Events

At noon on Wednesday, August 28, Jeannie Speck-Thompson will present “A New Collection and New Look at M.B. Mayfield’s Art” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, August 21, Greg Biggs will present "Magnolia Banners: Mississippi Flags That Got Away" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, August 14, Sean O’Farrell will present “Palmers Crossing: People and Place” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, August 7, Bob Dent and Caroline Gray Primer will present “MDAH and the Mississippi Burning Case Files” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, July 31, Noah Saterstrom and Stephen Parks will present “What Became of Dr. Smith? A Life Rediscovered” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, October 11, the MDAH Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting in Turner Hall, room 206, of the Mississippi University for Women, located at 1100 College St. in Columbus, Mississippi. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Learn how to preserve photos at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, for our Community Curation Day. Laura Heller, MDAH acquisitions & collections coordinator, will demonstrate how to best preserve photographs. Visitors may bring in family photographs or photographic items for advice on how to best preserve and store precious family items. Archival materials will be available for a limited time. This program is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Register here.

The Two Mississippi Museums will host a Sunday Screening of two short films, Okay, Mr. Ray! and Ray Lum: Mule Trader from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The run time for these films is 14 minutes each. The screening will be held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. The short films explore the history of Mississippi, providing a glimpse into Southern manhood, community, and livelihood through the lens of a livestock trader. They also share an overarching sense of "place" and how the environment can contribute to the human experience.

The Two Mississippi Museum Education staff will offer tours to museum guests at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, to remember the life and legacy of Medgar Evers. For more information, call 601-576-6083 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.