This place is awesome!!! I really enjoyed this museum and plan to come back in the near future. Its very detailed and has rich history and artifacts. Plan for 3 or more hours to see the videos and read the artifacts. Unfortunately, I ran out of time but looking forward to coming back soon.

I loved it so much to see. So much to learn. I need a whole day to just visit and really enjoy. Definitely coming back

This museum has a surprising amount of artifacts and exhibits packed into it. Some major stories are familiar, but there are many, many more stories here that deserve the recognition this museum bestows; you can easily have a new experience with every visit. Our group consisted of adults, teens and upper-elementary aged kids, and the multimedia exhibits kept us all intrigued.

Nice clean facilities enjoyed the experience totally, very informative and intriguing.

One of the most interactive and informative museums Ive been to in the South. Definitely reminiscent of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History in DC, but a bit more local info from Mississippi sprinkled in.

Well design and very informative. Great staff especially Justin and Nathan. I will tell others, worth the trip from Los Angeles...

If youre into history, Very informative!! Free admission on Sundays.

Awesome place everyone should go if you have an interest in history very friendly staff

This museum was very well-thought and organized. My wife and I have also visited the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis and we agreed that we enjoyed this museum as much as it - taking into consideration the difference in scope.Would highly recommend this museum! As a note, its text-heavy, so if thats not your thing I think you need to know.

Wonderful museum to discover the Mississippi and the Civil Right histories. I strongly recommend. The temporary exhibit concerned the history of liquors around the world and how it was in Mississippi, really interesting. If you are starving the Nissan Café is worth it.

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Very pleased with it. Make sure you allow plenty of time to go through the museum. The two museum will take you all day to see them both.

This was a great learning experience in history a lot of things I did not know.. Excellent...Highly recommended

Yes, yes, yes!!!! My wife and I love museums and travel to see them. Hands down this museum is one of the best, if not the best museum we have been too! We cant wait until we get the chance to come back!!!

Amazing museum!! Clear information, well laid-out design, interactive, visually stunning - I only wish we had gotten to stay longer!

I was surprised to see how much this museum reminded me of the Smithsonian’s. You will be astonished. I learned so much more than I ever knew about civil rights. Also, I am handicapped. They had wheelchairs on site and the accessibility was perfect. We could have stayed a couple of days and not seen everything!

Absolutely a must see for everyone of every background. We learned a lot about Mississippis civil rights history, and therefore the countrys. Unfortunately, its not a good story, but one that needs to be told.

So excited to see these museums when theyre completely finished in December 2017. They are so beautifully done. What a great way to honor our history and to strive for change.

Everyone living in or visiting Jackson MS needs to see this incredible museum. It’s good to see Mississippi Civil Rights history next to the national history. No one teaches enough about the unsung hero’s of the movement that made important strides and progress over time. Come here to learn and soak it up!

5/2018-Husband and I enjoyed this museum. Facility is beautiful and clean, but most importantly there was so much to interact with. You could spend hours here if you are reading all the displays and catching the films that are placed throughout. I liked the shop as well. There are convenient large seating areas both outside the cafe and in the center area of the museum. Depending on your personal choice, some parents may not want small children to see certain videos/pictures depicting the reality of slavery and prejudice. There are pictures of hangings.Update 9/2018- We made a second trip to visit the other side of the museum dedicated to MS history. It was great! There are interactive areas and informative videos. I’m sure there is an elevator somewhere, but this area is contained on two floors for those who may need assistance with stairs.

Had a wonderful time, will be going back again.

Make sure to check out all the exhibits. A very sobering experience.

One of my main places to visit when I made the trip to Jackson, was the Civil Rights Museum. I knew a little bit going in, but learned a lot more going out. Very emotional, but very informative about how bad it really was in the south for people of color. This is definitely a place to see when visiting Jackson. I highly recommend.

I went with a school group of 4th graders. The curator for each museum led the groups around and explained different exhibits to the children as they were exploring. The children were very curious during the Mississippi History side there were a lot of things good and bad that were shown. The civil rights side was a little disturbing for the more sensitive students but the graphic footage such as Emmitt Till have warnings so you can be proactive. We didnt get to finish the civil rights side but the students were very immersed with the interactive displays and videos. If you not going with a school group, plan to be there for at least 2 hours each side to get the full experience.

Best museum Ive ever been too! Absolutely wonderful

I was simply blown away by the collection of artifacts and displays that were here. Our family toured during the Christmas/New Years Break and had a wonderful time. The staff was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. The exhibits were fascinating. All in our great state of Mississippi.

