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Mississippi Delta Art & Museums

If the Delta is anything, it is a place of history and creativity. From Civil Rights to the Civil War; from the birthplace of the blues to the birthplace of Kermit the Frog; from dozens of writers to artists and painters, the Delta has experienced it all.

Discover why they say “the blues were born, not written” as you comb through the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Meander through the art, sculptures and quirky creations of local Delta artists at Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art. Explore the journey of Hernando Desoto as he entered the Mississippi Delta at the Desoto County Museum. And discover the very birthplace of The Muppets at the Jim Henson Museum.

Whatever you're in search of, you can find the history and creativity of the Delta carefully preserved in museums and art galleries throughout the region.

“Boo” Ferriss Baseball Museum
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1003 W Sunflower Road
Cleveland, MS 38733
662-846-4780
This museum honors the 85 year old Patriarch and Red Sox Hall of Fame member, Boo Ferriss. He was a teammate of Ted Williams. This facility was partially funded by the Yawkey Foundation/Boston Red Sox.
“Cast of the Blues” Masks – Ewing Hall
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Ewing Hall Delta State University
Cleveland, MS 38733
668-846-4311
The "life casts" are exact replicas of blues musicians faces, created using damp gauze and plaster. The results are astonishing, three-dimensional images of the facial structure of the musicians. This collection features 55 life casts of a disappearing generation of blues performers.
Aaron Cotton Company
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311 Delta Avenue
Clarksdalle, MS 38614
1-662-902-9069
Visit the Cotton Museum and learn about the history of cotton and the crops relationship to Blues music.
Anshe Chesed Cemetery
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Clay Street at National Military Park
Vicksburg, MS 39183
The cemetery dates back to 1865. A lunette fortification was built on the property by the Confederacy. On May 19 and 22, 1863, it was the site of fierce fighting and bloodshed. In 1865, the property was sold to the Anshe Chesed Congregation.
Biedenharn Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia
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1107 Washington Street
Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-638-6514
601-636-5010
www.biedenharncoca-colamuseum.com
Open all year except New Year's day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Restored 1890 building where Coca-Cola was first bottled anywhere in the world in 1894. Museum contains reproduction bottling works, Coca-Cola memorabilia, 1900 soda fountain and restored 1890 candy store. Ice-cold Cokes, ice cream floats, Mississippi-made Luvel dipped ice cr...
Bologna Performing Arts Center
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1003 W. Sunflower Rd
Cleveland, MS 38733
www.bolognapac.com/
The Mississippi Delta, and particularly Cleveland, is rich in visual and performing arts. At the center of the lively entertainment scene is the Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University, which attracts nationally acclaimed shows from Blues to Broadway.  The Wright Art Center Gallery, also on the Delta State Campus, features rotating...
Carnegie Public Library-Archaeology Collection
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114 Delta Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
662-627-4344
www.cplclarksdale.lib.ms.us
Collection of Mississippi pottery, artifacts, and archaeological research materials 
Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
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252 Delta Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
662-624-5992
cathead.biz
Cat Head specilizes in Delta blues CDs and videos, southern books and blues & folk art, photography, live music, and books on all things Southern.  Website and in-store chalkboard-weekly music events, and area festival information. 
Christ Episcopal Church (Circa 1839)
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1115 Main Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
6016385899
www.christchurchvburg.dioms.org
Please call first. Christ Church was the first building built for public assembly in Vicks burg. The cornerstone was laid in 1839 by Bishop Leonidas Polk, who later was a Lt. General in the Confederate Army. During the siege of 1863, the Rev. W.W. Lord conducted daily services, in spite of the shellings. Many original furnishings are still in use i...
Church of the Holy Trinity (Circa 1869)
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900 South Street
Vicksburg, MS
601-636-0542
www.holytrinityvicksburg.dioms.org
Holy Trinity has been a place of spiritual refreshment to Vicksburg for over 125 years. With its slate roof and steeple, it can be seen from all parts of the city. Holy Trinity is on the National Register of Historic Places and, of the 11 Tiffany stained glass windows in Mississippi, it contains six. Holy Trinity also houses the only known set of s...
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