Mississippi State

Museen in Mississippi

Heritage & Museums of Mississippi

Mississippi's historical landscape is preserved through a diverse array of museums and landmarks. This collection features the Tupelo birthplace of Elvis Presley and the Jackson home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty. In Vicksburg, the Old Court House and Lower Mississippi River Museum explore regional governance and the waterway's ecological impact. The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi showcases avant-garde ceramics within a Frank Gehry-designed campus, while Hattiesburg’s African American Military History Museum honors service members within a historic USO building. The Old Capitol Museum in Jackson highlights the state's political evolution since 1839.

Heritage & Museums of Mississippi — Karte

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Elvis Presley Birthplace

The Elvis Presley Birthplace is a historic museum site in Tupelo, Mississippi, dedicated to the preservation of the birthplace of American…

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Lower Mississippi River Museum

The Lower Mississippi River Museum is a museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Old Court House Museum

The Old Courthouse, Warren County, also known as Warren County Courthouse, stands prominently on a hill in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was…

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Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art is a non-profit art museum located in Biloxi, Mississippi, dedicated to the ceramics of George E.

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African American Military History Museum

The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, opened to…

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Old Capitol Museum

The Old Mississippi State Capitol, also known as Old Capitol Museum or Old State Capitol, served as the Mississippi statehouse from 1839…

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Eudora Welty House

The Eudora Welty House & Garden, at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years.