A $2.5 million grant has been awarded to the Foundation for Mississippi History for the development of religious topics at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
On Wednesday, the Lilly Endowment presented the grant to MDAH Director Katie Blount and Foundation for Mississippi History board member Mike Espy. Lilly Endowment made the grant through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative, a nationwide effort to help museums and other cultural institutions improve the public understanding of religion.
The grant will serve as monetary aid to support and promote an understanding of the role of religion throughout the state’s history and culture at the Two Mississippi Museums. Through the grant, the Two Mississippi Museums will begin offering free group tours this summer to faith-affiliated communities in Mississippi.
“We are grateful to Lilly Endowment for this major support,” Katie Blount, MDAH director, told WJTV. “The foundation’s generosity will help more Mississippians experience these museums. Building an endowment to underwrite field trips for Mississippi students was paramount to our initial vision. With the recent passage of the five-year anniversary of the Two Museums, Lilly Endowment helps to build on that momentum and expand our educational outreach.”
At this time, the agency also intends to invest in improvements at the historic Jefferson College and the Huddleston Memorial Chapel at Natchez College.
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