Long Range Plans
Pearl River Community College
Museum has made tremendous strides over the past four years of its existence.
Beginning at Homecoming in 2001, the museum has doubled in size each year.
The new exhibit hall is currently under renovation in certain areas, and
other areas are open to the public. (Click
for a drawing of the proposed expansion.)
This expansion will allow
the museum to showcase various collections that have not been exhibited.
The new expansion will also allow the exhibit of extensive photo collections
of the aftermath of Hurricanes Camille and Katrina. The new area
will also feature a special exhibit called "Mississippi's Citadel:
Pearl River College during World War II."
The museum will also begin
collecting educational memorabilia from the Pearl River College six-county
district of Hancock, Lamar, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Marion, and Pearl
River, with the end goal of devoting a section of the museum to the history
of early south Mississippi education.
The museum is also seeking
to expand its Native American exhibit and is seeking arrowheads, spear
points, knives, pottery and other artifacts from the area.
The museum also recently
partnered with John C. Stennis Space Center's Office of Public Affairs.
A special exhibit on the history and future of Stennis Space Center's role
in NASA's goal of landing a man on the moon and then sending men to Mars
was recently installed.
Also in the planning are
a media room where a shortened version of the museum's award winning DVD
on the history of Pearl River College will be available for viewing, video
kiosks, audio tour guides, and other innovative media to accurately tell
the college's history.
In the future (within 5 years)
plans are being reviewed concerning a move into larger, more environmentally
secure quarters.
