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The facility use policy of the Old Capitol Museum states that the premises are not available to private individuals for personal use. Exceptions may be made to allow for bodies to lie in state in the Rotunda only when the written request is made by the governor, lieutenant governor, or House Speaker. Permission may be granted by the president or vice president of the Board of Trustees. Source: Miss. Code §§ 25-59-1, 39-5-1 (1972, as amended). Part 5 Chapter 7: Manship House Museum Facility Use Policies (Approved by the Board of Trustees on July 9, 1982; Amended October 19, 1990 and October 16, 2009) Introduction. A. Primary Use: The Manship House Museum is a historic structure operated as a historic house museum. Its resources are used for educational purposes to interpret family life in Jackson in the late nineteenth century. B. Hours of Operations/Public Access: 1. 1 The Manship House Museum is open to the public free of charge. 2. Hours of visitation are 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday. 3. Office hours at the Visitors Center are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 4. The Museum is closed on most state holidays. 5. The Manship House Museum and Visitors Center are handicapped accessible with some limitations. 6. No animals are allowed in the Museum or the Visitors Center at any time, except those trained to aid the blind or handicapped.