mississippi museum of art

NancyBsparky

Allow a couple of hours to tour this museum. It is really interesting, outsider art displayed alongside of more traditional pieces.Lots of Mississippi artists. Several Eudora Welty photographs.

224carolp

This museum hosts exhibits you won't find in other cities. It is always a good idea to check the website regularly to see what is coming up and make plans for a trip to Jackson!

PoorAggie

This is one of our favorite places. For a medium sized city, the Museum gives us so many cultural opportunities that you would not normally expect!

Bschreiner

My son & I were in Jackson overnight on our way to Oxford. He is a sophomore in college majoring in Art History so I thought this would be a good stop. Having just been on a school trip to Chicago a couple of weeks before, he wasn't too sure. However, we were both glad we made the time for this. The museum is wonderful. The traveling exhibit of Robert Henri's work was informative & the paintings were beautiful! The permanent exhibit of Mississippi works was equally impressive. Our favorites were the black & white photographs taken by Eudora Welty. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

VickiM710

Get here as soon as you can. The travelling Civil Rights Exhibit is so brilliantly done we wish every single American (of any age) could experience it. The entire museum is surprisingly well curated and for a small city this is a wonderful find and a must see if you are in town. A lovely museum café, fantastic gift shop filled with local art and the kindest museum staff we have ever experienced anywhere.

RayDunkin35

This is a great stop for kids and adults. Most of it is free , a minimum charge is for special exhibits. The current one is of picture during the civil rights a very moving exhibit. Overall , it is a cultural drink for the artist soul.

lpw2014

enjoyed the museum. nice exhibits, activities for children. Fountains outside are really neat. wish they would advertise more about their exhibits.

Kathryn0770

found the exhibits fascination - well worth a visit . There is also a very reasonable café for light lunches , snacks, or coffee & a lovely garden to eat if the weather is fine. The gift shop was a little diasppointing - no 'tasteful ' bags or pens for sale - easy things to pack in a suitcase!!!

JohnBentonClark

My wife and I have been members of the Museum of Art since shortly after we returned to Jackson in 1967. We have spent many happy hours at the museum, and have seldom missed a special show there. One of my favorite permanent exhibits is the small pre-Columbian artifacts near the gift shop, which was donated by a great Mississippi collector, The occasional exhibits of Mississippi artists and photographers are wonderful. The Theora Hamblett exhibit was a favorite of ours, since we knew Miss Hamblett, the "Mississippi Grandma Moses." She was a genius as a primitive painter. We are familiar with most of the New York art museums, which we have visited many times, as well as those in many other cities and a good many countries. Our Museum isn't the Metropolitan, but it's very good for a small city in a small state.

681lp

Attended child's field trip, great location, very educational, with lot's of insight into MS heritage.

553DavidM553

We have been members of the MS Museum of Art for several years. They have great exhibits as well as entertaining events. We love going to the after hours functions. This is my families favorite attraction in Jackson!

167bs

Nothing much to see, mainly MS artist represented. The free section was worth wandering through to kill a Sunday afternoon in Jackson but I paid $10 to see a mediocre watercolor show and the new acquit ions. Not worth the money

pennyl341

Check the website to see what show they have. Even if they are between shows there is a free exhibit that is worth the trip. You will be surprised at the gifted artist work displayed in the permanent show. Look on the walls where there are words of some of Ms. Most famous authors. Guarantee that you will be in for a treat. They also have and excellent gift shop. Gifts test are unique for all ages from 1to 100. Also a very nice cafe for lunch.

ddunx

There wasn't any big show--Monet had just moved out--just the permanent exhibits. But they were enough. They're mostly by artists with a Mississippi connection or about Mississippi (though a small room near the entrance had some nice Piranesis). Very interesting! Many of the artists are, or were, talented, and there are things other than paintings--photographs by Eudora Welty (who knew?) for example. Good thinking by the museum! The contents are much better than the second-rate productions by second-rate artists that some small museums have. I didn't know what I was in for, and I was very pleasantly surprised. And enlightened. And it's free! Amazing. Thanks, Jackson.

Benjamen83

This museum is definitely worth seeing while in Jackson. The building is excellent, and the exhibitions are always of the highest quality.