Wonderful experience! Very well designed museum. Its definitely an eye opener. A place that every single person need to visit.

Very humbling and educational experience. There was a lot of reading involved. The video clips throughout the museum were my favorite. Admission was $10 and worth it.

I was beautiful and informational

Lots of history in one place. Very overwhelming, so much to look at in such small rooms.

While I am relatively new to the state of Mississippi, I am quite familiar with the history of the struggles people of color have waged (and continue to wage) for equal rights under the law. My experience at this museum yesterday afternoon was insightful, educational, inspirational, emotional, angering at times and yet powerful beyond words. There is simply too much there to internalize in a single visit and I will be going back. The museum directors have done an exceptional job of organizing a phenomenal collection of local Mississippi knowledge, insights and historical artifacts under one roof in a very impressive facility. It is difficult to understate the centrality of the state of Mississippi to the experience and history of African Americans in this country.I also look forward to visiting at some point the other museum right next door to better understand the way the curators may have presented any intersectionalities among the two collections of historical perspectives.Additionally, I want to commend the museum staff for being incredibly helpful, friendly and professional. I stumbled across this museum while out for a Saturday bike ride and since they didn’t have any bike racks on the premises, the security guard was kind enough to allow me to keep my bike in the vestibule while I visited the museum. (Incidentally, since there are new bike lanes springing up all over downtown Jackson, it appears there is a movement to make the city more bicycle-friendly. What better way of reinforcing this theme than to have bike racks located at civic institutions all over the city?)Finally, perhaps my most personal insight from this first visit stems from the recognition that such a museum needed to be created in the first instance—and make no mistake about it, this museum NEEDS to exist. This reality alone speaks volumes about society’s ongoing ‘three steps forward, two steps back’ approach to progress in fulfilling the original call of the founders for ‘a more perfect union.’I’m a new fan of this museum and will support it going forward!

Its a place everyone should go, its a great learning experience!

Gorgeous museum. There is so much history, physical history, that I was in awe of. This is a very in depth, long term visit so be prepared. Its a deep, emotionally exhausting journey and should be explored at every point. Please go see this museum. It is absolutely moving.

The Civil Rights Museum was great and very educational. Shows the disturbing history of the south, segregation, jim crow eras and how far along times has come and what we can learn to not repeat the past.

This museum is state of the art and very detailed. The security at the door were very friendly as was the rest of the staff. All the exhibits are detailed with dates and facts. It was clean with a solemn atmosphere. My boys are 13 and 10 and they loved learning about a part of their history. I cant wait to go back and do it again. Next time Ill wear tennis shoes.

It was an amazing place. Somewhere to really get connected to what has happened in Mississippi. I highly recommend the experience to everyone, all type of people. We must be aware of our history.

I was honesty impressed. The interactive displays kept almost every visitor engaged as they walked back in time. To be totally honest, I only went to see and honor my fathers presence in the museum but left with an appreciation of so much more. Well done!

I had never been emotionally moved by a museum exhibit until now. What a powerful experience visiting this museum has been. Its one thing to intellectually know history, but its another thing to experience it, to touch it, to feel and hear it through various exhibits, artifacts and stories. This is a must see during your visit to Jackson Mississippi!

Beautiful, clean, interactive. Great for all ages!

Powerful and moving museum that traces the history of African Americans in the South through the importance of Jackson and other Mississippi locations to the Civil Rights movement.

This museum is a must see while in Jackson, it has so much history under one roof and it was amazing meeting a civil rights freedom rider.

A good place to know the history of missisippi and slavery in US but seems little expensive for the price paid. It was 75$ per family for free visits in a year and being a small museum I would think this is expensive. Do not waste tickets for the one in 2nd floor as they dont have much. You can just visit missisippi history or civil rights based on your interest! There is ample free space parking and calm location.

Detailed history of Mississippis dark and bright past

Very powerful. Very well designed. Brought my kids here (12 & 13 yrs old) during our 2000 mile road trip through several states. This was, far and above, the most moving civil rights experience we had.

Wonderful and very very important! I loved!

Loved everything about this museum. Well layed out. Very engaging. I loved the holograms. Very enlightening and informative. The refresher of these memories helped me to see how far we have come to end up right back where we started. Very clean facility. Bathrooms clean. Parking deck parking in a good location.

