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Location & Directions
Visitor tip
Use the lockers available at the entrance to store bags and belongings, allowing you to move more freely through the exhibits and focus on the immersive recreations like the segregated restaurant and public transportation settings.
Visitor tip
Start with the exhibit contrasting the educational environments of Black and white children - reviewers consistently highlight this as one of the most striking and powerful visual representations of systemic injustice in the museum.
Best time
Consider visiting during the Juneteenth celebration or when the rotating quilt exhibits are on display for a unique artistic perspective that complements the historical narrative and adds depth to your experience.
About Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Showcase for the historic movement. Struggles & triumphs of the civil rights movement chronicled in a dramatic, multimedia museum.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Civil Rights Museum
- Highlights
- Civil Rights Movement exhibits, segregated era recreations, civil rights leaders tributes
- Admission
- Under $25
- Experience
- Thoughtfully curated, moving and educational
What visitors say
Wonderful and informative museum! We’re from Kentucky, so it was great to learn more about the history and formation of Birmingham, especially leading up to the Civil Rights Movement. The exhibits were very well put together — powerful,…
I took a day trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama, and it was truly a moving and educational experience. The museum chronicles the civil rights movement in the Deep South, highlighting the courageous actions of…
Great to learn the history of the Civil Rights movement here. Also gives a good overview of how this movement inspired others around the world. And to remind us to not stop marching.
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Did You Know?
- Features immersive recreations of segregated spaces including a segregated restaurant and public transportation, allowing visitors to experience the physical reality of Jim Crow era discrimination firsthand
- Includes a specific educational exhibit contrasting the learning environments of Black and white children during segregation, providing a powerful visual representation of systemic educational inequality
- Features rotating quilt exhibits as part of its programming, adding artistic and cultural perspectives to the civil rights narrative
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