Museum of Mississippi History 🇺🇸

Located at 222 North St. #2205 in Jackson, Mississippi, the Museum of Mississippi History invites you to explore 15,000 years of the state's rich past. Administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the museum opened on December 9, 2017—alongside the adjacent Mississippi Civil Rights Museum—to celebrate Mississippi's bicentennial.

Embracing the overarching theme "One Mississippi, Many Stories," this expansive facility offers an engaging journey through a massive 200,000-square-foot complex shared with its sister museum. When you visit, you will encounter dynamic educational programs, historical artifacts, and 8 timeline-based galleries detailing the region's evolution.

Walk through "The First People" to learn about early Native Americans, or navigate "Cultural Crossroads" to see the interactions between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. You can discover the era of territory and statehood in "Joining the United States," reflect on slavery and the American Civil War in "Cotton Kingdom," and examine Post-Civil War life in "The World Remade." Your tour continues through the 20th century and modern era in "Promise and Peril," "Bridging Hardship," and "Forging Ahead," covering everything from the Great Depression to civil rights, diversification, and innovation.

What to see at Museum of Mississippi History

• Explores 15,000 years of state history through 8 timeline-based galleries
• Examines early Native American life from 13,000 BC to AD 1518
• Covers critical eras including statehood, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
• Showcases artifacts and stories stretching through World War II to modern innovation
• Shares a 200,000-square-foot complex with the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Visiting tips

Plan extra time during your visit to appreciate the shared complex, which includes an auditorium and features the adjacent Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

How long: 2-3 hours · Best time: Morning

How to get there & what’s nearby

Museum of Mississippi History is easy to reach on Jackson’s public transport, and pairs naturally with Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle and Jackson Zoo. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Jackson travel guide.