Type Art museum Phone +1 601-581-1550 | Website msarts.org | |
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Location 2155 Front Street
Meridian, Mississippi Address 2118 Front St, Meridian, MS 39301, USA Similar Riley Center, Threefoot Building, Union Station, Soulé Steam Feed Wor, Meridian Museum of Art | ||
The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) is a museum under construction in downtown Meridian, Mississippi. The 45 million dollar museum will highlight Mississippi artists and celebrate the contributions of arts and entertainment entrepreneurs in every artistic discipline. The museum will open in late 2017/early 2018 during Mississippi’s bicentennial celebration, The institutional mission includes recognizing and honoring legendary artists through hands-on exhibits that visually, auditorily, and kinesthetically educate, inform, and entertain visitors.The MAX will be housed in a contemporary, two-level structure consisting of over 58,000 square feet. The facility is being planned and designed by Meridian architect LPK with exhibit design by Gallagher & Associates, based in Washington D.C.
Exhibits will be organized around five themes — the land, the home, the community, the church, and the people. Audio and video stories are planned to tell who, what, where, when, why, and how Mississippians have influenced the arts and the creative economy all over the world. Other elements will include a Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Hall of Fame, gift shop, broadcast studio, art studio, multi-purpose room, outdoor stage, and a courtyard.
Walk of Fame A Hollywood-style Walk of Fame, unveiled in 2009, will make its way from the nearby Mississippi State University Riley Center to the MAX site. New Walk of Fame stars will accompany the earlier state legends, including Elvis Presley, Jimmie Rodgers, B.B. King, William Faulkner, Morgan Freeman, Walter Inglis Anderson, Hartley Peavey, Sela Ward and others.