Arts & Culture in Mississippi

The Magnolia State has played an integral part in shaping the cultural history of America. Whether you’re interested in the artists that have thrived as a result of such a rich culture or the development and preservation of Mississippi’s historical attractions, there’s an endless amount of things to do and places to see.

Ground Zero Blues Club

Ground Zero Blues Club

Clarksdale, MS   FEATURED

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Local blues bands, Southern eats & booze in down home club co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman. […]

Grammy Museum Mississippi

Cleveland, MS   FEATURED

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The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is an interactive museum located in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States, focused on the continuing musical achievements of Mississippians. The museum opened on March 5, 2016. Mississippi is known around the world as the “Birthplace of America’s […]

Lauren Rogers Museum

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

Laurel, MS   FEATURED

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Mississippi’s first art museum, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is located in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1923 in memory of Lauren Eastman Rogers. The building’s architect was Rathbone DeBuys of New Orleans, Louisiana. The museum […]

MSU Riley Center

MSU Riley Center

Meridian, MS   FEATURED

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The Riley Center, also known as the Grand Opera House and formally as the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts, is a performing arts and conference center in Meridian, Mississippi. It was added to the National […]

Mississippi Museum of Art

Mississippi Museum of Art

Jackson, MS   FEATURED

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Mississippi’s largest art museum has over 4,000 works, including the world’s largest collection by and relating to Mississippians and their diverse heritage. Many works can be seen in the permanent collection, New Symphony of Time. The Art Garden offers Wifi […]

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

Biloxi, MS   FEATURED

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The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum Of Art is a non-profit art museum located in Biloxi, Mississippi, dedicated to the ceramics of George E. Ohr, the self-proclaimed “Mad Potter of Biloxi.” The museum’s unique buildings were designed by the noted American architect, Frank […]

University of Mississippi Museum

University of Mississippi Museum

Oxford, MS   FEATURED

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The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is a museum and two historic houses owned and operated by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The museum is designed to appeal to both a popular and scholarly audience, with […]

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Located in the heart of the Delta in Indianola, the B.B. King and Delta Interpretive Center, through exhibits, tells the story of King’s life and music. “The mission of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit […]

Museum of the Mississippi Delta

Museum of the Mississippi Delta

Greenwood, MS   FEATURED

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Founded in the 1970s as Cottonlandia, this outstanding regional museum will take you time traveling through centuries of Delta history and culture. From prehistoric fossils, Indian artifacts and Civil War history, to the rescued remnants of Chief Greenwood Leflore’s lost […]

Walter Anderson Museum

Walter Anderson Museum of Art

Ocean Springs , MS   FEATURED

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The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is dedicated to celebrating the works of Walter Inglis Anderson an artist whose depictions of the plants, animals, and people of the Gulf Coast have placed him at the forefront of American painters of […]