Our visit was enhanced on a Saturday morning by a 1-hr walking tour through the district near the museum. Do that if you are able. And there is so much to experience and learn at the Institute -- for those who are new to this information and for those who lived during the civil rights struggles. The exhibits are multi-media... More

Spent three hours here and felt quite saturated by the information about the civil rights struggle. To me, this is a must see. This is a very well done interpretive display.

This compelling look at the city's darkest moment is presented in multi-media format, with innovative and creative methods. The coverage is comprehensive (beginning with the founding of the city after the end of slavery) and moving. Though older visitors will remember much of what is presented, the displays place them in context (both cultural and historical) and provide much food... More

Birmingham is a great city, but has a dubious past. This museum follows that past to the present, and will have a sobering effect on everyone who visits.

Great presentation of information for everyone. Lots to engage. Very helpful and friendly volunteers.

I was very impressed with this museum. It is well done, and very educational. Allow an hour or two to read all the information, and absorb the material.

I was worried that this museum would be more like a historical archive (lots of rooms with bright lights and binders), but it was very skillfully designed, interactive, and informative, and it thoughtfully incorporates the park across the street, which itself was a major part of Birmingham's civil rights history.

This was a very interesting visit, some displays brought tears to my eyes. The Jail door where Martin Luther King was kept, the letter he wrote while in jail, the freedom bus, the drinking fountains!! It just makes you think about how bad it was and how it was really not that long ago that this all went on. I... More

We only had a couple hours in Birmingham and I am really glad we stopped. The greeter was helpful and directed us to a movie to "set the stage", screen lifts up and there's the museum. The exhibits were heartwrenching and hopeful. Being from New York there are ALOT of things that I sadly never even knew about. It was... More