Events

At noon on Wednesday, July 24, Bruce Watson will present “

At noon on Wednesday, July 17, Michael Streissguth will present "American Culture and the Art of Marty Stuart" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, July 10, Leslie-Burl McLemore will present "Freedom Summer: A Personal Odyssey," as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

At noon on Wednesday, July 3, Boyce Upholt will present "The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.

The Two Mississippi Museums education staff will offer tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. followed by a Q&A to honor the lives of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. These three Freedom Summer volunteers were murdered on June 21, 1964, for their efforts in registering African Americans to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. The tours will highlight the story of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, and its impact on Freedom Summer in Mississippi. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

The Two Mississippi Museums education staff will offer tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. followed by a Q&A to honor the lives of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. These three Freedom Summer volunteers were murdered on June 21, 1964, for their efforts in registering African Americans to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. The tours will highlight the story of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, and its impact on Freedom Summer in Mississippi. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Join us for Juneteenth Jubilee at the Two Mississippi Museums! Sponsored by Ingalls Shipbuilding, this evening program will celebrate Black empowerment and community, featuring a variety of activities in collaboration with Briarwood Arts Center. The festivity will include Juneteenth-themed crafts, card and yard games, Juneteenth-themed tours at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., a line dance workshop with Aaron Honeysuckle at 5:30 p.m., and performances by The Master's Touch DrumLine, LLC, Jasmine JT Thomas, Clifton Cotten, and the Anderson United Methodist Church youth dance ministry.

Thanks to support from Ingalls Shipbuilding, the Two Mississippi Museums–Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum–will offer free admission Wednesday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Freedom School Camp is for students heading into sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, where campers will deepen their understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi and its impact on the world through stories of local heroes in their communities. Students will visit historic sites in Jackson and take a trip to the Mississippi Delta.

Freedom School Camp is held for two consecutive weeks, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week days, July 15-26, with a registration fee of $150 per student for the two-week camp. Lunch and two snacks are provided daily. 

Join us for Discovery Week Camp at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, 9 a.m. to noon,  June 3–7, 2024 and June 10–14, 2024. Campers will walk nature trails, play games like Chunkey and archery, and create unique crafts to take home. Native American demonstrators will also provide special presentations.