Alex Haley Museum

Museum Tour Information

Your visit to the Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center will consist of the following:

• The Alex Theater — An 18-minute video about the making of the movie “Roots.” (optional)
• Exhibit Area (self-guided) — A walk-through exhibit with information about Alex Haley, artifacts from his life and career, and items from the “Roots” movie.
• Alex Haley’s Boyhood Home (guided tour) — A guided tour of Alex Haley’s boyhood home.
• The Museum Gift Shop — Keepsake items from key chains and magnets to books, T-shirts, and DVDs.

Group Tour Guidelines

It is our desire that your visit be pleasant and productive; therefore, the following guidelines have been established.

1. Payment of Fees — Upon arrival, groups are asked to remain on the bus until the group leader (or one designated person) has paid fees and received tickets. Museum staff will collect ticket stubs and coordinate the group’s tour.
2. Group Rate — To receive the group rate, a group must have a minimum of 15 persons, and payment must be made by the group leader or one designated person. When members choose to pay individually, general admission fees apply.
3. Scheduled Tours — Groups arriving after their scheduled time may incur a wait due to other scheduled tours.
4. Supervision of Children — Exhibits contain sensitive, delicate artifacts. Group leaders and chaperones are responsible for supervising children. Please do not handle, touch, or sit on exhibits. The replica slave ship in the exhibit hall is the only exhibit children may climb on, to get a sense of what enslaved people experienced during the middle passage.
5. Photographic Images — Photography is prohibited in the exhibit hall and in specific places in the boyhood home. Photography is allowed in the lobby area and on the exterior grounds.
6. Gift Shop — Children must be supervised by an adult in the museum’s gift shop.