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The Mississippi Children's Museum is a children's museum with locations in Jackson, Mississippi and Meridian, Mississippi. The location in Jackson is situated within the LeFleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex, [1] and it was completed in 2010. [2] In 2021, the museum was awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. [3] [4]
From 1983 until 1990, Childs served as an administrator in the City of Chicago's Cultural Affairs and Special Events divisions at City Hall. She created and promoted a number of events after her work with the City of Chicago, including one honoring African American naval musicians from the Great Lakes. [1]
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, $5, $4 children 3-18; 1550 Lakeland Drive, Jackson; (601) 432-4500 or www.msagmuseum.org Mississippi Museum of Art at 380 S. Lamar Street, Jackson ...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum is also expanding its after-school program, which currently serves more than 130 students in Jackson and Meridian, to include programs such as architecture ...
In 1959, she was a member of the group that hosted Queen Elizabeth II in Chicago. [2] [3] Childs later collaborated with Harold Washington, the former mayor of Chicago, on his mayoral campaigns in 1977 and 1983. For many years, she also served as Mayor Washington's assistant. [1]
The Mississippi Children's Museum's mission is to instill a lifelong interest in learning within its young visitors. Opening in 2010, the museum was created as a years-long project to increase ...
Second oldest children's museum in the U.S.; recognized as LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council; founded in 1913 Bronzeville Children's Museum: Chicago: Illinois: Only African-American children's museum in the U.S. Bronx Children's Museum: The Bronx: New York: Founded in 2005. Brooklyn Children's Museum: Brooklyn: New York
Mississippi has a relatively large number of museums focused on Blues music (noted under "Music" in the type column of the table below). The "Regions" column in the table refers to regional areas with boundaries used by the Mississippi Convention and Visitors Bureau (but with neutral names), as described in the "Regions" section below.