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Winter Camellias - Jan 3-Feb 28, 2012
Can We Move Beyond Stereotypes: Dedicated to Improving Human Relations - Jan 22-Mar 2, 2012
Art of the State Exhibition - Jan 27-Dec 2, 2012
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Millbrook Mardi Gras Festival and Parade
Murphy African-American Museum
Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County
Home of 1st licensed Black mortician in west Alabama. African-American contractors built the two-story bungalow in 1920 with brick and hand-hewn sill salvaged from the old State Capitol building in Tuscaloosa. See period furniture, irons and kettles, combs and curlers used by African-Americans. Exhibit rooms featuring Murphy family memorabilia, displays on local history, African art and artifacts.
Street Address:
2601 Bryant Dr. & Lurleen Wallace Blvd. S
Tuscaloosa,
AL
35401
Mailing Address:
2601 Bryant Dr. & Lurleen Wallace Blvd. S
Tuscaloosa,
AL
35401
Phone:
205-758-2861
Website URL:
operation schedule:
Open Tu–F 10–3; other times by appt
Admission:
Free
Affiliations:
National Register of Historic Places
Affiliations:
National Register of Historic Places
handicap accommodations:
ramps
levered door handles
support bars for toilets
wheelchair-level phones
seating areas for wheelchair users