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Museums: Hurricane Katrina - First Reports

Preliminary reports have now been assembled on the condition of many of the museums in the path of Katrina. Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis's home, located in Biloxi, was virtually demolished. The Louisiana State Museum has sustained moderate to severe damage. The Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History lost a third of its copper roof.
Read entire article at American Association of Museums