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culture2 years ago

IAAM Dedication: Honoring Enslaved Ancestors with Community Celebration.

The International African American Museum has opened in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooking the old wharf where nearly half of the enslaved population first entered North America. The museum houses exhibits and artifacts exploring how African Americans’ labor, perseverance, resistance and cultures shaped the Carolinas, the nation and the world. It also includes a genealogy research center to help families trace their ancestors’ journey from point of arrival on the land. The $120 million facility features nine galleries that contain nearly a dozen interactive exhibits of more than 150 historical objects and 30 works of art.

via The Associated Press|
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culture2 years ago

Honoring Enslaved Ancestors: IAAM Opens as a Sacred Ground for African Americans.

The International African American Museum has opened in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooking the old wharf where nearly half of the enslaved population first entered North America. The museum houses exhibits and artifacts exploring how African Americans’ labor, perseverance, resistance and cultures shaped the Carolinas, the nation and the world. It also includes a genealogy research center to help families trace their ancestors’ journey from point of arrival on the land. The $120 million facility features nine galleries that contain nearly a dozen interactive exhibits of more than 150 historical objects and 30 works of art.

via Yahoo News|
#charleston#culture#gullah-geechee
arts-and-culture2 years ago

International African American Museum debuts in Charleston.

The International African American Museum has opened in Charleston, South Carolina, on the site of the former Gadsden's Wharf, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans first entered the United States. The museum is the first major new museum of African American history in the country to bring the whole Afro-Atlantic world, including Africa itself, fully into the picture. The museum's architecture, designed by Henry N. Cobb and Curt Moody, is responsive to the institution's complex global-local agenda. The museum is a monument to survival and continuance, situating Gadsden's Wharf, and Charleston, on a wide map still being explored and expanded.

via The New York Times|
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