Museums & Exhibits

Boasts the nation’s largest, privately held research and display material on Abraham Lincoln, as well as the country’s most comprehensive privately held Lincoln and Civil War library

Contains correspondence, photographs, paintings, engravings, statues, and other artifacts relating to the life of the 18th President of the United States

Displays artifacts from the Native American cultures of the southeastern United States and the civilizations of the ancient Middle East and Mediterranean region.

Established in 1985 by Dr. Catherine Boyd, the MSU Historic Costume and Textiles Collection (HCTC) houses over 1,200 garments and related articles that illustrate Mississippi and Southern dress and material culture of the 19th through the early 21st century.