Mississippi’s Old Capitol museum will have its grand opening on Jan. 10 in Jackson.

The $14.2 million restoration was undertaken in 2006 after the Old Capitol was damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and was forced to close.

The focus of the museum will shift from Mississippi history to the history of the building and government in action.

The building served as Mississippis statehouse from 1839 to 1903.

The Mississippi Legislature will open the 2009 session in the historic House and Senate chambers of the Old Capitol. The Legislature first met in the building in 1839, the year it was completed.

The Jan. 6 opening day session will be the first public event in the restored National Historic Landmark property.

On the Net:

Old Capitol, http://www.oldcapitolmuseum.com