Author: Dan Fuller

  • Announcing Utica Institute Heritage Week!

    We are thrilled to announce that Utica Institute Heritage Week will be held on campus October 14-18, 2024. This week includes many of our HBCU traditions — from the Coronation…

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    Symposium on the Little Tuskegees

    Register now for this hybrid symposium with attendance options in-person or via Zoom! Thursday, September 28th from 8:30-3:45. For more information and to register, visit the Symposium page!

  • Utica Roots Genealogy Workshops

    Come join us for our upcoming series on African American genealogy! More info & registration here.

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    October Events at the Museum

    Join us this October for a full slate of events at the Utica Institute Museum! Back Porch Thursday with Dr. Cooper On October 6th, legendary Director of the Utica Jubilee…

  • Graduate Summer Internships

    Two 10 week Summer Graduate internships are available at the Utica Institute Museum. The Oral History position will help collect, catalog, and preserve oral histories from the campus community, as…

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    Smithsonian’s “Voices and Votes” headed to Utica!

    We are pleased to announced that the Mississippi Humanities Council has selected Utica as one of the host towns for the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” traveling exhibit in…

  • A Place for All People

    Utica Institute Museum to host Smithsonian exhibit: “A Place for All Peoples”

    The Utica Institute Museum is proud to announce that our opening travelling exhibit will be a Smithsonian Institution display, “A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African…

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    Utica Institute Museum October Update

    We are getting closer to opening the Utica Institute Museum on campus! The college has completed the emergency repairs to the former President’s Home including a new roof, replacing an…

The Utica Institute Museum is a project sponsored by the Humanities Department at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus, the former Utica Normal & Industrial Institute. Exhibit funding has been made possible with grants from the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and with generous gifts from alumni and supporters (like you!).

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