It was great! Hezekiah Watkins was telling his story in the rotunda area when I arrived. It was a gift to hear an actual Freedom Rider. Room 2 really got me and drove home quickly and briefly what it would have been like in the 1960s South.

AWESOME AWESOME experience. The exhibits and the movies that told the story of Mississippi was excellent and the staff was very helpful and friendly.

Such a wealth of information and history. Spent all day absorbing civil rights history. State of the art and immersive.

Must see! This should be a mandatory field trip for all of our children and adults. Get educated on your history, the good and bad. Maybe youll understand why theres room for change and why people are Hell bent on staying the same.

Great visit. Definitely a must visit!

That place was nice it showed a lot of things

That place will tell you like it was you might Crys

Left the museum with a different level of appreciation for what Mississippi has gone through and represents in U.S. history

It was my first time going to the museum. I was there to screen a documentary on the James Merediths admission to Ole Ms in Oxford, MS which was very well done, by his wife l must say. It is a lovely space. Im so looking forward to going back to see the full museum and its exhibits. Great experience.

As a native English speaker the museum is perfect. We however did have one person from Germany and one from Mexico on our trip I feel they would have greatly benefited by pamphlets or headsets to help explain some of the displayed facts. So I did mark this with 4 stars because the museum could be more inclusive for all visitors.

Definitely an experience all people regardless of race should tour. As people, we lose sight of what life use to be like until we appreciate where we can from. Your struggle is your gift because it helps you appreciate life more.

Incredible and awe inspiring; literally realizing how many important black civil rights leaders and activists adorned those walls. Truly breathtaking...

A great place to visit, allot of history about Mississippi

You need to visit Mississippis history. I learned a lot visiting this place

I loved my visit! Truly a wonderful and informative experience!

Wish I could have spent more time here, the exhibits are so interactive and full of information that you start to get overwhelmed. This place is like the Louvre of Civil Rights. They also have a Mississippi history museum as well thats connected to the Civil rights museum but its not as interesting. Be sure to check out the exhibits upstairs!

Not a good place if you are in a hurry. SO Much to take in. Very well done! Center atrium is beautiful space to reflect. Exhibits concentrate on what happened in MS. We went at end of day after going through the adjacent MS history museum (also very good) and were a bit overwhelmed. I would like to go back again and just take my time and take it in slowly. Very important place to visit for people of all races.

The staff is amazing! Gift shop amazing! The feelings are real, history heartbreaking, and herorism came in myriad forms. Dont miss this if you come to town.

The finest historical museum Ive been to. Puts events Ive known about into deeper context, especially for me, the tragic MS reaction to desegregation and embarrassing weak federal responses to southern resistance to ending slavery and desegregation. Understanding context doesnt help justify out nations slow and incomplete progress toward equality.Looking forward to getting to DC at a time when the wait for the African American museum is tolerable. Ill be comparing. Great job of documenting history here in Jackson, MS.

An amazing and powerful museum. I took my students here a few times when I was a teacher in the area, and we all learned so much. I would go more if I was still in the area!

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First time here & I just loved it, So much to look what our history was in the years past. Very interesting .

Wow. Dont know where to start. It is such a beautiful place that is perfectly executed. There are amazing ultra interactive exhibits that will teach truth from the past and the present. You leave somber but hopeful. My favorite room was the This Little Light of Mine room, where they have stories playing of the civil Rights movement as well as voices of people singing and a beautiful light fixture in the middle. Go with family or friends, or alone. You wont regret it. And take your time. Theres a lot to process.

Very sobering experience. A detailed account of racism and the strides made to overcome its pathology. The state of Mississippi usually comes to mind when one thinks of the Jim Crow South and its stubborn will to resist equality. But theres another perspective to take in account: Despite the excruciating pressures of oppression; the determination of the human spirit to overcome those obstacles, is a testament to the betterment of humanity.

Very educational and eye opening provokes thought and understanding of why things are the way they are now

A very well done museum that strikes a great tone between reading and watching media. Extremely interesting and informative and well laid out. Combined with a trip to the History Museum of Mississippi, it is a full afternoon. The price is reasonable, $10, or $15 for both. There may even be a special exhibit that you can also add on. Given the subject matter, this may not be appropriate for younger children. There is also a lot reading. There are many spots to watch videos, but dont estimate the amount of written material. We have been to many museums all over the world and this museum would compete with the best of them.

Civil rights affect all of us! Must see! Very well presented!

