Negro Southern League Museum, Alabama, United States
4.5 (51 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #21 in Birmingham Speciality Museums • History Museums
Delighted to find this attraction in Birmingham, AL
We are doing college tour visits in & around the South and found ourselves with half of a day to further explore the city of Birmingham. We first tried to go to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute but we couldn’t buy tickets online, the last box office tickets sold at 1:45: place closed at 3. Then we tried to go to Arlington Antebellum home but it’s more of a house and garden tour vs. a true plantation so that got nixed. Then tried to go to the Birmingham Zoo but it was closed. We found ourselves at the Negro Southern League Museum which was perfect! It combined our desire to see more about civil rights in this town + our love of baseball. It’s also situated right next to Regions Field where the Birmingham Barons play and where we were headed for an evening game. We highly recommend this attraction!
Address
120 16th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233-1617
Mobile
Website
http://www.birminghamnslm.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 18:06
User Ratings
4.5 based on (51 reviews)
Reviews
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5alexisrachelletx 5:00 PM Feb 1, 2020
Special museum
This little museum was a highlight of our visit to Birmingham this weekend! We'd been to several of Birmingham's other museums before, but wanted to try something new. The Negro Southern League Museum presents the history of African American baseball, which is something I didn't know anything about. The museum's collection was presented well and the museum labels were interesting and well laid out. I felt like I learned a lot in this museum even though it isn't very large! I was impressed by the work that had gone into creating the museum and its collection (including interviewing many former players about their experiences)! The museum is free to visit but does accept/encourage donations. We happily made a donation because we so enjoyed our visit to the museum. Whether you're big fans of baseball or not, I think a lot of people would find this museum interesting and worthwhile! Check it out if you haven't already!
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5Ruppert B 5:00 PM Mar 8, 2021
A Little Gem of Civil Rights and Sports
My second visit in 15 months, taking my mother and brother for their first visits. The wall of autographed baseballs is a treat in itself. It's a celebration not only of the fabled Negro Leagues, but also of corporate-sponsored teams, all-stars, and Black baseball players from Birmingham.
