LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Muhammad Ali Center will soon unveil a new exhibit commemorating the death of the boxing legend and international humanitarian. 

Ali died on June 3, 2016, at the age of 74 years old. A week later, thousands of people gathered around Louisville, lining the streets for Ali's funeral procession.

The center in downtown Louisville will unveil the permanent exhibit, The Greatest Remembered, on April 6 as part of Community Free Day.

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According to a news release, the exhibit incorporates artifacts from the week of Ali's passing, photography from around the community, a three-dimensional display and a video documenting the community's reaction.

"Telling the story of Muhammad’s impact here in Louisville and around the world was a big responsibility and undertaking we took very seriously," Bess Goldy, senior manager of curation and collections at the Ali Center, said in a news release. "My hope is that visitors who weren’t in Louisville during that time can feel the impact he had, and the spirit of this place in that time. It’s bittersweet to tell this story, but it’s important to document his homegoing as part of the overall story of his legacy."

Officials said the exhibit also includes clips from the film "City of Ali."

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