If you live far away, give yourself and hour or more to visit this compelling and excellent museum. Then leave yourself time to manage the mix of sadness and rage that may hit you afterwards. Like me, you may feel deeply honored to learn the stories of the many men and women who fought for the rights and dignity of every person. There is a lot of information to read, as well as many documents, photos, and artifacts to consider. Dont rush. The stories and people depicted deserve your full attention.

A Great Museum that covered a vast amount of History that is often looked over. It is a very touching display with many exhibits for Civil Rights leaders from all over the state, including a local one to me, Vernon Dahmner.

Just a beautiful and informative place to visit. You have to go and be ready to stay a while because once there youll want to see all you can. Lots to see. Worth every minute we were there.

Absolutely fantastic museum! Easily one of the best I have ever been to. They tell it exactly how it was. There are some more intense and/or graphic parts of the museum. I will definitely be back. Very powerful exhibits.

Takes you through the times of slavery and through civil rights. The stories of those marters for the causes are grafic yet heart renching!

Americans, this is a must visit museum to learn firsthand how other Americans were subjected to brutality, neglect and denial of basic human dignity but persevered despite it all. It is a somber reminder that at our core, we are all humans whose experience of America, although different, wish the best for our fellow American and must never let our minor differences lead us away from making this land better for us all. There should be a day dedicated to the collective thanks, recognition and appreciation for the brave people whose lives are chronicled here and those who sacrificed so much so that the images and exhibits seen here are never repeated any where on this planet.

Love this museum... great seminars, very informative. Becoming a member soon

Great place. Enjoyed tour, outstanding information about African American history, however was not able to look at lynching room, great tour guides and discussion with staff. Spent birthday with family there. A great addition to the citys cultural environment. Also, enjoyed History Museum.

I went to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in early January and I loved it, this museum not only pushes you from your comfort zone by its own design but it makes you realize that the history youre learning about IS American history! My favorite exhibit had to be the This Little Light of Mine sculpture in the main gallery, sitting there and listening to the music near brought me to tears. If you ever have the chance to go there I would highly recommend going, I had a limited time there because of how long I was staying in Jackson but if I ever get the chance to go back I definitely will!

This is an exemplary museum. It’s exhibits are superbly designed. The interpretation is historically accurate. This museum is a great credit to all the people of Mississippi.

This was my first trip to the museum and will definitely return on my next trip to Jackson. The people were extremely friendly, the exhibits were very detailed and well done. There was a good mixture of 2-D visual and videos. The atmosphere was good and I enjoyed the layout of the museum. I can’t wait to return so I can take more time to read.

What a awesome experience. A must see. It was a family affair. #WEATHERSReunion2019

In your spare time please visit. Very educational. Love it

Very nicely done and educational

Its definitely an eye opener and educational. Truly a worthy tour (take time viewing each area). Hope schools incorporate history tour for students. It also yielded a wide range of emotions!!

It was very interactive. All of the displays was filled with great detail and was very informative. It also had a cute little store and a small cafe inside!

I chaperoned a group of 150 students on a trip to the musuem, and the musuem’s staff was very accommodating and friendly to our large number through the booking process and even the day of. The musuem itself was beautiful and informative. The students were amazed and retained so much information.

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Great information and fairly easy to make it through the museum and walk away more informed!

We love this museum. Its worth every penny if youre into civil rights things related or museums in general. Enjoyed the experience. Be prepared to walk around for 2 hrs to fully see everything inside.

Lots of info, well organized, and well done.

This was a wonderful way to spend the day.Great place! Lots of history!I think everyone should go at least once!One of the best museum I have ever been in.

WOW! I was deeply, emotionally and positively moved visiting this historic site. Everyone should visit this place.

The magnitude of education and rich history of these museums honestly shows how far weve come and how much more we have to work on.. Mississippi we are blessed to have this gem of archives..

This place is great, you will leave here enlighten. The experience is so real, it may cause you to feel emotional but you must go and see this place. To truly appreciate it, it may take a few hours to go through it all. So please take your time and educate yourself

Whats here is so well done. Myself, I would give it at least 4 hours if you really want to retain all the information. That or come again. BUT huuuuge disappointment that most of the coverage ends by 1980. I know it takes time to write history but I had really anticipated more recent context in what issues we continue to face, what strides have been made, and the key players. A must see, but comes a little short for me since it lacks the newdity.

I loved it because it was full of rich history of the struggle and survival of the brave women and men of Mississippi.