Arts & Culture in Mississippi

Exterior photo of the Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg at night

Saenger Theater

Hattiesburg   FEATURED

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Opened in 1929 as a movie palace, the Historic Saenger Theater is Downtown Hattiesburg’s crown jewel. The Art Deco building underwent an extensive renovation in 2000 and now hosts events throughout the year, including classic holiday film screenings, magic shows, […]

Ground Zero Blues Club – Biloxi

Biloxi   FEATURED

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Biloxi location of the down-home Delta club co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, featuring local blues bands, Southern eats & booze. […]

Square Books

Square Books

Oxford   FEATURED

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Square Books, located in the historic town square of Oxford, is a renowned independent bookstore encompassing four distinct buildings. Founded in 1979 by Richard and Lisa Howorth, it offers a diverse selection of literary fiction, books on Southern history, and […]

Meridian Museum of Art

Meridian Museum of Art

Meridian   FEATURED

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The Meridian Museum of Art is a visual arts museum located in the historic Old Carnegie Library building in downtown Meridian. Established in 1970, the museum focuses on exhibiting contemporary and traditional artwork by regional, national, and international artists. It […]

Peter's Pottery

Peter’s Pottery

Mound Bayou

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Peter’s Pottery is located in Mound Bayou, about 15 minutes north of Cleveland, Mississippi. The family-owned business creates bowls, candlesticks, tableware, lamps, and animal figurines on-site and sells the products in their showroom. […]

Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art

Clarksdale

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Cat Head Delta Blues Folk Art has been in operation in Clarksdale since 2002. Cat Head is also the base of operations for various blues festival, film, book and touring projects. […]

Ole Miss Blues Archive

Blues Archives at the University of Mississippi

Oxford

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The Blues Archive at the University of Mississippi is one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of blues-related materials. Located within the J.D. Williams Library in Oxford, the archive houses more than 60,000 sound recordings, 20,000 photographs, 1,000 videos, and […]

Thalia Mara Hall

Thalia Mara Hall

Jackson

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Thalia Mara Hall is the Municipal Auditorium of the City of Jackson. The 2,040 seat theater is located in the downtown arts and cultural district of Jackson. The theater was built in 1968 and hosts a variety of performances including […]

Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty House & Gardens

Jackson

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Welty, born in 1909, was a writer of international acclaim. Her home is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most intact literary homes in the country. The garden is beautifully reconstructed to the 1925-1945 period. House tours are […]