Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1871 and today serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation.
Birmingham, in the post–Civil War era, developed into a significant industrial center based on mining and the steel industry.
The city initially developed as a place where low paid, non-unionized immigrants, mainly Irish and Italian, along with African-Americans from rural Alabama, worked in the city’s steel industry, giving it a competitive advantage over unionized industrial cities.
The city’s economy has more recently diversified with banking, telecommunications, transportation, medical care, education, and insurance, becoming its major economic activities.
Birmingham is the cultural center of Alabama, with numerous art galleries, including the Birmingham Museum of Art.
The area’s history museums include the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Southern Museum of Flight, Bessemer Hall of History, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Alabama Museum of Health Sciences, and Arlington Home.
The McWane Science Center is a regional science museum, and other unique museums include the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, the Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama, and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum – Birmingham, Alabama
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- McWane Science Center
- Vulcan Park and Museum
- Southern Museum of Flight
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
- Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
- Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
- Bessemer Hall of History
McWane Science Center – 360 Virtual Views
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
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- City: Birmingham
- State: Alabama
- Country: United States
- Incorporated: 1871
- Named for: Birmingham, England, UK
- Population: 1.2 million – Metro
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama – Map
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
New York Museums – Virtual Tours
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
- Neue Galerie New York
- The Cloisters
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- American Museum of Natural History
- Museum of the City of New York
- New-York Historical Society
- Frick Collection
- Met Breuer
- Rubin Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
Washington, D.C. Museums – Virtual Tours
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- The Phillips Collection
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- International Spy Museum
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
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