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A state-of-the-art museum depicting events that started the bus boycott and early Civil Rights movement. Provides an interactive, multi-media presentation, also an affiliate of Troy State University. Visitors to the museum can take self guided tours through the museum. Email the Rosa Parks Museum at rosaparks@troy.edu. Phone Numbers: Tour Reservations: 334-241-8661; Gift Shop: 334-241-8616; Museum Information: 334-241-8615; Children's Wing: 334-241-8702 ; Location . Museum: 252 Montgomery Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 Children's Wing: 220 Montgomery Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 Through the use of multi-media presentations via a “Time Machine,” the Children’s Wing prepares visitors for the museum reenactment experience involving Rosa Parks, activities of Martin Luther King, Jr., and involvement of other early Civil Rights leaders. Rosa Parks Museum & Children's Wing History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to uphold and interpret for the public benefit, education and enjoyment, materials related to the events and accomplishments of individuals associated with The Rosa Parks Library & Museum Childrens Wing in Alabama is a culturally significant landmark that recounts the historical impact of the 1955 bus incident. It features a wide collection of exhibits related to the South's Civil Rights movement and segregation. The museum caters to both adults and children, offering interactive displays that bring history to life. Visitors can take a 45-minute The Rosa Parks Museum is a living memorial for Mrs. Parks and elevates her legacy by serving as a platform for scholarly dialogue, civic engagement, and positive social change. The Museum includes a permanent exhibit, “The Cleveland Avenue Time Machine,” as well as temporary art exhibitions and educational programs throughout the year. Admission Fee: $7.50 Adults; $5.50 Children 12 & under This is also where you pay for admission to both parts of the museum. You can visit just one, but it's recommended to see both. They all start at certain time intervals, so be aware of that. You start your self-guided tour at the Children's Wing where you enter the Cleveland Avenue Time Machine. Rosa Parks Museum Groups of 10 or more MUST schedule a tour slot prior to visiting the museum. Please call 334-241-8661 or email rosaparks@troy.edu to schedule. **The Rosa Parks Museum closes Monday through Friday from 12:00PM to 1:00PM for lunch. Our final admission beforehand is 11:00AM, and admission resumes at 1:00 each day.** The museum itself is divided into two sections: the main museum and the Children’s Wing. The main museum is located on the very corner where Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 and is a walk-through in time. The exhibits are immersive, allowing visitors to feel as if they are walking alongside the activists of the era. The Rosa Parks Library and Museum, located in Montgomery, Alabama, is a tribute to civil rights activist Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Owned by Troy University, the museum features six exhibit areas and a Children's Wing that explore the history of the civil rights movement and Parks's impact. ROSA PARKS LIBRARY & MUSEUM & CHILDREN'S WING - Montgomery - Troy University 252, Montgomery Street Musée : Le bâtiment dans lequel se trouve le musée dépend Billed as a museum dedicated to Rosa Parks, it is, in fact, a museum dedicated to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this, it is appreciated that the museum takes in the larger context. Having said that, the museum does have a bit of an odd start. You aren’t allowed into the video room until the first video starts. The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to uphold and interpret for the public benefit, education and enjoyment, materials related to the events and accomplishments of individuals associated with Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Museum includes a permanent exhibit, a time machine, temporary exhibit space, archives, classrooms, an auditorium and conference room. The Museum is a major landmark in the Rosa Parks Library and Museum: nice museum, but skip the children's wing - See 782 traveler reviews, 208 candid photos, and great deals for Montgomery, AL, at Tripadvisor. Rosa Parks Museum Groups of 10 or more MUST schedule a tour slot prior to visiting the museum. Please call 334-241-8661 or email rosaparks@troy.edu to schedule. **The Rosa Parks Museum closes Monday through Friday from 12:00PM to 1:00PM for lunch. Our final admission beforehand is 11:00AM, and admission resumes at 1:00 each day.** This tribute to the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" honors Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who, in 1955, sparked the civil rights movement by refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. The museum helps visitors relive this tumultuous era with a video, artifacts, historical documents, a lifesize statue of Rosa Parks and a replica of the bus in which she sat that day. Since Troy University bought the entire properties around that area, the university has built a Museum Library in memory of Rosa Parks. The museum also is the place where Rosa Parks got arrested when she refuse to give up the seat for the white passenger by the order of the bus driver. It is located on the first floor of the Troy University Rosa Parks Library and Museum on Troy's Montgomery campus. The museum was constructed on the site of the former Empire Theatre in downtown Montgomery, Montgomery County, where Rosa Parks made her historic stand in 1955 at the bus stop in front of the theater. The museum's six exhibit areas The library and museum is on the Troy University Campus in the heart of downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The address is 252 Montgomery Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104. The Children's Wing is located at 220 Montgomery Ave. The Rosa Parks Museum offers visitors a chance to see the materials that were related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott as well as the We were in the childrens wing on a field trip. I was disappointed that, although we were riding on Rosa Parks bus, they have information about the struggles of African Americans from 1840-1950s, which is important to know, but not much on what Rosa Parks did.
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