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MS Museums
MS Museums
Below is a list of MS Museums. Find detailed information on the Museum entries by clicking on their links.
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Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery
local blues museum
Category: Greenwood Museum in Mississippi
Description of this Mississippi Attraction: Dedicated to the life and music of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. (He died and is buried nearby.) Founded and operated by Stephen LaVere, the producer of the Grammy-award winning box set, Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings, the museum holds wonders untold for the dedicated blues aficianado. Special showcased displays of original Robert Johnson 78's, albums and CDs, cover recordings of Johnson's compositions and an impressive collection of gold and platinum record sales awards, books and films about Robert Johnson, and the Terraplane automobile (about which Johnson composed his most famous contemporary song, "Terraplane Blues"). There is also a room devoted to WGRM radio, which began its life in the building and on the same floor and over which B.B. King began his professional music career and as a result, the building is marked outside with Greenwood's first Mississippi Blues Trail marker. A local history room is dedicated to steamboats and railroads, the Civil War and Civil Rights, Spurrier Photography Studio, Ralph Lembo's Music Store and other local businesses, local record companies, musicians and singers. The entire premises are decorated with unusual photographs - many of them from LaVere's private collection and archives - which will enchant even the casual visitor. There is no admission charge, but a $2 per adult and a $1 per child donation is requested. In addition, a showcase full of unusual items related to the blues in general and Robert Johnson in particular - posters, postcards, books, CDs, and kitchy collectibles beckon even the most frugal to make a purchase and carry something home. See website for more information.
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Cottonlandia Museum
Regional Museum
Category: Greenwood Museum in Mississippi
Description of this Mississippi Attraction: It's not just cotton! Cottonlandia focues on the five A's: art, archaeology, antiques, animal and agriculture. Located in the former Billups Petroleum headquarters, Cottonlandia offers visitors a chance to see an amazing array of artifacts. There are temporary art shows, which change every 2 months, and feature the works of Mississippi artists, as well as a large permanent gallery collection. "Leflore County's Historic Time Line and Military History" exhibits demonstrate the growth of the area from 1830-present, from a personal point of view of the residents of the county. Our Civil War area includes a real Blakely cannon and a diorama of the Battle of Fort Pemberton.
In the Archaeology Room, visitors can check out the largest collection of Native American trade beads in the Southeast, as well as an exquisite pottery and stone tools collection from the Humber-McWilliams site in northern Mississippi.
Adults and children alike delight in the life-size diorama of a Mississippi swamp, complete with realistic sound effects and wildlife. The Fossils, Feathers and Fur room allows visitors a hands-on learning experience about the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fossils and plants of our state.
The Agricultural Hall is filled with farming implements from the turn of the 19th century, along with domestic hardware--sewing machines, a butter churn, washboards and much more, but the highlight of the room is the 38-foot long dugout canoe!
The Malmaison Room is named after the home of Greenwood Leflore, the last Choctaw Tribal Chief prior to their removal to Oklahoma in the mid-1800s. It contains artifacts from Leflore's palatial home, as well as several period pieces.
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