Center For Civil and Human Rights

This museum is exceptional. From the content, to the lighting, to the friendly and welcoming staff. I LOVE this museum, one informative employee shared that they will be expanding! Cant wait to see more. The videos were extremely well executed. We spent an equal time reading, watching, and listening. We also got a free ticket thanks to Bank of America so we only had to buy one. I can’t get over how emotionally engaging the exhibits were. I loved learning about all the freedom riders. Also the exhibit with telling the story of the four girls bombed at church was creative and very emotional, it reminded me of the Anne Frank museum where her dad reads from her book. It was very moving to hear and see. I highly recommend this museum. Beautiful experience

Very informative clean and thorough but I wish there were more interactive attractions. The majority of the exhibits is reading walls of information you can get online. There's a lunch counter exhibit where you can experience the struggles of segregation and feel the emotions of the past. I did find it interesting that a lot of the Civil Rights exhibits are in darker rooms whereas the human rights exhibits are well lit and upgraded with technology.

It's a really amazing place, though not my absolute favorite civil rights museum I've ever seen for that, go to Memphis's in the old Lorraine Motel. It's overall succinct and comprehensive. Many of the displays are sound- and video-based, which makes for a noisy place - folks with sensory issues might feel overwhelmed. I have a little ADD and it made it a little hard to focus, but once you step towards an element, it's easy to hear and focus on. There is a definite path through the museum - when I visited, the docent handing out maps and giving overall info said there is a gallery on each floor, so I started at the top where there were less people. You should start on the entrance floor - the middle floor - instead. Entering this space places you in Atlanta specifically and then branches out to the south and the rest of the US before addressing international issues upstairs. And there are plenty of stairs - sections of the museum are on half floors before you make it to the top. There is elevator access to all sections but make sure to ask for help to make sure you see it all - it's not super obvious how to make it around if you're mobility impaired. Then downstairs is a collection of MLK's papers and writing and some other documents which you definitely shouldn't miss. I went down there and found some sort of event going on I *may* have accidentally party-crashed and then tried to exit from that floor but they said I had to exit from the main floor upstairs, that that exit was for event-goers only, but as far as I can tell from the outside, that's the exit to the street vs. the park. It's just a little confusing and I left a little embarrassed, but I'm glad I didn't miss that downstairs collection, it was worth it! I think the price ~$20 at my visit is fair for the size of the museum, which is on the smaller side, but parking will cost you almost as much. I parked in the GA Aquarium parking for $17. If you do too, just head toward signs for the aquarium entrance, then on the walkway from the garage to the aquarium, you can head left past the ticket kiosks and into the park and you'll find the Civil Rights museum on your left.

Very informative and interesting experience packed with information, difficult to get through in one trip but if determined you can. Most of the museum was dedicated to African American figures and there opposition, another good chunk was dedicated to the individuals affected by dictators and corrupt law, aswell as life sized images of dictators. The museum also had lots of interesting interactive elements and the staff were very nice and made sure we were comfortable and enjoyed everything. Dispute what other reviews state, there is representation of other minorities on the third floor, though the majority is indeed dedicated to Black american history. all around recommended!

I highly recommend this museum. My favorite part is the audio sit -in interactive experience where you sit on a booth, place both hands on the surface in front of you, put your headphones on and become part of the action that you may may have experienced sitting in the Woolworth's lunch counter in the 60's. The whole experience is very moving and am grateful I got the chance to experience it!

This is an awesome museum to visit for all people interested in doing their part to make the world a better place for all of mankind. Emotions will run high for many here, but for me it further confirms my resolve to do my part to make life better for my family and community; highly recommend!

This museum is a must! Great collection and awesome displays put into the right context. Easy to find near the Central Park with other venues to check out as well. I totally recommend this place for your next visit if you are in the great city of Atlanta!

One for the history and culture enthusiasts, but very important for general public as well. Unfortunately, I saw far more crowd at the Coca-Cola factory and this place was practically empty. Hope the center takes initiative to attract more crowd.

not too expensive to enter but we went in because there was a wait for the aquarium It's worth it nicely air conditioning and some of the stuff down stairs was very eye opening. they had some nice stuff in the gift shop aswell some of the interactive stuff was cool aswell

Very informative and modern museum. Another must see if you are visiting Atlanta.