Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Exhibits the institute is a place for heritage tourism and a center for community engagement. The permanent exhibit has been visited by over 4 million visitors since the institute opened in 1992. The institute has two changing exhibit galleries that highlight human right issues of the current time period. Visitors have access to all of the galleries during their paid tours. Overall attendance for the institute exceeds 140,000 annually.

Outreach to provide free educational progrms to k-12 students that introduce and explore the lessons of the civil rights movements. Most of bcris outreach programs were held at the institute or at schools in jefferson county. Nearly 1,400 youth and parents have participated in bcris after school and literacy programs. This includes both on and off-site activities.