Louisville, KY

Muhammad Ali Center
DESCRIPTION: cultural attraction and an international education center that inspired by the ideals of its founder, Muhammad Ali; the Ali Center’s 2 ½ levels of award-winning exhibits, educational and public programming, and global initiatives carry on Ali’s legacy and inspire exploration of the greatness within ourselves; innovative exhibits and captivating multimedia presentations tell Ali’s story through six core values of his life: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, spirituality and giving; learn about Ali’s Louisville roots, unprecedented boxing career, his societal and religious convictions, and global humanitarianism; Ali Center includes a five-screen orientation theater film, historic Civil Rights era media footage, an interactive timeline of Ali’s life, video of Ali fights, boxing artifacts and memorabiia, hands-on boxing fun, a boxing ring, two art galleries, children’s Hope and Dream wall, retail store, and cafe; much more than a place that tells the story of one man’s journey, the Ali Center reaches beyond its physical walls to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be.

AMENITIES: ADA compliant, family restrooms, multi-language exhibits, meeting and event space
PHOTO POLICY:  Guests are permitted to take non-commercial photography including film/digital/video cameras, motion picture, and other forms of audiovisual recording.  No flashes, lights or tripods.  No photography of any kind allowed in the art galleries and other special exhibits on loan.  No photography of material subject to copyright restrictions.
ADMISSION: $9 adults, $5 students with ID, $8 age 65+, $4 ages 6-12, $5 military; group tour ratesavailable

DAYS & HOURS: Mon–Sat 9:30a–5p, Sun Noon–5p

ADDRESS: 144 North 6th Street   MAP

PHONE: 502-584-9254

WEBSITE: http://www.alicenter.org

Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
DESCRIPTION: (Coming 2009) There may be no more fitting location for African-American history in Kentucky than the cluster of buildings at Muhammad Ali Boulevard and 18th Street; beginning in the 1870's, the site of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage was an essential part of the development of Louisville's public transportation; for decades the city's streetcars and buses, were repaired and stored here where Black and White men often worked side by side; In Louisville, as in other American cities, streetcars played a pivotal role in early demonstrations against racial discrimination; the complex sits in the heart of the Historically Black Russell neighborhood named for Harvey Clarence Russell, a distinguished Black educator who lived here in the 1920's

ADMISSION: TBD

DAYS & HOURS: TBD

ADDRESS: 239 South Fifth Street

PHONE: 502-583-4100

WEBSITE: http://www.kcaah.com

Simmons Bible College
DESCRIPTION: An HBCU; this institute for the higher education of young African American men was established in 1879 in Frankfort, due to financial problems, the school moved to Eighteenth and Dumesnil Streets in 1931; the campus was purchased by the University of Louisville to serve as the home of the Municipal College for Negroes until 1951, and it is now owned by the St. Stephen Baptist Church

ADMISSION: TBD

DAYS & HOURS: TBD

ADDRESS: 1811 Dumesnil Street

PHONE: 502-776-1443

WEBSITE: http://www.sbcollege.edu

Juneteenth Legacy Theatre
DESCRIPTION: Kentucky’s only professional African American theatre company was founded by Lorna Littleway; each June they present the "Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays" hosted by Actor’s Theatre, which celebrates African American independence and the legacy of that experience through a series of staged readings by emerging and established playwrights over three weekends; the Jamboree also features new plays by Kentucky writers, staged readings by emerging and established playwrights, and DARASA--Swahili for "celebration"--a traditional Juneteenth feast; Actors Theatre

ADMISSION: varies by performance

DAYS & HOURS: varies by venue

ADDRESS: 316 West Main Street

PHONE: 502-636-4200

WEBSITE: http://www.juneteenthlegacytheatre.com