Admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is free all month long thanks to a partnership with the Kansas City Royals Foundation. The Royals Foundation is sponsoring the free admission in honor and celebration of Black History Month. “Allowing more people to learn these important stories — they’re an important part of baseball’s history; they’re an important part of our country’s history, and baseball wouldn’t be what it is today without the Negro Leagues,” said Amy Gale, executive director of the Royals Foundation. “So we just want more people to be able to experience the stories that are within these walls.” This is the fifth year the museum and foundation have partnered to open the museum’s doors to more guests. More than 50,000 visitors have experienced the museum in February during that time. NLBM President Bob Kendrick thanked the Royals and the Royals Foundation for helping bring in more guests. “This impactful community outreach initiative makes the museum more accessible for students, particularly those from underserved communities, while also encouraging more people to visit where they have an opportunity to learn about and be inspired by courageous athletes who overcame tremendous social adversity to play the game they loved,” Kendrick said in a news release. The NLBM has extended its hours to accommodate an increase in guests. The museum will be open Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of Presidents Day, when doors will close at 2 p.m. The museum will also open an hour early, at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays through February. Other than that, regular hours continue Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Groups of 50 or more should contact the NLBM at 816-221-1920 to arrange a self-guided tour. Smaller groups are welcome with no reservations. Those interested can learn more about the NLBM at its website here.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

Admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is free all month long thanks to a partnership with the Kansas City Royals Foundation.

The Royals Foundation is sponsoring the free admission in honor and celebration of Black History Month.

“Allowing more people to learn these important stories — they’re an important part of baseball’s history; they’re an important part of our country’s history, and baseball wouldn’t be what it is today without the Negro Leagues,” said Amy Gale, executive director of the Royals Foundation. “So we just want more people to be able to experience the stories that are within these walls.”

This is the fifth year the museum and foundation have partnered to open the museum’s doors to more guests. More than 50,000 visitors have experienced the museum in February during that time.

NLBM President Bob Kendrick thanked the Royals and the Royals Foundation for helping bring in more guests.

“This impactful community outreach initiative makes the museum more accessible for students, particularly those from underserved communities, while also encouraging more people to visit where they have an opportunity to learn about and be inspired by courageous athletes who overcame tremendous social adversity to play the game they loved,” Kendrick said in a news release.

The NLBM has extended its hours to accommodate an increase in guests. The museum will be open Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of Presidents Day, when doors will close at 2 p.m.

The museum will also open an hour early, at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays through February. Other than that, regular hours continue Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Groups of 50 or more should contact the NLBM at 816-221-1920 to arrange a self-guided tour. Smaller groups are welcome with no reservations.

Those interested can learn more about the NLBM at its website here.