Thomas D. Lewis presents "Language, race, and identity in the Gulf South" Ideas about language are ideas about people. This means that the ways we think about languages and dialects are necessarily connected to the ways we think about the people who use those dialects and languages. This presentation explores how this fact shapes the […]
Tracy Carr presents "Wanted – 1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Old Mississippi Newspapers" A monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late […]
Who gets seen, what gets collected, and who confers value? Join us for a timely conversation on the art world’s complex relationship with Black artists and subject matter, featuring Gagosian director and art and culture writer, Antwaun Sargent. Antwaun Sargent is a writer, curator, and a director at Gagosian. His recent books are The New Black Vanguard: […]
This session is part of the Spark!: Places of Innovation exhibit at the Greenville Higher Education Center on the Mississippi Delta Community College Greenville campus. This session will bring together city and community leaders to highlight strategies for bringing industry and workforce innovation to their cities and towns. The session will highlight current innovation […]
The Town Creek Celebration & Archaeology Exposition is a one-day, multi-generational cultural heritage event hosted in Nettleton, Mississippi. Designed to honor the region’s Indigenous, civic, and civil rights history, the event will take place at Lowe Library and surrounding venues. Through interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, oral history recordings, and educational panels, the project will foster […]
Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America250 Celebration Join us on Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum to experience Mississippi during Colonial times. This free America250 event will feature living history demonstrations by the Atlanta Historic Dance group, educational presentations on the Marquis de Lafayette, and hands-on activities […]
Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Oxford Join MHC in Oxford for the Spark! Places of Innovation tour of Mississippi! October 10-November 21, 2026 Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library 662-234-5751 | lafayettems.com/places/lafayette-county-oxford-public-library/ Exhibit hours: Across 2026-2027, the Mississippi Humanities Council presents Spark! Places of Innovation, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Utica, Meridian, Greenville, Oxford, […]
Your Attention Please Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. – Location TBD Your Attention Please will be screening on Tuesday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m., thanks to a partnership between the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Mississippi Film Society, and Mississippi AI Collaborative. The documentary exploring algorithmic feeds, media, identity, and public trust. The program will consider how […]
William “Brother” Rogers presents “The Marquis de Lafayette Visits Mississippi” In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Natchez on his farewell tour of America. Learn more about who he was and why this historic event was significant.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist Tuesday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Capri Theatre The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist will be screening at the Capri Theatre on Tuesday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m., thanks to a partnership between the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Mississippi Film Society, and […]
Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Hattiesburg Join MHC in Hattiesburg for the Spark! Places of Innovation tour of Mississippi! November 28, 2026-January 9,2027 The Historic Eureka School with the 6th Street Museum District 601-268-3220 | hattiesburgeureka.com Exhibit hours: Across 2026-2027, the Mississippi Humanities Council presents Spark! Places of Innovation, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Utica, […]
The Mississippi Stories Grant program, supported by the Mississippi Legislature and the Mississippi Department of Archives & History, is designed to help Mississippians share the stories that matter most to them and their communities. The Mississippi Stories program is rooted in the idea that some of our most meaningful history is found in the voices […]
