Home

Office Information

Veterans Memorial

Aquatics

Baseball

Basketball

Disc Golf

Football

Skate Park

Soccer

Softball

Tennis

Volleyball

Rec-Check

Recreation

Therapeutics

Community Events

Friends of the Park

Rentals

Museums
Oren Dunn Museum
Friends of the Museum

Park Map


Oren Dunn City Museum
 Ballard Park (East side of Park)
(662) 841-6438
Fax (662) 841-6458
Email:  museum@ci.tupelo.ms.us

Hours:  Tuesday - Friday  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday  10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.   Hours may differ for special events.   Contact Museum for more info.

Admission:  Adults - $3.00, Seniors (60 & over) - $2.00, Children (3 - 12) - $1.00 and children under 3 - Free.

School groups of 10 or more is $1.00 per student (Teachers and teacher's aides with groups are free.  Adult chaperones with groups are $2.00 per person.

Adult groups of 10 or more is $2.00 per person. 

Please call ahead to make reservations for groups.

Help Preserve Your History!  Join the Friends of the Museum and help preserve today's history for future generations. 

History:  Housed in a historic 1937 diary barn, the Oren Dunn City Museum offers a unique view into the past.  The collection gives the visitor glimpses of Tupelo history.  The Museum has undergone extensive renovations with new and exciting exhibits.

We need your help!   Volunteer Form
 “The museum has need for tour guides and catalogers and help with various day to day tasks. Volunteering gives you an opportunity to donate time to the community and a look into what we do in museums.”

Exhibits on Display:

  • Pioneer Days

  • Recreation of the Battle of Tupelo during the civil War

  • 1936 Tornado pictorial history

  • Pictorial histories of life during WWI, II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm

  • African American History

  • NASA Exhibit

  • Elvis

During the year the museum hosts numerous rotating exhibits which include archeology, patriotic artwork, Thanksgiving and Christmas artwork and antique toys.

Outdoor Exhibits

  • 1870 Dogtrot cabin

  • Historic Church

  • One room school

  • Dudies Dinner (Memphis streetcar turned into a diner)

  • 1940 and 1941 fire engines
  • Frisco Caboose
  • Blacksmith shop
  • 1941 Bookmobile
  • Farming implements
Burger Festival
Every May the museum hosts the Dudies Burger Festival.  This festival pays homage to the famous Dudies Diner.  During the festival, there is live music, living history demonstrations and children's games.  The museum offers free admission for the festival.		 Toy Exhibit
During the month of December, the museum hosts the annual antique toy exhibit.  This exhibit includes toys from the late 1800's until 1969.		 Holiday Events
During the first week in December, the museum hosts its Christmas Open House.  This free event is in conjunction with Tupelo Parks and Recreation Christmas Lighting of Ballard Park.