A grand opening date has been announced for the new Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University.

According to a recent Facebook post, the museum plans to open on Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1. This falls the week after Ferris' homecoming, which is slated for Saturday, September 26.

The original museum space closed Nov. 26, 2025. The new 26,000-square-foot building is located near the main entrance at the intersection of State Street and Perry Avenue on the east side of campus. It will house the former museum’s more than 30,000-piece collection of artifacts for public viewing.

"Our new approach is to not focus so much on the hateful objects, but instead focus on people pushing back against those objects," Dr. David Pilgrim said on a promotional video. "We've evolved the (previous) space, but you're not going to believe the work we are able to when we move into the new facility."

The exterior of the new building features a noticeably artisan-crafted “scrim wall” facade designed to emulate the flow of the Mississippi River. The centerpiece will be a 7,500-square-foot permanent exhibit gallery.

The museum has been on campus for more than two decades. It began in a 500-square-foot room in the Starr Building and was most recently housed in the 3,500-square-foot lower level of the FLITE Library since 2012.

Rockford Construction, a Grand Rapids-based firm, led the project. The top-tier contracting group has completed more than 7,000 projects valued at nearly $9 billion. Other projects include the Amway Stadium in Grand Rapids, Northern Michigan University’s Harden Hall and the Kalamazoo Event Center.