Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 2026
Nov 18
November 18, 2026
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute,
520 16th St N.
Birmingham, Alabama
Join our upcoming BCRI Volunteer Orientation! Volunteers are an essential part of our daily operations. We offer flexible volunteer schedules and no experience is necessary. Must be 18 or older. Potential volunteers will complete the initial paperwork, Q&A about the BCRI support options and participate in a mini scavenger hunt...
Nov 18
November 18, 2026
On Wednesday, November 18, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will welcome Kevin T. Morris, Senior Research Fellow and Voting Policy Scholar at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, for a fireside chat and signing of his new book, An American Problem: How the Country Built—and the Supreme Court Broke—the...
December 2026
Dec 01
December 01, 2026
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute,
520 16th St N.
Birmingham, Alabama
Join the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute for In Our Own Words, a 34th Anniversary Celebration honoring the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving and sharing our history on our own terms. For one special evening, the Institute’s galleries will come alive through live performances, interpretive storytelling, and special...

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Birmingham Civil Rights Galleries will not be open on Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We will resume normal operating hours from 10-5pm on Thursday, November 12th.