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A ticket is valid for up to 30 days from the time of purchase. Note: Ticket is for the NLBM Museum Tour only and does not include admission to the American Jazz Museum. Adults: $10.00 Each. Seniors: $9.00 Each (65+ Years) Kids: $6.00 Each (5 - 12 Years) Kids: FREE (0 - 4 Years) Call us at 816-221-1920 for group tours.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 1,104 reviews. #7 of 296 things to do in Kansas City. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Opened in 1991, this museum is a tribute to some of baseball's best unknown players.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. 28,123 likes · 380 talking about this · 29,190 were here. The world’s only national museum dedicated to preserving the rich history of black...
While many are aware that Jackie Robinson courageously broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, few know that his pioneering professional baseball career began in the Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs. On May 6, 1945, Robinson played his first game with the Monarchs.
The unique literacy program was developed by the NLBM in partnership with the United States Department of Education in 1999 and brings an ethnic diverse group of area students, K-5, into the cultural confines of the NLBM where they are read to adults representing various professions. The program is held several times during the school year on ...
Sep 25, 2012 · Specialties: Through the inspiration of Horace M. Peterson III (1945-1992), founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America, a group of local historians, business leaders, and former baseball players came together to create the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the early 1990s. It functioned out of a small, one room office in the Lincoln Building, which is located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz ...
- 1616 E 18th St Kansas City, MO 64108
The Negro Leagues Museum explores the great players of the Negro Leagues and their impact on baseball and the nation. African-Americans began to play baseball in the late 1800s on military teams, college teams, and company teams. They eventually found their way to professional teams with white players. Moses Fleetwood Walker and Bud Fowler were ...
