Birmingham Museums

The Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington collection focuses on art and artifacts from the colonial period through 1865. The collection contains paintings, letters, furniture, porcelain, glassware, silver, jewelry, busts and more. Martha Washington’s prayer book printed in New York in 1783, an original 1787 Samuel Vaughn sketch of Mt. Vernon grounds, writing instruments and tools from George Washington’ s survey case and an original tintype depicting Robert E. Lee in his uniform for the last time are just a few collection highlights.

The Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences displays artifacts that tell the development and history of the Health Sciences in the U.S., with a focus on Alabama.

The Barber Motorsports Museum houses vintage motorcycles and cars from around the world. Nearly 900 motorbikes alone are on hand at this museum, one of the largest of its kind in the world.

The Birmingham Museum of Art is the largest municipal museum in the Southeast and one of the premier regional art museums in the country. The museum presens diverse and extensive collection, which features more than 21,000 works spanning the history of art from 5000 B.C. to the present.

Plunge to the depths of the ocean and explore the World of Water, become part of a larger-than-life experience in our IMAX Dome Theater and discover the science of fun through hundreds of interactive exhibits. Holiday parties, Reunions, Corporate Receptions and catering seven days a week!

Established in 1967, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving and honoring this state's sports heritage. The ASHOF has captured the athletic achievements of the state's greatest champions who have made their mark in American sports history.

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame makes its home in the historic Carver Theatre for the Performing Arts. The museum honors great jazz artists with ties to the state of Alabama. Exhibits convey the accomplishments of the likes of Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Erskine Hawkins and the music that made them famous.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute takes its visitors on one of this nation's most significant journeys by capturing the spirit and courage of countless individuals who, during the 1950's and 1960's, dared to confront the bigotry and racial discrimination of American society.

Explore the Miracle of flying at Southern Museum of Flight. Visitors can view eight decades of aviation history through 18 aircraft, engines, models, memorabilia of some of the greatest aviation pioneers of all time.