SRMCC Lobby
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Smith Robertson welcomes you to our in-depth experience of African American and black history and culture. Please see below for hours and general museum information. For specific inquiries, please contact us at (601) 960-1457.
HOURS
MONDAY - FRIDAY, 9AM-5PM
SATURDAY, 9AM-1PM
CLOSED SUNDAY
ADMISSION
Adults (18-59) $7
Senior Citizens (60 and older) $5
Military $6
College Students w ID $5
Children (4-17) $4
GROUP TOURS
Tour Guide must be reserved.
Guided tours are available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Schools and large groups of more than 15 people are asked to reserve their tours in advance.
PERMANENT EXHIBITS
The Medgar Wiley Evers Exhibit chronicles the early life of Medgar Evers from his childhood, to his years as a World War II veteran who had served in the United States Army. The exhibit uses information from his family and his wife Myrlie to highlight his years as a college student and becoming the first field secretary of the NAACP. It culminates with the retelling of his death in 1963 and the fight to bring his accuser to justice by his wife Myrlie in 1994. “Field to Factory: The Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940.” This exhibition interprets African-Americans’ Great Migration from the rural South to the urban North. The larger version of this exhibition is currently housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Other permanent exhibitions include:
The David Taylor Gallery
School Exhibit
Slavery in Mississippi: 1670 Exhibit
The Medgar Wiley Evers Exhibit
History of the Smith Robertson
From Africa to Mississippi Exhibit
From Field to Factory Exhibit
Sit-In for Change: Woolworth, 1963 Exhibit