Nuestro Mississippi Exhibit

Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

Join us for the opening of the special exhibition Nuestro Mississippi, a collection of photographs by photographer Rojelio Rodriguez, documenting Mississippi’s Hispanic community—their resilience, historical impact, and ongoing contributions to […]

Mississippi Museum Conference

TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

The Mississippi Museum Conference will be held at the Two Mississippi Museums– Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum–on September 16–17, 2024, in Jackson. This two-day program will […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: Learning Mississippi History Through Historical Markers

Walthall County Library 707 Union RD, Tylertown, MS

From traditional green historical markers to the Mississippi Blues Trail, Freedom Trail, Country Music Trail, and Mississippi Mound Trail, the state’s history is told along its roads. The speaker, William […]

Free

Ideas on Tap: Reimagining Statuary Hall

The Station 3025 N State St,, Jackson, MS

Ideas on Tap: Reimagining Statuary Hall is a MHC program in partnership with Mississippi Today. Join us for a fun and educational evening highlighting great Mississippians who have contributed to […]

Free

Slavery in Colonial Natchez: Cotton, Race, and Wealth before the Old South

Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Dr., Jackson, MS, United States

This presentation by Dr. Christian Pinnen examines how slaves and colonists weathered the economic and political upheavals that rocked the Lower Mississippi Valley in the years between the American Revolution […]

Free

Music America: Iconic Objects from America’s Music History Museum Day Events

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, United States

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is hosting a soft opening and curator-led exhibit tours on September 20, 2024. Later in October followed by a panel discussion and live entertainment in the Museum’s […]

Free

The Blossoms Mother-Daughter Reading Club

Lemuria Book Store 4465 I-55 STE 20, Jackson, MS, United States

The Blossoms Mother-Daughter Reading Club is an intergenerational program that brings Black female Gen-Z students together with their mothers for dialogue that fosters voice, agency, self-confidence, & leadership. Reading texts […]

Free

Banned Books Week 2024

MUW, MSMS, and Friendly City Books will host 4 events during Banned Books Week, September 22-27th, to bring awareness to censorship attempts in the US and stimulate dialogue around this […]

2024 MCHEP Convening

Eagle Ridge Conference Center 1500 Raymond Lake Rd., Raymond, MS

The 2024 MCHEP Convening will be held September 25 - 26, 2024, at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center and Resort in Raymond, Mississippi. The Convening is an annual event that […]

PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival

Jackson State University 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS

The PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival promotes Spanish language and culture by curating a series of films, offering a platform for educational and societal enrichment. This event comprises the presentation of […]

Free

Speakers Bureau Presentation: “Gardening Southern Style”

Wayne County Library 1103 Mississippi Dr, Waynesboro, MS, United States

Felder Rushing addresses how the food we grow in our region connects us in many ways regardless of who our ancestors were. He also discusses heirloom fruits and vegetables, cross-cultural […]

Free