet…

Bring your mats for free, adult  yoga  classes on the lawn of the Eudora Welty House & Garden beginning April 29 through May 27 from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Certified yoga instructor Maya Morris will begin each class with an intention based on a quote…

Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden (EWHG) for Welty Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, January 8. In honor of 1119 Pinehurst Street's 100-year anniversary, free admission will be offered every Wednesday, in addition to the long-standing tradition…

At noon Wednesday, May 21, MacArthur Cotton, a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Mississippi from 1961 to 1966, will explore how Cotton and other civil rights activists like Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer risked…

Learn how to preserve precious artifacts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, for our Community Curation Day in the orientation room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Laura Heller, MDAH acquisitions and collections coordinator, will…

Join us for Discovery Day: Mississippi in Space, a family-friendly event celebrating Mississippi's vital role in space exploration and discovery Saturday, May 24! Starting at 10 a.m., this exciting day is specially designed for third through fifth…