Muhammad Ali Center, Cultural museum in Louisville, United States
The Muhammad Ali Center is a six-story, 96,750 sq ft museum in Louisville's West Main District. Its stacked rectangular volumes have a flat roof overhanging a glass-walled top floor, and the facade is banded in white, gray, blue, orange, and brown, with a tilted glass volume at the right corner. Inside, a two-level pavilion in an elliptical room holds boxing memorabilia, and a mock ring replicates Ali's Deer Lake Training Camp.
Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie founded the center, which opened on November 19, 2005, at a cost of $80 million. In 2020 it was added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, together with the SEEK Museum in Russellville. A 170-foot pedestrian bridge linking its plaza to the Belvedere and the waterfront opened on April 4, 2013.
The building takes its name from the boxer born in this city who later gained worldwide recognition. Visitors today see recordings of his performances, hear interviews, and can trace how he used his public voice.
Guided tours run about 90 minutes and can be booked in advance, with reduced rates for seniors, students, and military personnel. The entrance level sits at ground floor and all levels are accessible by elevator.
A replica boxing ring stands in one of the exhibition rooms and invites visitors to stand between the ropes themselves. Those who stand there hear sounds of spectators and bells through speakers that recall real matches.
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