Mississippi Resources
WELCOME TO THE B.B. KING MUSEUM
The B.B. King Museum may be the most inspiring stop you’ll ever make. There’s nothing else like it in Mississippi. The Museum opened in 2008 to rave reviews and delivers an unparalleled experience. The exhibits include thousands of rare artifacts, award-winning films, computer interactives, and a story that will give your emotions a workout.
MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAIL CURRICULUM
Welcome to the Blues Trail! The Mississippi Blues Trail attracts blues fans from around the globe who are seeking a deeper understanding of the musical style that lies at the base of so many other forms of music. By drawing upon the tremendous amount of content on the individual markers, the Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum project brings the blues to the classroom, where today’s youth can learn more about this original art form as well as of the experiences of the men and women behind the music.
Delta Blues Museum
The Delta Blues Museum web site has a section designed to give a vivid, graphic overview of the essential facts of a blues master's life and musical highlights. Muddy Waters and Son House were our first "Explore & Learn" programs. Since then, we have added Charlie Musselwhite, Robert Johnson and a couple of Blues Migration/Exploration programs, with more Explore & Learn projects in the works. So, what are you waiting for?
MS Dept. of Archives and History
With over 15,000 years of history, Mississippi has many stories to tell. Check out the following resources to help your students learn more about Mississippi in your classroom.
Grammy Museum Mississippi
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is dedicated to exploring the past, present and future of music, and the cultural context from which it emerges, while casting a focused spotlight on the deep musical roots of Mississippi. The Museum features a dynamic combination of public events, educational programming, engaging multimedia presentations, and interactive permanent and traveling exhibits, including a Mississippi-centric display that introduces visitors to the impact of Mississippi's songwriters, producers and musicians on the traditional and modern music landscape.
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) is a marine/ coastal research and education enterprise sited in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and is a unit of The University of Southern Mississippi‘s College of Science and Technology.
Made up of over 40 institutions, partners include archives, historical societies, museums, public libraries, academic libraries and more. Partnership and searching the collections are always free!
See what Mississippi has to offer.
The Mississippi Encyclopedia presents a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. The authors and editors have worked to display the diversity of the state, its people, its politics, its religions, its economy, its arts, and its geography and the dramatic ways all of these facets of life have changed over time.
MANY resources and lesson plans!!!
The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame offers two different teaching units targeted for 4th and 9th grades