The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
A Living Institution


The Birmingham civil Rights Institute is a "living institution" which views the lessons of the past as crucial to understanding our heritage and defining our future.  Through its permanent exhibitions, it captures the spirit and courage of countless individuals who, in the 1950s and 1960s, dared to confront the bigotry and racial discrimination of American society.  Along the way, exciting interactive exhibitions depict the dramatic events in Birmingham and other cities that stirred the conscience of a nation and influenced the course of human rights.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute opened on November 15, 1992, and is the centerpiece of the city's historic Civil Rights District.  In addition tothe permanent exhibition, the Institute houses two changing galleries, meeting spaces and administrative offices.  The Human Rights Gallery was dedicated in 1994 to comemorate the international dimension of the struggle for freedom and justice.  In 1999, the Institute completed the Richard Arrington, Jr. Resource Gallery, a state-of-the-art computerized, interactive learning facility.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is more than a museum.  It is a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.

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