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June 11, 2026 10:10 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Juneteenth Community Day with Free Admission Period, Health Services, and Cultural Performances

Memphis, TN, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum invites the community to its annual Juneteenth Community Day on Friday, June 19, 2026, with a designated free museum...
June 09, 2026 13:43 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Launches the Bayard Rustin Institute, a National Hub for Scholarship, Education, and Faith-Rooted Justice

Memphis, TN, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum today publicly launched the Bayard Rustin Institute, a permanent hub for scholarship, education, exhibitions, and...
May 11, 2026 15:37 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Reopens The Legacy Experience on May 16 with New Stories of Resistance, Justice, and Civic Action

Memphis, TN, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will reopen its fully reimagined Legacy Experience on Saturday, May 16, with a daylong community celebration featuring...
May 05, 2026 07:00 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Reopens the Legacy Experience on May 16, Marking Its 35th Anniversary and 49 Days Before America’s 250th

Memphis, TN, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will reopen the Legacy Experience, its fully reimagined permanent exhibition in the Legacy Building, on Saturday, May...
April 16, 2026 08:08 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Announces Special Ticket Offer for Legacy Experience Grand Reopening on May 16

Memphis, TN, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum today announced that tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated grand reopening of its newly expanded Legacy...
March 24, 2026 09:25 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum to Mark 58th Anniversary of Dr. King's Assassination With Three-Day Commemoration

Memphis, TN, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifty-eight years ago, a shot was fired at the Lorraine Motel that changed America. As it does each April, the National Civil Rights Museum returns to...
March 06, 2026 14:45 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

MUSEUM STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR.

Memphis, TN, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., one of the most influential strategists and organizers of the...
March 04, 2026 07:00 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum Hosts Activist Tamika D. Mallory for a Powerful Book Talk on I Lived to Tell the Story

Memphis, TN, March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its Women’s History Month celebration, the National Civil Rights Museum will host trailblazing social justice leader Tamika D. Mallory on...
February 19, 2026 09:39 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

Former Federal Judges Convene at the National Civil Rights Museum for National Conversation on the Judiciary and Democracy

Memphis, TN, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the nation observes Black History Month and reflects on the long arc of the Civil Rights Movement, the National Civil Rights Museum and Keep Our...
February 17, 2026 09:51 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

MUSEUM STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF REV. JESSE JACKSON, SR.

Memphis, TN, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum mourns the loss of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a towering figure in the American civil rights movement and a...