​The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art opened in 1923 to commemorate Lauren Eastman Rogers, son, and grandson to prominent founding fathers of Laurel, Mississippi. When the Museum opened, it was the first art museum in Mississippi. In fact, it is Mississippi’s first art museum. 

Despite it being a relatively small museum, its permanent collection contains a variety of styles of artwork from around the world. The museum is well known for its five specialized collections:

• American art

• European paintings

• Native American art

• Japanese woodblock prints

• British Georgian silver

The American art collection houses Sunday Morning by Thomas Hart Benton.