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Experience a timeline of American and Latin baseball history, see detailed baseball histories of several countries and learn about significant baseball players who crossed cultural lines.
The exhibition features text panels, hundreds of photographs, artifacts and several film exhibits that is integrated with a timeline of baseball and African American history. Length of tour varies but we recommend a minimum of an hour to fully enjoy the exhibit.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is a privately funded museum dedicated to preserving the history of Negro league baseball in America. It was founded in 1990 in Kansas City, Missouri, in the historic 18th & Vine District, the hub of African-American cultural activity in Kansas City during the first half of the 20th century.
The NLBM is a self-guided tour experience. The exhibition features text panels, hundreds of photographs, artifacts and several film exhibits that is integrated with a timeline of baseball and African American history. Length of tour varies but we recommend a minimum of an hour to fully enjoy the exhibit.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. 28,648 likes · 681 talking about this · 30,985 were here. The world’s only national museum dedicated to preserving the rich history of black...
Twelve life-sized bronze sculptures of Negro League players comprise what’s arguably the most treasured exhibit in the museum, 10 of which are positioned on the Field of Legends, a mock baseball diamond.
Price: Adults $10, Seniors (65+) $9.00 and children (12 & under) $6.00. Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesday-Saturdays, and NOON-4:00 pm on Sundays. Part of the Museums on 18th & Vine complex, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) recreates the look, sounds and feel of the game’s storied past. Video presentations and memorabilia in the ...
Exhibits include hundreds of photographs, historical artifacts and several interactive computer stations. As the centerpiece of the NLBM, the Coors Field of Legends features 10 life-sized bronze sculptures of Negro Leagues greats positioned on a mock baseball diamond as if they were playing a game.
This museum is packed with memorabilia and stories about the Negro League players. The history is presented in chronological order and highlights the teams, people and the world at that time. I never knew about the clowns and the times around the stock market crash.
For all baseball fans, there is an importance in learning about your sports history, and Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, is preserving Black baseball’s legacy. Rob Manfred, a baseball commissioner, announced on December 16, 2020, that the Negor League would become a major league and integrated the statistics.