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National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Atlanta, GA

People stare at in artworks at Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Exhibition & Environmental Graphics

What if a new approach could help you understand human rights on a grand scale?

The stories of the American civil rights movement and the global human rights movement are intimately linked. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights offers a space to tell these stories, presenting them visually to create personal connections with visitors.

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Center for Civil and Human Rights
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Exhibition & Environmental Graphics
Group walks around Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Narratives unfold as visitors travel through immersive, multimedia galleries created in collaboration with director George C. Wolfe and human rights activist Jill Savitt.

Dramatically lit rooms tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement.

These light- and sound-controlled environments let visitors experience events like the Greensboro lunch counter sit-in through a binaural soundtrack of violent reactions to protesters and simulations of their stools being kicked.

People interact with displays at Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Group observes displays at Center for Civil and Human Rights.
In a space designed to inspire personal connections, visitors confront mirrors that reveal a persecuted person with similar traits.

“This is communal storytelling.”

David Rockwell
Detail of mugshots of Freedom Riders on a replica of the Greyhound Bus.
Wall display detail at Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Wall detail at Center for Civil and Human Rights.

The third gallery is a chapel-like space dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr.

A rotating exhibit of personal papers is shown in archival cases alongside a projection of the phrase “I Have a Dream” in 25 different languages. The gallery is meant to foster quiet reflection as visitors read and contemplate Dr. King’s words.

People peer into display cases at Center for Civil and Human Rights.
A man looks at portraits at the Center for Civil and Human Rights museum.
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People interact with displays at Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Display room at Center for Civil and Human Rights.