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The MAX celebrates the culture of Native Americans through two exhibitions

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Choctaw Expressions in conjunction with Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes opens May 1 MERIDIAN, Miss. (April 29 2021) – The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience will soon feature two special exhibitions celebrating Native American culture, particularly in Mississippi, and the Native American community’s right to tell its own story. Both exhibits […]

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Tennessee Williams: The Painter and the Playwright exhibition opens February 6 at The MAX

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (January 22, 2021) – The MAX is always proud to support Mississippians and the arts, and will do both with a new special exhibition, Tennessee Williams: The Painter and the Playwright, which opens February 6. Williams, one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, was also a painter. While he used his

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Mississippi Museum in the International Spotlight

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (November 19, 2020) – The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in Meridian is featured prominently in a German design publication titled “New Exhibition Design 03.” This is the third international recognition for the exhibitions at The MAX and the innovative exhibition design work of Gallagher & Associates, an interdisciplinary design studio

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Folk art The Saga of Red Eye the Rooster comes to The MAX

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Exhibition features over 60 paintings by Mississippi folk artist O.W. “Pappy” Kitchens MERIDIAN, Miss. — Painter and writer William Dunlap presents The Saga of Red Eye the Rooster, an exhibition featuring the work of Mississippi folk artist O.W. “Pappy” Kitchens. The exhibition opens September 29th at The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, better known as

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Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South now at Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience

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A mind-opening exhibition at a groundbreaking facility celebrates today’s South through photography, video, digital media and literature. MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 31, 2020) – Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South offers a fresh, surprising look at an iconic and misunderstood region. The exhibition runs through September 6 at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience,

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Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Margaret Walker and Tammy Wynette Join The MAX Hall of Fame

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Induction ceremony and unveiling of Walk of Fame stars both scheduled for Thursday MERIDIAN, Miss. — Five Mississippians who have made an indelible impact on the world of entertainment were honored on Thursday with Mississippi’s highest honor in the arts. Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Lee Lewis, Margaret Walker and Tammy Wynette were inducted

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Tupelo will be focus of “Mississippi Day” at The MAX

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The November 2 all-day event will also feature a Tupelo-themed scavenger hunt MERIDIAN, Miss. (October 24, 2019) – North Mississippi residents will have a special opportunity to tour Mississippi’s Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in Meridian on November 2. The MAX will honor famous Mississippians who hail from Tupelo and Lee County. The all-day

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