After purchasing, Nicole Smith will contact you (closer to the event date) to confirm your menu selections and answer your questions about the event. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that receives no federal or state funding. Click here for the events calendar. get or give a membership. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Richard Smith came to Mississippi in 1988, and has performed with local bands and soloists in private and public events around the Jackson area ever since. Tax ID # 74-1036131. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll come back to visit again soon! The museum's mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of Mississippi's biological diversity through collections, research, scientific databases, education, and exhibits; and to inspire the people of our state to respect the environment and to preserve natural Mississippi. Learn More. The facility is spotless and the people were great. The museum's vast expanses of glass overlook a 300-acre natural landscape, an open-air amphitheater, and 2.5 miles of nature trails. Thank you for the 5-star review, Martha! Established in 1932, the Museum was essentially born out of its founder Fannye Cook's passion for collecting and studying Mississippi's natural world and has continued to grow under the direction of strong leadership through the years. The MDWFP Museum of Natural Science is located in Jackson, Mississippi, tucked within historic LeFleur's Bluff State Park. You go in to the museum and then you either have to go down stairs or go in a small.. and I mean small.. elevator to do down to the exhibits. Bringing together four uniquely amazing museums, the LeFleur Museum District (LMD) offers limitless, wondrous possibilities! Each year, more than 100,000 visitors are inspired by the natural world showcased in the Museum's permanent and special exhibits. It’s an overgrown road with no shade and you never get close enough to the slough to see the water or the wildlife. Click here to see a list of awards received by the museum in recent years. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Meet a 2-headed snake, snap selfies with a sloth, and explore aquariums, fossils, & trails! Restaurants near Mississippi Museum of Natural Science: (1.34 mi) Walker's Drive In (1.33 mi) Lou's Full-Serv (1.41 mi) The Pig & Pint (1.24 mi) Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint (1.29 mi) BABALU® View all restaurants near Mississippi Museum of Natural Science on Tripadvisor $ Create lifelong memories one adventure at a time. a four course meal created by Amerigo: An Italian Restaurant, an aquarium dive interpreted by our museum staff, and, Passed hors d’oevres: Bruschetta or Mini Crabcakes, Drinks: Two drinks included with your ticket, Salad: Spring Salad with field greens, roasted red bell peppers, and red onion. The evening includes a cocktail reception, live music, a four-course meal, an interpreted aquarium dive during dinner, and time to explore the museum. Our education team provides special programs for scouts and teachers and also coordinates the museum's popular summer camps. The museum's history has always been inextricably linked to a devotion to studying and preserving the state's natural resources.