380 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201

601.960.1515
(toll-free) 1.866.VIEWART

New Museum Hours

Tuesday - Thursday

11 AM - 7 PM

Friday - Saturday

10 AM - 5 PM

Sunday

noon - 5 PM


Join our Email List!

Learn & Engage

The Mississippi Museum of Art offers educational programs and activities for learners of all ages.

School Visits and Teacher Resources

The Museum School

Our mission to "engage Mississippians in visual art" extends beyond our collection and beyond our building. As an organization servicing our community through the visual arts, we know that art can build relationships, engage difficult subjects, and expand the potential of each Mississippian.

–Merry Barnes, Director of School Programs

From the Education Blog

Viking Portraits with Jason Bouldin (VIDEO)

Art Lab - Exquisite Corpse

Big City Art. Southern Hospitality

Hack the Museum

Dispatches from the Field: Walking (and Painting) to School

Whole Schools Initiative at MMA

Social Practice - Museum School Engages on Many Levels

daniel johnson’s Aha Moment

Education Events

Click for more education events.

Look and Learn with Hoot

Friday, December 20, 2019

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

FREE This educational opportunity for children up to 5 years of age and their parents,…

View full event

Creative Healing Studio

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

BancorpSouth Classroom

Creative Healing Studio is a bi-monthly art therapy gathering for adults being treated for cancer or…

View full event

Creative Healing Studio

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Creative Healing Studio is a bi-monthly art therapy gathering for adults being treated for cancer or…

View full event

Look and Learn with Hoot

Friday, January 17, 2020

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

The Museum Foyer & BancorpSouth Classroom

This educational opportunity for children up to 5 years of age and their parents, emphasizes creative…

View full event

Art in Mind

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

FREE, registration required Art exploration in the galleries, followed by hands-on engagement…

View full event

Art in Mind II

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

FREE, registration required Art exploration in the galleries, followed by hands-on engagement…

View full event

Look and Learn with Hoot

Friday, February 21, 2020

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

The Museum Foyer & BancorpSouth Classroom

This educational opportunity for children up to 5 years of age and their parents, emphasizes creative…

View full event

Click for more education events.