{"id":114732,"date":"2021-10-13T21:35:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=114732"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:21:28","slug":"mississippi-grammy-arachives-mississippi-map-now-open-at-grammy-museum-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/mississippi-grammy-arachives-mississippi-map-now-open-at-grammy-museum-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi GRAMMY\u00ae Archives\u2014Mississippi Map Now Open at GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Interactive Map to Highlight Mississippi’s Musical Legacy by\u00a0Spotlighting GRAMMY\u00ae <\/sup>Winners, Nominees & More Legends from the Delta<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cleveland, Miss. <\/strong>\u2014GRAMMY Museum\u00ae <\/sup>Mississippi <\/strong>unveiled a new addition to\u00a0 its permanent exhibits experience. The Mississippi GRAMMY\u00ae <\/sup>Archives\u2014Mississippi Map <\/strong>is now open to\u00a0 the public in the Mississippi Gallery of the Museum. Made possible by a $150,000 grant from the state of Mississippi, which was secured in 2019 by now Commissioner Willie Simmons<\/strong>\u2014the Mississippi GRAMMY\u00a0Archives is an interactive map that features Mississippi-born GRAMMY winners and nominees, GRAMMY Hall\u00a0of Fame inductees and Lifetime Achievement Award winners and highlights their connections to the Mississippi\u00a0Country Music Trail and Blues Trail. The interactive map serves to educate all visitors on the vast impact Mississippians have made on the American musical landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are so excited to unveil this exciting new addition to our Museum here in Mississippi,” said Emily Havens<\/strong>,  Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. “Thanks to Commissioner Willie Simmons, and the great  state of Mississippi, this interactive experience will help us share with our visitors the important contributions  Mississippi and Mississippians have made to the GRAMMY Awards\u00ae <\/sup>and American music history.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioner Willie Simmons\u2014then Senator\u2014had previously secured the $150,000 grant from the state of\u00a0 Mississippi for the new interactive musical map in 2019, but the project was delayed due to COVID-19. The\u00a0 project, which was led by producer Michael Buday<\/strong>, will create more opportunities for students and all visitors to\u00a0 GRAMMY Museum Mississippi to explore the great musical heritage of Mississippi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis exhibit visually compliments the museum\u2019s Mississippi Gallery with artful images from every corner of the\u00a0 state by highlighting the wealth of homegrown, GRAMMY-winning artists across musical genres. Now, visitors can virtually pinpoint on a map why the state is called the birthplace of America\u2019s music, and even use their smart phones to connect with the Mississippi Blues Trail and Country Music Trail apps to further their own explorations of Mississippi\u2019s extraordinary musical legacy\u201d said Buday.\u00a0For more information about exhibits and upcoming events at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, visit www.grammymuseumms.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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