MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
HOURS
TUESDAY–SATURDAY 9AM–5PM
SUNDAY 11AM–5PM
Explore the Galleries
Explore 15,000 years of history and learn how our shared past influences our future together.
Explore Mississippi
Many of the homes, colleges, and historic sites discussed in this gallery still exist today. Journey beyond the museum walls and explore the places where history happened.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
Home and assassination site of famed civil rights activist
2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Dr.
Jackson, Mississippi
Winterville Mounds and Museum
This 42-acre site near Greenville, Mississippi, features 12 prehistoric Native American mounds, two large plazas, and a museum.
2415 Highway 1 North
Greenville, Mississippi
VISIT THE MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM
Explore the movement that changed the nation. Discover stories of Mississippians like Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Vernon Dahmer, as well as those who traveled many miles to stand beside them, come what may, in the name of equal rights for all.