Louisville's Muhammad Ali Center to introduce new exhibit. When it opens

Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal
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** FILE ** Muhammad Ali throws a punch at Joe Frazier, right, during their bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, Jan. 28, 1974. Ali's hometown of Louisville is ready to unveil a museum celebrating the life of one of the 20th century's most recognizable figures. The Muhammad Ali Center is to open Nov. 21,2005, chronicling the life of "The Greatest" inside and outside the ring, emphasizing his peaceful values and vision of global tolerance, and setting the record straight about that infamous gold medal. (AP Photo/File)

The Muhammad Ali Center, a nonprofit museum in downtown Louisville, recently announced a new exhibit opening Saturday, April 6.

The new exhibit, titled The Greatest Remembered, documents the passing of Muhammad Ali on June 3, 2016.

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The Greatest Remembered includes artifacts from the week of Ali’s passing, photography from around the community, a three-dimensional display, and a video documenting the community’s reaction, and Ali’s Janazah and memorial service, according to a news release from the Muhammad Ali Center.

“Telling the story of Muhammad’s impact here in Louisville and around the world was a big responsibility and undertaking we took very seriously,” Bess Goldy, senior manager of curation and collections, said. “My hope is that visitors who weren’t in Louisville during that time can feel the impact he had, and the spirit of this place in that time. It’s bittersweet to tell this story, but it’s important to document his homegoing as part of the overall story of his legacy.”

The Greatest Remembered will open to the public as part of a community-free day on Saturday, April 6. The museum is located at 144 N 6th St. in Louisville.

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