National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis reopens April 5

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National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis reopens April 5

In this March 29, 2014 photo, a marker in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., stands in front of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis Tenn. The newly-renovated National Civil Rights museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

This March 19, 2014 photo shows a wreath marking the spot on the balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968 at the old Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. The motel has since been turned into the National Civil Rights Museum, which has undergone months of renovations. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

In this March 29, 2014 photo, a vintage Cadillac is parked in front of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis Tenn. The newly-renovated National Civil Rights museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FILE - This April 3, 2013 file photo shows the sign of the former Lorraine Motel, now a part of the National Civil Rights Museum, in Memphis, Tenn. The motel is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - This April 3, 2013 file photo shows a marker below the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed at the former Lorraine Motel, now a part of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - This March 19, 2014 photo shows statues of three women walking next to a replica of a city bus, part of an exhibit about Montgomery's bus boycotts at the newly-renovated National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

This March 19, 2014 photo shows tour guide Ziara Smith describing an exhibit at the newly-renovated National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

FILE - This April 3, 2013 file photo shows Selma Rudderham, left, and Tammy Whithard, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, right, pointing to where the shot came from that killed Dr. Martin Luther King as she tours the balcony of the former Lorraine Motel, now a part of the National Civil Rights Museum, in Memphis, Tenn. The spot outside room 306 is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

This March 19, 2014 photo shows the exterior of the old Lorraine Motel, now the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

This March 19, 2014 photo shows a tour guide pressing a touch screen display about anti-segregation protests at the newly-renovated National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

This March 19, 2014 photo shows a recreation of a jail cell in Montgomery, Ala. where Martin Luther King was held in 1963 at the newly-renovated National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

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In this March 29, 2014 photo, a marker in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., stands in front of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis Tenn. The newly-renovated National Civil Rights museum, which first opened in 1991, is now ready to show off new, emotionally-moving exhibits and flashy, informative interactive displays. The museum says it attracts 200,000 people every year, but the renovations are impressive enough that they could lead to a spike in visitor turnout. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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