Picayune Carver Culture Museum

PICAYUNE CARVER CULTURE MUSEUM educates, collect, preserve, and display material on the history and culture of the African American schools and heritage locally, and nationally with regular exhibitions for the public.

PCCM opened to the public during the hours of 10am-3pm Tuesday-Friday, Closed on Monday, Saturday & Sunday.

Call for appointments: 601-590-8983

Bridging the Gap

If you don’t know where you came from, you don't know where you going….

Wooden sculpture of four frogs lying on their stomachs with their chins resting on their hands, suspended from the ceiling with chains.

Mr. Clinton Baker

2025 A TASTE OF SOUL at the Picayune Carver Culture Museum

Two women in colorful African attire standing together at an indoor event, one holding a microphone, in a room with wooden flooring and African artwork.

A group of people sitting at round tables in a banquet room, with balloons in the background and a buffet table on the right side.

2024 Black History Art Exhibit at the Picayune Carver Culture Museum

Two people are viewing a display of posters and photographs at an exhibit, with a black chalkboard wall behind them and a textile art piece hanging on the right side of the wall.

Three framed art pieces on a beige wall, titled 'Bianca', 'Gilmore Club from Nowhere', and 'Lady Noir', each with artwork and artist information displayed below.

A woman in a blue patterned dress and matching headband stands in front of colorful artwork and a decorative planter, posing with one hand on her hip and smiling.

Two men standing and speaking in front of a small group of children sitting on chairs. The man on the left is wearing a beige cap and has a phone in his hand; the other man is in a grey t-shirt and shorts. A trophy is on the table behind them, and the children are listening attentively.

Three people at a buffet table serving themselves food, with African art and a framed picture on the wall behind them.

Decorative wooden sculpture of two figures with long hair, facing each other, with arms extended upward, made from dark weathered wood.

An older man with a beard, wearing glasses, a patterned shirt, a beaded necklace, and a mesh cap, is looking at artwork on a wall in an art gallery. The wall features various framed art pieces and a sign that references Mississippi poet Chikuyu Johns.

2023 Museum Tours (Black History Classes at the Picayune Carver Culture Museum)

Military medals, patches, and a military ID card displayed on a table.

Man wearing traditional African attire standing at a buffet line, with other people in line behind him in a banquet hall.

An adult male speaking to a group of children seated in a room with wood flooring and white walls. A woman stands in the background near a door, and there are windows along the wall.

We Work Hard To Preserve Our History at the “Picayune Carver Culture Museum”