Mississippi author Elizabeth Spencer will be honored at the Carrollton Pilgrimage & Pioneer Day Festival on Saturday, October 5th with the unveiling of a new Mississippi Writers Trail marker. Unveiling will take place in front of the Merrill Museum on the old Courthouse Square at 10am.
The Shaw Civil Rights Project presents Wade Through the Waters, a play about Civil Rights. Performance takes place at McEvans school in Shaw, MS.
The University of Mississippi presents a week-long conference that incorporates graphic novels and cartoons from a plethora of humanities disciplines such as Philosophy and Religion, Art/Art History, Classics, Writing and Rhetoric, African American Studies, Southern Studies, Political Science, and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. The conference will feature a week-long itinerary […]
Native American Days 2019 connects contemporary southeastern Native American traditions to their pre-Columbian past through archaeology. There will be 10 demonstration stations administered by Native Americans and/or other experts in traditional arts and crafts, including basketry, pottery, ancient games, mound building, archery, flint knapping, music and dance, primitive fishing, and herbal medicines. Native American food […]
The Mississippi Insane Asylum was established in Jackson in 1855 and operated in this location until 1935. During this period, a cemetery was maintained on the asylum grounds in which several thousand deceased patients were interred. This site is now occupied by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for which mission-critical needs have raised numerous […]
On October 15, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, the Sun Herald, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation for the second in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The free program will provide an in-depth look at the state of public education on […]
The 27th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival continues the mission of presenting programs on the life and works of Tennessee Williams in the context of Clarksdale and Coahoma County history. This year's festival will focus on Williams's sister, Rose, and important women in Clarksdale's history. The Festival is thrilled to announce Clarksdale, Mississippi's Writer's […]
On October 17, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, and the The MAX for the second in a two-part series on public education in Lauderdale County. The free program will feature an honest conversation between superintendents of both public school districts in Lauderdale County about the state of public education in the […]
“UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage,” a first-of-its-kind multi-media installation, is opening next week at Mississippi State’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. Displayed Sept. 30-Nov. 1 on the second floor of MSU’s Welcome Center, the exhibition is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, Mississippi Arts Commission, National Endowment for […]
Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. Native to the state, McKee’s love and support for Mississippi began in childhood as she sat […]
Each October fourth graders from across south Mississippi visit the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (LRMA) to participate in Choctaw Days: Fourth Grade Tours Program. This annual event teaches participants about Choctaw culture and enriches their arts-education experience. During Choctaw Days, students and teachers view the Museum’s renowned By Native Hands Native American Basket Collection and learn about […]
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi Program continues to shine a much-needed spotlight on the threats facing Mississippi's historic places and works with local advocates to find a preservation solution to bring building back to life. The 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2019 will be announced […]
