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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is an educational and cultural research center with a mission of educating and enlightening future generations about human and civil rights by sharing and investigating the past and offering opportunities for working together to build a better future.

The Institute was opened in 1992 and has 58,000 square feet of archives, galleries, meeting rooms, and temporary exhibits.

Visits to the museum are self-guided and start at the permanent exhibit, which consists of a journey from the 50s and 60s Civil Rights Movement to contemporary human rights issues.

The Institute hosts numerous activities and events and has a range of programs for different audiences, from school children to adults, from teachers to tourists.

520 Sixteenth Street North, Birmingham, AL, Phone: 866-328-9696

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