The groundbreaking ceremony of the future Ferris State University Jim Crow Museum. (Courtesy Ferris State University)
Written By: Madalyn Buursma, Matt Jaworowski, WOOD TV 8
“GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews broke ground Thursday on the future site of Ferris State University’s Jim Crow Museum.
The $22 million, 26,000-square-foot facility will be located on the school’s campus near the State Street entrance. It is expected to open in the fall of 2026 and will include a 7,500-square-foot permanent exhibit.
“At Ferris State, our institution has often been a national leader in laying pathways for innovation no matter the level of difficulty or the popularity. Our founders bravely opened their doors to all people at a time when that was not the expected or even accepted way to do things,” Ferris State President Bill Pink said in a release. “Now, 140 years later, we are still embracing that mission of equity. The new Jim Crow Museum will help us continue to educate those who come through its doors through a historic lens, and consequently, will attract students, visitors, scholars and policymakers from across the country.”. . .”
