On Saturday, December 9, downtown Jackson will be the scene of the Mississippi Mile Bicentennial Celebration. As part of the celebration, the Mississippi Heritage Trust will be hosting an exhibit featuring the 10 Most Endangered Places in Mississippi at the MSU School of Architecture, 509 East Capitol Street. The exhibit will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and feature artwork and preservation project by students from around the state, including drawings and paintings of this year’s 10 Most. This exhibit is made possible with funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council, through support from the Mississippi Development Authority.
The exhibit will be part of a day-long event highlighting the 100 films produced by Blue Magnolia Films to celebrate Mississippi’s 200th birthday. Many of these films feature historic places, including a number of past 10 Most sites. MHT is proud to have sponsored the Mound Bayou film workshop, with funding from the National Park Service Lower Delta Initiative. Throughout the day, the films will be playing in the MSU School of Architecture auditorium.
If you are planning to be in Jackson for the opening of the two new museums or a stroll down Capitol Street to see the storytellers photograph gallery, please plan to stop by MHT’s booth outside the MSU’s School of Architecture, visit the 10 Most exhibit and take in some of these moving stories of Mississippi.