by Associated Press Published: July 13,2012
Tags: cultural heritage, cultural tourism, culture, decendant, director, historic, history, home, house, library, Museum, President, tourism, tourist, visitor
BILOXI — The great-great-grandson of Jefferson Davis is now the director of Beauvoir, the last home of the president of the Confederacy. The Sun Herald reports Bertram Hayes-Davis accepted the keys to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library Wednesday. Former acting director Richard Forte Sr. will continue as chairman of the combined boards of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: awards, community development, cultural heritage, cultural tourism, cultural tourists, entertainment, Museum, music, musicians, state budget, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland group raising funds for a Grammy Museum to celebrate the state’s musical heritage is seeking $6 million to support its cause. Project manager R. Allan Hammons told a crowded room of legislators that the museum would be the first satellite of the national Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The Cleveland Music [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 28,2011
Tags: Blues, colleges, cultural heritage, cultural tourism, education, higher education, museums, music, tourism, tourists, universities
OXFORD — The memorabilia of two legendary bluesmen has found a home in the Blues Archive at the University of Mississippi, thanks to two patrons who generously donated the materials. Thousands of items once owned by singer-songwriters Percy Mayfield and Lowell Fulson were donated by Mick and Molli Kolassa to the archive housed in UM’s [...] [...]
BILOXI — Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway is making it clear that he does not want to use tax dollars to support the Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art. Holloway discussed the issue yesterday morning at his annual “Breakfast with the Mayor.” As he discussed the city budget that he and the City Council are working on, [...] [...]
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