The Center’s Groundbreaking
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights works to create a more just and equitable society through dynamic and empathy-building experiences, teaching history’s connection to the present, and inspiring the change-maker in each of us. Each year, nearly 200,000 guests of all demographics enter The Center and leave with the knowledge necessary to create a more equal and just society.
In 2021, The Center launched an ambitious $53 million expansion campaign to add two new wings to our building and invest in our programs. Having raised more than $32 million so far (for capital and programs), we are excited to get construction underway with a groundbreaking ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, October 14, 2022 A light breakfast will be served at 9am with the groundbreaking ceremony following at 10 am.
WHERE: The National Center for Civil and Human Rights
A NEW LOOK FOR THE CENTER
Our physical expansion will add 20,000 square feet of space for public engagement and conversation, exhibitions, and education. The East Wing will be a one-story Innovation Lab – roughly 4,500 additional square feet of multifunctional space for classrooms, trainings, conferences, performances, events, and pre- and post-tour conversations. The multi-story West Wing will house a Family Gallery on the lobby level, café, gallery memorializing racial violence, and gallery space for traveling and special exhibitions.
Our program expansion includes: a DEI Experiences program for workplaces, a human rights training for law enforcement, and a national civil rights history education program.