On July 26, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host a “Steam Up” event to show off (and power up!) several of its steam engines. Several “steam buffs” and historians will be on hand to discuss the historical importance of steam. The free and open to the public program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways, which the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host from July 14 through August 25.
Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit explores water’s connection to all aspects of our society, including the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality.
Future Water/Ways events @ MIHM:
August 2, 7pm: “Water Ways: Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History” Speakers Bureau presentation
August 9, 4-8pm: Fish Fry and “Why We Call it Soul Food” Speakers Bureau presentation
August 16, 7pm: “Keep America Beautiful” presentation
August 23, 5-9pm: Evening Steam Up event
August 25, 12-1pm: “All Things Mississippi” Speakers Bureau presentation
