Location: Biloxi
Top Things to do in Biloxi
Top 6 Museums in Biloxi, Mississippi (MS)
Sitting along the shores of Mississippi's Gulf Coast, the city of Biloxi has been a favorite vacation destination for decades, with sandy beaches and calm waters perfect for jet skiing or deep-sea fishing. Having suffered heavy damage during Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi is bouncing back. The casinos and resorts are back in action, offering championship golf and live entertainment. The city has restored many historic sites, including Beauvoir, the home of Confederate president, Jefferson Davis.
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1. Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 230 reviews
The Museum exhibits hundreds of one-of-a-kind artifacts and an unrivaled collection of vintage photos, which tells the story from the time of the first Indian settlement through generations of immigrants whose journey contributed to the melting-pot culture of the Gulf Coast. The Grand Hall features the "Nydia" a 30' gaff rigged cabin sloop built in Biloxi in 1898 at the Johnson Shipyard. Featured exhibits include shrimping, oystering, recreational fishing, wetlands, marine blacksmithing, net-making, boat building, hurricanes, featuring Camille and Katrina, all the while telling the tale of over 300 years of history, culture and heritage. The Museum is available for special events, meetings, weddings, etc.
Reviewed By lauried116 - Irmo, United States
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this impressive museum! The Hurricane Katrina exhibit and video were riveting! There are interesting displays of the seafood industry, boat building, hurricane history and the impact on the area, and exhibits on the delicate balance of ecosystems (bayou, marshes, and estuaries). We spent 2½ hours exploring this fascinating museum. I would highly recommend it!
2. Gallery 782 Co-Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
A wonderful art co-op with over 35 local artists in all paint mediums, pottery, jewelry, photography and leatherworking. Gallery 872 is located in the beautiful old "Spanish House" in downtown Biloxi near the casinos and delicious eateries.
Reviewed By carolynsU6786CJ
Jewelry, paintings, prints, canvases, mugs and ceramics, pens, stationery, canes and woodworking, you name it and it's here! A whole afternoon of soaking up beautiful artwork and reasonable prices.
3. Almost Circle Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Almost Circle Gallery [ACG] is a space dedicated to providing a unique art experience through rotating art exhibits, workshops, and more.
4. Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 290 reviews
We invite you to enjoy all that makes our museum unique: the artists, the architecture, the history, and the landscape. The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art celebrates the innovative, independent, and creative spirit of our namesake, Mississippi master potter George Ohr - "The Mad Potter of Biloxi." In a fitting tribute to Ohr, artist and architect Frank Gehry designed an award winning campus of bold, intriguing, and self sufficient structures. These buildings and the exhibits therein offer visitors separate but not isolated experiences - together creating a single unified vision connected by the expansive brick plaza and the majestic Live Oaks. Just have one day? Come see art exhibits that exemplify the creative spirit of George Ohr and the Southeastern US. Stay a bit longer and enjoy taking ceramics classes in our expansive ceramics studio. Stay for good and become a member to experience all that the museum has to offer - including events that enrich and educate our coastal community.
Reviewed By MarthaJ288 - Long Beach, United States
We were greeted as we got off the bus by some lovely ladies and they walked us to the pottery workshop. After the potter explained what we were to do and HOW to make it so it didn’t explode we were left alone to create a masterpiece. We were provided with 5 or 6 colors and were informed to put it on thick but nothing on the bottom but your name. We listened to the history of George Ohr, who was rather eccentric, but he was a master at what he did. We went into the pods to see different artists and I went up to the treehouse to see the Gulf of Mexico. One month later my husband I went and picked up our very cute pots!
5. Dusti Bonge Art Foundation
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 6 reviews
The Dusti Bongé Art Foundation is a non-profit art foundation & gallery with the mission to promote the artistic legacy of Mississippi's First Abstract Expressionist painter, Dusti Bongé, through exhibition, conservation, scholarship, and education . Located in the historic "Creel House" behind the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
6. Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 51 reviews
The history of Mardi Gras along the Coast will come alive this summer when the Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum reopens in its new home at 792 Howard Avenue in Biloxi.
Reviewed By danielletA8309JZ
It's a small place, but they've used it all to explain Mardi Gras, which was super helpful for me, a midwesterner. They explained the history in general, where it came from, how it works, and have tons of costumes on display as well as a video talking more about the coastal aspects. The two women working were super friendly and informative. Emma, who told me it was her third day, was super sweet and knew a TON about Mardi Gras. It's great if you're someone new to the south or Mardi Gras (so basically anyone not from this area).
