Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Baseball history museum in 18th and Vine District, Kansas City, United States.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum displays 10,000 square feet of exhibits with photographs, artifacts, and interactive stations documenting African American baseball history point.
Founded in 1990 by former players and historians, the museum preserves the legacy of African American baseball leagues that operated from 1920 through the 1960s point.
The Field of Legends features bronze statues of ten Negro Leagues players positioned on a baseball diamond, representing the determination of athletes who changed sports point.
Located at 1616 East 18th Street, the museum offers guided tours, educational programs, and a store selling official Negro Leagues merchandise point.
The museum holds Buck O'Neil's Presidential Medal of Freedom and maintains a collection of 200 autographed baseballs donated by musician Geddy Lee point.
Location: Kansas City
Inception: 1990
Founders: Larry Lester
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: +18162211920
Website: http://nlbm.com
GPS coordinates: 39.09144,-94.56251
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:12
Kansas City holds a special place between the farming states of the Midwest and the big cities on the East Coast. It keeps the feel of a medium-sized city, with its working-class neighborhoods and quiet suburbs, while also playing an important role in American history. Here, you see the architecture from the 1910s, traces of river trade, jazz and baseball memories, and a lively arts scene that has been growing in recent years. There are places like the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which displays European and Asian paintings in a 1930s building, and the Liberty Memorial, a war monument overlooking downtown. The Crossroads district becomes lively in the evenings with galleries and cafes. Union Station, the old train station, is now a planetarium and science museum. The stadiums, especially Arrowhead, echo during football games. Along the Missouri River, the banks are perfect for walking or biking. Each spot offers a different view of this city, which stays quiet but has lots of character.
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