Tours

Pleasant Reed House

The Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center is a reconstruction of an historic home built by Pleasant Reed (1854-1936). Born into slavery, Reed moved to Biloxi in 1869 following the Civil War where, as a successful carpenter and business man, he was one of the first African Americans to construct his own home. The original home, built in the 1880s was relocated to the Museum site in 2002, and destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.  The exterior of the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center is an exact replica of the original house, while the interior has changed to accommodate tour
groups and exhibitions.


The Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center currently is open
to the public for individual visitors and tour groups. 


Hours:  Monday - Friday 10am-4pm
Tours are limited to 15 people in the house at one time.
The Center is wheelchair accessible.

Free Admission; Donations are welcome.

Group tours of the Center are available.
Please call 228-374-5547 to schedule a tour,
or click here. 






Currently on exhibit in the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center

The Pleasant Reed Family

The Native Guard


COMING IN OCTOBER 2010 -

Watch this website for information on future tours of the new Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, including the Mississippi Sound Welcome Center, the Gallery of African American Art, the IP Casino Resort Spa Exhibitions Gallery, and the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center.

Visit the new Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art campus, opening November 5, 2010.