Graphic Novels and Cartoons across the Humanities

University of Mississippi

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 […]

Native American Days 2019

Winterville Mounds Park and Museum 2415 Highway 1 North, Greenville, MS, United States

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 […]

SB: The Asylum Hill Cemetery Project

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

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 […]

Ideas on Tap Biloxi: The Future of Public Education in Biloxi

Biloxi Visitors Center 1050 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, United States

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 […]

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2019 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival

Clarksdale Historic Downtown District

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 […]

UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage

Starkville Community Theater 108 East Main Street, Starkville, MS

“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 […]

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Choctaw Days

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art 565 N. Fifth Avenue, Laurel, MS

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 […]

10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi

Morris Ice Company 654 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

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 […]

Ideas on Tap: What Makes America Great?

Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

On October 29, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal & Mal's for the second in a three-part series on American identity. The October 29 program will focus on patriotism: […]

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