Museum of Alabama — Attraction in Montgomery

I quite liked the Alabama State Archives and History, it was an impressive building that had a good portion of it dedicated to the display of Alabama artifacts. What I did not enjoy was the temporary World War I exhibit (as of July 2017) and the collection of paintings. The WWI temporary collection, seemed like it was an afterthought, what I mean is that they made the exhibit work no matter what for the size of the room they had available. My dislike of the steams more from a dislike of the style of several of the paintings, they just simply did not look like the people they were showing. The main exhibits were superbly laid out, and had a natural flow to them. My only critique of the main exhibits is that they would several artifacts on display and only one text placard there to describe all the artifacts. moving beyond that it was a wonderful telling of the story of Alabama, from the time when the Native Alabama Indians inhabited the land, to the white settling, statehood, the Civil War and Slavery, the Civil Rights movement and beyond. This is one museum that you cannot skip if you want to understand the story of Alabama. The Museum is free admission and the gift shop does take debit of credit cards...

Went here after a drs appt. And it was really really worth seeing.No fee to get in and was empty when we went during the middle of the day but couldve spent a few days here. There's alot of history to see and read and I didn't want to leave as there wasn't enough time to see it all. The problem was no parking as you have to pay to park and should have quarters and even in the middle of the day, no spots were to be found., so we parked at McDonald's and walked a little ways which was both a nice walk but tough on the heat and with my health issues. I just took my time to get there and back and had to stop along the way. This Museum is right across the street from the capital building and not really for young children. Children maybe 10 and up might appreciate or spoil your trip as you try to read and learn a few things. There is alot to see and little videos too.. That was nice. It was also air-conditioned well so being in there was nice and the man out front let me bring a water bottle in. Very nice place to...

Housed on the second and third floors of the neoclassical Alabama Department of Archives and History building, the museum generally soft peddles the state's history but doesn't completely ignore it. Alabama created an archive department in 1901, to collect and preserve records and artifacts related to its history. I’m pretty sure what the legislature had in mind, way back when, was preserving white history. But the museum moved beyond that (the world changes, thankfully). Anyway, among the exhibits is a room (and other displays) devoted to native Americans from the pre-Columbian era to exile. It offers a credible, if brief, introduction to Alabama’s first known human inhabitants. And the civil rights struggle isn’t totally overlooked either. But it’s a state museum, after all. Politicians aren’t going to spend tax dollars on an enterprise that shines too severe a light on its warts. This is history lite, with as positive an emphasis (and spin)...