Change Agent Adventure: Children’s Gallery invites young visitors into a hands-on experience focused on fun, creativity, and community
ATLANTA (April 18, 2026) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights today announced its newest experience – a gallery designed specifically for children ages 12 and under – will open on Saturday, April 25.
In Change Agent Adventure: Children’s Gallery, young visitors take a magic elevator to a secret headquarters – an immersive play space where children use collaboration, creativity, and dancing to practice civic skills.
Through a series of missions and challenges, kids – and the former kids who accompany them – create change agent badges and hats, engage in challenges with one another, and explore what it means to participate in their communities. The gallery includes a silent disco, an arcade, and multiple hands-on activity zones designed to keep children moving, creating, and participating.
“We wanted to help kids tap their own power to influence the world around them,” said Jill Savitt, President and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. “Change Agent Adventure gives children a place to practice their innate skills of empathy and fairness and see the roles they can play in the wider world.”
The Children’s Gallery is the final gallery to open as part of the Center’s $58 million expansion. Along with five other new galleries, an updated civil rights gallery, and three classrooms, the Center has significantly increased its capacity to serve families, students, and educators across the region.
The new children’s gallery is made possible by the generosity of Liz Blake; her sons Addison, Asher, and Taylor Lanier; Maggie Blake Bailey; and their families.
“Every child can make a difference in the world around them,” said Liz Blake. “This gallery allows children to recognize that their voices matter—that fairness, empathy, and courage aren’t abstract ideas, but skills they already carry and can use.”
Along with a children’s gallery, the Center is introducing “Saturday Adventures,” a weekly program for children, families, and groups. Activities include story time, art projects, films, and rotating mystery activities—providing families with new reasons to return each week.
To support younger visitors, the Center has also developed a family guide that outlines more
than two hours of activities throughout the museum. The map is designed to help families and youth experience accessible content in all the galleries.
Additional enhancements at the Center include a new café and store, with merchandise,
pastries, beverages, sandwiches, and ice cream.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights currently serves more than 50,000 children annually through its education programs. The addition of a children’s gallery expands the Center’s ability to reach younger audiences, including elementary schools, youth organizations, and summer camps with spaces and content specifically for them.
The curator of the Change Agent Adventure is Liba Beyer, a human rights expert who worked at Human Rights Watch for two decades. The exhibit was designed by Atelier Brückner.
Tickets are now available. With opening demand already high ahead of the April 25 opening,
advance tickets are strongly recommended.
For more information, visit https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/change-agent-adventure/
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About the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
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inspires the changemaker in each of us. Opened in 2014, the Center connects American civil
rights history to global human rights movements today. Our experiences highlight people who have worked to protect rights and who model how individuals create positive change. For more information, visit civilandhumanrights.org. Follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram @civilandhumanrights and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncchr.
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