rosa parks library and museum

I went here with my 8 year old daughter. We started on the children's side and went in a bus that took us back in time to pre-Civil War up to the night Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. Next, we went to the other part of the museum which took us from that night forward. We learned a lot. The interactive exhibits coupled with the docent made for a very entertaining experience. We loved it.

This museum, reviews the events of 1955 through 1957 of the civil rights movement in Alabama. The museum creates an effect placing you personally at the bus stop where Rosa Parks was arrested. As fewer and fewer Americans were living at that time, it is a valuable resource to document the history that took place. It would be an improvement to build an adjacent exhibit documenting the "rest of the story."

Well put together and with appeal for youngsters as well as adults in that the children's wing will suit them.Looking back at those days it is hard to imagine just how much has changed for the better, and maybe there is a little too much wallowing in the injustices of those days. But, it is necessary not to forget.

This is small but powerful museum with incredible visual and auditory displays. Very much worth it. The guide was awesome too. He'd been there five years and was really smart and helpful. We didn't do the kids' side.

The presentation by Ricky was amazing!! The suject has been handled with amazing creativity and decorum!! Ricky was ready to answer our questions and helped us to genuinely understand the courage and tenacity of this struggle! Many thanks Ricky!

There are aspects of the museum which are very interesting but we found the guided tour rather tedious, the lady showing us round was loath to let us ask any questions there is lots to see and we would have rather been left to our own devices and we felt rather intimidated by the occasional applied implication that we had somehow been responsible for the treatment of Rosa Parks.

We visited the Rosa Parks Library and Museum as well as the children's wing. We were very happy with the museum portion which is essentially a guided tour with multimedia displays as you go through the museum. There are very few artifacts to see however, just to set your expectations right. The multimedia portion was well done and the tour guide was very well spoken and interesting. We spent about an hour to 1.5 hour at this museum. We learned a lot from our tour at this museum.We also opted for the children's wing as we had our young daughter with us and we found it really missed the mark. The only exhibit is a "time-travel bus driven by a robot". Essentially, you sit in a bus and a roughly 20 minute multimedia show explains the history of African-Americans while a robot (that seemed broken as it didn't move whatsoever) drives you through the years. The bus moves a little and the video is ok, but overall, not worth the admission at all. I wouldn't mind having psi an extra dollar (maybe 2) to add it to the main museum, but I think we paid $13 for the family (with military discount) so I think it was excessive for what we got out of it.

I drove two hours from Dothan to visit the Rosa Parks museum and i must say that it was very educational. I thought i knew about Mrs. Parks, but there was plenty of information to gather that i did not know. I really enjoyed myself and will come back with some family members as well. The museum sits across from Troy University where i attend school online in GA.

We spent a couple hours here this morning. As recommended we started at the children's exhibit before going through the general section. It was a great experience. They have done a superb job of telling this story. The movie of Rosa Parks on the bus, seen looking into the bus from the outside was extremely moving - I literally felt chills as we walked into the next part of the museum. Don't miss it.

This museum not only describes Rosa Park's life and contribution to the Civil Rights, but how life was for African-Americans in Montgomery during this huge moment in U.S. history. Definitely recommend going. This is one of the best Civil Rights museums in the South.

As the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", Rosa Parks is a revered person. This museum does an excellent job of getting the visitors to better understand the struggles of that time as well as the pressure on this young lady. It also provides a lot of the behind the scenes information that is not well known.

Our tour guide was very good. It was a small museum but worth the visit!Discounts available with ID such as Military, AARP, Alabama Student

I very much enjoyed being informed more than what I was in school about what actually transpired that day. It hurts to see what people have went through back in those days.

These cutting edge exhibits take you back with the sounds and voices of the bus riders who were humiliated every day they rode the segregated buses. The bus Rosa Parks rode that day is fully recreated with voices and images. This museum is meant for teenagers to senior citizens. There is a full children's museum next door.

Sometimes I get tied of reading signs while walking through museums. This was not an issue at the Rosa Parks Library and Museum. I planned to be inside the museum for 30 minutes or so--and ended up spending two hours at the site.The museum is divided into three experiences. First, I watched a short video about what life was like in the segregated South. When the video ended, some doors automatically opened to guide me into the next section of the museum. There, visitors "witness" Rosa Parks sitting down on the bus and refusing to yield her seat and getting arrested. The final portion of visit was a walk through the more conventional museum exhibits.The more conventional museum exhibits were far more interesting as a result of having a personal guide. My guide was a woman who marched for Civil Rights with Dr. Martin King, Jr. I learned a lot while I was there--and enjoyed my interaction with the guide.Overall, it was a touching experience--and worth far more than the price of admission. Note that the admission fee was 6.50 with a AAA card. And, there is free parking for museum guests in the back of the building.