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There’s plenty of history in the making here at the National Civil Rights Museum.

RENOVATION HIGHLIGHTS

Back to News   Download PDF   New Lobby   The original 7,000 lb. bronze signature statue, Movement to Overcome, has been returned to the museum, prominently positioned in the new lobby in front of the new grand staircase.  Sculptor Michael Pavlovsky was commissioned to create the statue for the museum’s opening in 1991 and it has been synonymous with the struggle since the beginning. The second floor is opened up to reveal the lobby below, and flooded with lig... Read More
Posted by Connie Dyson at Tuesday, April 1, 2014

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