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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel

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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Phone:
+1 901-521-9699

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, which was the site of the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Two other buildings and their adjacent property, also connected with the King assassination, have been acquired as part of the museum complex. The museum reopened in 2014 after renovations that increased the number of multi-media and interactive exhibits, including numerous short movies to enhance features. The museum is owned and operated by the Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation, based in Memphis. The Lorraine Motel is owned by the Tennessee State Museum and leased long term to the Foundation to operate as part of the museum complex. On October 21, 2016, the museum was honored by becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate museum.
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