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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

About Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument opened this visitor center in August 2026, while renovations of the A.G. Gaston Motel continue. The visitor center is located inside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute which helps connect the Birmingham Civil Rights story to the larger struggle for civil rights history.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a comprehensive museum and educational center in Birmingham, Alabama, that depicts the events and actions of the 1963 Birmingham campaign, its Children's Crusade, and others of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The Institute is located in the Civil Rights District, which includes the historic 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Fourth Avenue Business District, and the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame located in the Carver Theatre. The Institute opened in November 1992, and had more than 25,000 visitors during its first week.

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African-American museum
Founded
1992
Architect
Bond Ryder & Associates

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  1. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham01BirminghamHistoric American Buildings Survey · Public domain
  2. Exhibit with MLK Quote - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Birmingham - Alabama - USA02Exhibit with MLK Quote - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Birmingham - Alabama - USAAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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