National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in ; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the from the 17th century to the present.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 9:00 AM—5:00 AM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: hotel that was site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., now a museum
  • Also known as: “Lorraine Motel”, “National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel”, “NCRM”, and “公民権運動博物館”
  • Address: 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, TN 38103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blues Hall of Fame and FedExForum.

Museum
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The is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in . Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. is situated 490 feet northwest of National Civil Rights Museum.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in . It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the . is situated 2,400 feet northeast of National Civil Rights Museum.

Railway station
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, referred to as Grand Central Station prior to 1944, is a passenger terminal in . Located along Main Street and G.E. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of National Civil Rights Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.

Neighborhood
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is a street in , which runs from the to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.

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is the second largest city in the state of , after . The state rests in the southeastern portion of the . , with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Suburb
is the central business district of , and is located along the between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

National Civil Rights Museum

Latitude
35.1346° or 35° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
-90.05747° or 90° 3′ 27″ west
Open location code
867F4WMV+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95132665
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q845216
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“National Civil Rights Museum” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Muséu Nacional de los Derechos Civiles”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional dels Drets Civils”
  • Chinese: “国家民权博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國家民權博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Civil Rights Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى للحقوق المدنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo pri Civitanaj Rajtoj”
  • French: “National Civil Rights Museum”
  • German: “National Civil Rights Museum”
  • Japanese: “国立公民権博物館”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional dos Direitos Civis”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей гражданских прав”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni muzej državljanskih pravic”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Derechos Civiles”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal İnsan Hakları Müzesi”

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