Plan your visit

Location & Hours The Jim Crow Museum is located at: 825 Campus Drive, Big Rapids, Michigan, 49307 Information about Big Rapids. "Witness, understand, heal"

Contact   Contact the museum at (231) 591-5873, or at [email protected]  Self-guided groups of 15 or more are encouraged to schedule prior to arrival to ensure all accommodations are made. Parking permits can be obtained through Parking Services.

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***Attention***

Self-guided group tours are available by appointment during open hours.  Maximum group size will be limited—Please contact the Museum office at [email protected] or at [email protected] (not monitored closely) or call (231) 591-5873 for more information and to book a tour. 

Visitors to campus must have a guest parking permit, or park at a meter.

The Jim Crow Museum virtual tour is always available.  Please explore our virtual tour options to experience the museum and its collection.

In-person high school group tours are not currently available.  We welcome and encourage high school educators and students to take advantage of the following virtual educational resources: 

1. The museum has a virtual tour platform where visitors can explore the museum's exhibits at their own pace.  The tour also contains embedded audiovisual content.
2. For educators, there is also a companion lesson plan for the self-guided virtual tour.
3. Jim Crow Museum Virtual tour accessibility text narrative (PDF).
4. Please visit this page for information on additional educational options and resources, https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/education/curriculum/edcollection.htm 
5. A 25-minute video narrated by Dr. Pilgrim examines the main themes,  https://youtu.be/yf7jAF2Tk40 

Child Visitors to the Jim Crow Museum

Many of the artifacts and media pieces in the Jim Crow Museum contain explicit images of violence and nudity, offensive language, and other mature themes. Because of this, the Museum is strongly recommended only for those 12 years of age and older.

The Museum staff encourages all school-aged children be accompanied by a guardian or adult. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by a guardian or adult.

All self-guided group tours are by appointment only.

Photography and Video Recording Policy

Visitors to the Jim Crow Museum are prohibited from photographing or video recording any portions of the Museum.

Exceptions to this policy can be made at the discretion of Museum staff and might include special events, scholars who have made arrangements in advance of their visits, and credentialed members of the press.

 

Day	Hours
Tuesday-Friday (Closed Mondays)	Closed for relocation
Saturday-Sunday	Closed for relocation

Hours subject to change due to university schedule