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Hurricane Katrina exhibit opens at Two Mississippi Museums

By Delesha Banks Mar 8, 2025 | 10:10 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A new exhibit at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

Twenty years go, Mississippi endured one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. Katrina made landfall in Mississippi on August 29, 2005. The Category 3 storm produced winds of 125 mph with storm surges nearly 30-feet high.

The Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding exhibit features vivid imagery of the aftermath of the storm.

The exhibit will open to the public on March 8 and will be on display through November 7.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the museums is free every Sunday. The Two Mississippi Museums are located at 222 North Street in Jackson.