Muhammad Ali Center - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Muhammad Ali Center, a museum and cultural center built as a tribute to the champion athlete and his values, is located in Louisville, Kentucky

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's "Museum Row" in the West Main District

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of downtown

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The six-story, 96750 sq ft (8,988.4 m²). museum opened on November 19, 2005 at a cost of $80 million. It also includes a 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²). two-level amphitheater and plaza, to be connected to the Louisville Museum Plaza

Louisville Museum Plaza

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upon its construction.

The cultural center features exhibitions regarding Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

's core values on respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, charity, and spirituality. An orientation theater helps present Ali's life from birth to the present. A mock-boxing ring is recreated based on his Deer Lake

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Training Camp. A two-level pavilion, housed within a large elliptical room, features Ali's boxing

Boxing

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memorabilia and history. A large projector displays 'The Greatest', his signature fight, onto a full-sized boxing ring. There are also pods where one can view Ali's greatest fights on video-on-demand terminals that feature pre- and post-fight interviews.

Another exhibit offers individuals the chance to explore sense of self, others and purpose through an interactive terminal program. The final exhibits include 'Hope and Dream' and 'Global Voices'. 'Hope and Dream' is composed of over 5,000 tiles with drawings and paintings from children from 141 countries; they tell what they want to be when they grow up. 'Global Voices' is a similar project, in which the Ali Center asked questions to both children and adults from around the world. The answers were submitted through a variety of mediums, such as drawings and poems, and are now displayed in the exhibit.

Two art galleries, the LeRoy Neiman Gallery and the Howard L. Bingham Gallery, feature rotating exhibits that are located on the third floor.

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