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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Stewarding One of America’s Most Meaningful Stories. 

The NLBM is a self-guided tour experience. Length of tour varies but we recommend a minimum of an hour to fully enjoy the exhibit gallery.

All Groups of 25 people or more should schedule a reservation time to visit the museum. With a reservation, your group is eligible for a discounted rate. All groups should designate an individual to handle admission fees and schedules. Please call the museum for details. Please note that your reservation is not finalized until you receive a confirmation notice from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 

To qualify for group rates, advanced reservations must be made at least five business days before your visit. After your exhibit experience, please enjoy time inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s Extra Innings Gift Shop.

Please call the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to book your self-guided group tour.

During Your Visit, You Will See And Experience:

  • Exhibition Gallery Film, They Were All Stars, narrated by James Earl Jones, shown exclusively at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
  • A timeline of baseball and African American history.
  • Negro Leagues Photographs and Archival Oral History.
  • One-Of-A-Kind Negro Leagues Baseball artifacts that brings America’s past time to life.
  • Experience the Field of Legends, a mock baseball diamond housing ten bronze statues. 
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Important Tips For Planning A Group or School Tour.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Educational Resources

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Teacher Resources

A Teachers’s Guide to Utilizing Negro Leagues Lesson Plans Effectively.

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Field Trip Guide

All Groups of 25 people or more should schedule a reservation time to visit the museum. With a reservation, your group is eligible for a discounted rate. All groups should designate an individual to handle admission fees and schedules.

Explore Guide

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Group Self-Guided Tours

The NLBM is a self-guided tour experience for all groups and individuals. The exhibition features text panels, hundreds of photographs, artifacts and several film exhibits.

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EXPLORE

Negro Leagues Béisbol – Digital Exhibition

A Digital Exhibition Highlighting Baseball’s Rich Cultural Connection. Negro Leagues Béisbol is a digital companion to permanent and traveling exhibitions at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. This digital educational resource is bilingual. 

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Upcoming Events

Disability Accommodations

  • All Guests may bring their own mobility assistance vehicles into the Museum. 
  • Guests using mobility assistance are responsible for any damages caused by the operation of the vehicles.
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Wheelchair Accommodations

Guests using mobility assistance are responsible for any damages caused by the operation of the vehicles. 

The Museum at 18th & Vine also has a wheelchair for use as needed that can be checked out at the Security Desk upon entry.

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Parking Accommodations

Temporary street closings for events can also be arranged. Security staff from the Museums are on-site at all times.

Parking lots and free on-street parking within the 18th & Vine Jazz District can hold 300 cars.

Please note the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum may be impacted temporarily by street closings for events that also are arranged within the 18th & Vine Jazz District. 

Please note that security staff from the museums are on-site at all times.

FAQ

Photography and video recording is allowed in the NLBM with no camera flash.

Guests are encouraged to share your visit by tagging @nlbmuseumkc on Twitter and Instagram so we can see and share. 

Remember, any commercial reproduction of displays and artifacts are strictly prohibited without consent from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Guests are allowed to take photos inside the exhibition gallery with no camera flash.

Food, drink, and chewing gum are not allowed inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum gallery.

On-street parking is available near the museum. Visitors can park on either side of 18th Street, on the south side of “Buck” O’Neil Way (17th Street Terrace) or in public parking lots near the Gregg Community Center (just north of the museums) at 18th and Woodland (one block east) or 18th & Vine (one half block west). All Large buses and for group tours should park and have passengers enter through the north entrance on “Buck” O’Neil Way or in the Parking lots between the NLBM and the KC Urban Youth Academy.

Wheelchairs are available free of charge. Strollers are permitted in the museum. 

Closed captioning for the hearing impaired is available on the main Negro Leagues Baseball Museum exhibit film. 

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum welcomes service dogs in their roles as service animals. All other animals and pets are prohibited from being inside the City of Kansas City, Missouri facilities. Please contact the Museum to allow us the opportunity to prepare and make arrangements for your service pet prior to your visit.

Length of tour varies at your discretion but we recommend a minimum of an hour to fully enjoy the exhibit.

Individuals can purchase tickets online or in person inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s Extra Innings Gift Shop. Admission tickets are valid for up to 30 days from the time of purchase.

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Please check in your luggage at the main security desk upon entry, and you can arrange to temporarily leave your luggage inside the coat closet.

Admission Tickets purchased for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tour only does not include admission to the American Jazz Museum which is housed in the same building.

Admission is not required to shop at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Extra Innings Gift Shop Store. Operational hours can be found on our Contact page.

Yes, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum provides complimentary Guest Wi-Fi service.

Yes, there is an ATM located outside the main entrance to the NLBM’s Extra Innings Gift Shop. We accept cash, MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover.