• The front of the Carver Museum with a bust of Dr. Carver

    Tuskegee Institute

    National Historic Site Alabama

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  • Carver Museum Closed for Renovation -- The Oaks Open for Tours

    Starting August 1, 2012, the Carver Museum will be closed for renovation until Summer 2013. Oaks tours are available Monday-Saturday 9:00, 10:30, 1:00, 2:30, and 4:00 CST. Due to the sequester, effective March 10, 2013 the park is closed on Sundays.

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May 08, 2013
Park Celebrates National Preservation Month
To celebrate the importance of historic preservation, the National Park Service will offer Tuskegee University campus tours on May 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 10:30 a.m.The focus will be on those buildings constructed in the early years of Tuskegee Institute during the Booker T. Washington administration.

May 08, 2013
Park Accepting YCC Applications for 2013
Join the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and become an important member of a cadre of dedicated individuals who work and play in the national parks.

March 09, 2013
Sunday Closures Due to the Sequestration Plan
TUSKEGEE, AL – Sequestration requires the National Park Service to take a five percent - $134 million – reduction in the funds expected and it must happen in the remaining seven month of this fiscal year.

March 02, 2013
National Historic Sites Tourism Creates Local Economic Benefit
Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites Tourism Creates $2,093,000 in Local Economic Benefit Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide

October 09, 2012
George Washington Carver Museum Closing for Renovations
Tuskegee, Alabama: The George Washington Carver Museum, one of the two featured sites at Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and one of the most visited sites in Macon County, will be closing for renovations beginning October 15, 2012.

Did You Know?

Tuskegee Founding Site

Prentiss H. Polk documented life in the Alabama Black Belt, while he served as a teacher and the official Photographer for Tuskegee Institute for nearly 50 years.