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.** Mrs. Rosa Parks & O Museum in The Mansion C Span Interview - Leading by Example Unveiling of Rosa Parks Plaque, 5/31/19 Making The Music: "Mrs. Rosa Parks" Featuring Cyril Neville & Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish Spreading Mrs. Rosa Parks Messages of Unity & Love #HoldMyHandChallenge #RosaParks Rosa Parks: Douglas Brinkley at The Library of Congress Mrs. Rosa Parks, Beyond The Bus Author on C-SPAN American History TV NBC Washington Visited O Museum To Celebrate Rosa Parks Day H speaks to Womens National Democratic Club H.H. Leonards Author of “Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus” at the Carroll Arts Center 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 O Museum in The Mansion, also known as The Secret Door Museum has over 100 rooms and 80 secret doors (Yes 80!). We guarantee you can see at least 60 of our legendary rooms -- but be warned secret doors are tricky to find -- if you find 2 or 3 you are an above average sleuth. The Rosa Parks Museum is located on the Troy University at Montgomery satellite campus, in Montgomery, Alabama. [1] It has information, exhibits, and some artifacts from the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. This museum is named after civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who is known for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person on a city bus. [2] On April 22, 1998, she attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Troy University Rosa Parks Library and Museum to be located on the spot where she was arrested. On December 1, 2000, she returned to Montgomery to participate in the grand opening of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, dedicated in her honor. Ann Clemons will present “The Life and Legacy of Rosa Parks,” beginning at 10 a.m. in the museum’s auditorium. Clemons, a former employee of the Montgomery Convention and Visitors Bureau, first took on the persona of Mrs. Parks as a part of the Alabama Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Known as The Secret Door Museum, O Museum in The Mansion is a non-profit institution with 112 rooms, over 80 secret doors, immersive themed exhibits, and the most unique collection of artifacts in the country. They are a designated historic site on The African American Heritage Trail and Booking.com named them “The Coolest Place in DC”. You can tour Rosa Parks' room at the quirky O Street Mansion in DC The Civil Rights icon lived at the DuPont Circle museum for 10 years and formed a deep friendship with the founder. More Videos The Rosa Parks Museum, located at the site of Parks’ famous arrest, is centered on Parks’ story and its place in the Civil Rights Movement and features a restored bus and other artifacts. Site Information From 1994 to 2003 The Mansion On O & O Street Museum was the place Mrs. Rosa Parks called home whenever she visited Washington, DC. Mrs. Rosa Parks helped spark the American civil rights movement in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus. Rosa Parks: Douglas Brinkley at The Library of Congress Mrs. Rosa Parks, Beyond The Bus Author on C-SPAN American History TV NBC Washington Visited O Museum To Celebrate Rosa Parks Day H speaks to Womens National Democratic Club H.H. Leonards Author of “Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus” at the Carroll Arts Center Mrs. Parks Life in DC. Mrs. Parks' story, legacy, and connection to Washington, D.C. is little known — and yet, critical to the work she did. From 1994 to 2004 O Museum in the Mansion was the place Mrs. Rosa Parks called her home-away-from-home — staying here at no cost — as part of our Hero-in-Residence program. O Museum in The Mansion, also known as The Secret Door Museum has over 100 rooms and 80 secret doors (Yes 80!). We guarantee you can see at least 60 of our legendary rooms -- but be warned secret doors are tricky to find -- if you find 2 or 3 you are an above average sleuth. Exhibitions Current Exhibitions . Exhibition Hall. The Rosa Parks Museum will host returning artist V.L. Cox's A Still, Small Voice exhibit. Cox was reminded of the Nina Simone quote, “How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” and used that as her guiding principle while developing this exhibition. Mrs. Parks Life in DC. Mrs. Parks' story, legacy, and connection to Washington, D.C. is little known — and yet, critical to the work she did. From 1994 to 2004 O Museum in the Mansion was the place Mrs. Rosa Parks called her home-away-from-home — staying here at no cost — as part of our Hero-in-Residence program. MLA – Norwood, Arlisha. "Rosa Parks." National Women's History Museum. National Women's History Museum, 2017. Date accessed. Chicago- Norwood, Arlisha. In 2000, Troy University created the Rosa Parks Museum, located at the site of her arrest in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. In 2001, the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Guests will explore an array of diverse exhibits, achitectual styles, secret doors, and our legendary themed rooms — like the Log Cabin, the Pop-Culture Room, the John Lennon Suite, the Safari room, and Mrs. Rosa Parks room (we were her home-away-from-home for nearly 10 years).
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