The International African American Museum (IAAM) explores cultures and knowledge systems retained and adapted by Africans in the Americas and the diverse journeys and achievements of these individuals and their descendants in South Carolina, the United States, and throughout the African Diaspora. IAAM is a champion of authentic, empathetic storytelling of American history and is thus one of the nation’s newest platforms for the disruption of institutionalized racism as it evolves today. Set to open in late 2022, IAAM is positioned to honor the untold stories of the African American journey from Charleston, S.C., at the historically sacred site of Gadsden’s Wharf and beyond. For more information, please visit iaamuseum.org or call 843-872-5352.
Recent Press and Media Coverage
- The International African American Museum brings Momentum to the West Yard
- International African American Museum seeks vendors to be showcased
- IAAM hosts two photography workshops to explore capturing the moment
- IAAM launches groundbreaking genealogy resources at Center for Family History
- Charleston City Magazine: What to do the week of April 3
- The Moultrie News: Keys and Conversations feat. West African Drumming with the Amen-RA Drummers
- Charleston Regional Business Journal: Charleston museum to host world premier of first-of-its-kind exhibit
- Forbes: Where You Should Go In Charleston Now
- WCBD-TV Count On News2: West African drummers to perform at International African American Museum
- AKH99 Black News: West African drummers to perform at International African American Museum
- International African American Museum takes a novel approach to spring break
- Greenville Business Magazine: The Business Narrative: Follow the North Star
- Charleston Regional Business Journal: Charleston museum to host world premier of first-of-its-kind exhibit
- Carnegie Mellon University: Historian Illuminates Crucial Chapter of Harriet Tubman’s Legacy
- USA Today: New Alabama sculpture park, Black history museums are changing the way history is told
- USA Today: Several Black museums have opened in recent years with more coming soon. Here’s a list.
- Special exhibition at the International African American Museum highlights search for freedom
- Holy City Sinner: West African drummers set to perform at the International African American Museum
- International African American Museum kicks off Keys & Conversations with the Amen-Ra Drummers
- LowcountryBizSC:Charleston voted No. 1 in Southern Living’s 2024 South’s Best Awards
- Southern Living: The South’s Best New Museum Is The International African American Museum
- SC Arts Hub: IAAM to welcome award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash
- Ford Foundation: Curating change: How BIPOC-led arts organizations are reshaping the future of art
- ABCNews Channel 4: Renowned filmmaker Julie Dash to speak at International African American Museum
- AFAR: 10 Best Places to Visit in May
- IAAM to host a conversation with award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash
- Malika Pryor speaks with Fox News Now about IAAM’s MLK Day Celebration
- Fox News Now speaks with IAAM’s Brandon Reid
- CRBJ BizWire: Dr. Frank Thomas set to honor the 100th birthday of James Baldwin at IAAM
- ABC News 4: Unearthing roots: Inside the IAAM’S Center For Family History
- Dr. Frank Thomas set to honor the 100th birthday of James Baldwin at IAAM
- Holy City Sinner: IAAM Hosts Acoustic Poetry Event with Celebrated Performer Jessica Care Moore
- BPRW: Explore Alvin Ailey and the performing arts on Google Arts & Culture
- National Geographic: These African American history museums amplify the voices too often left unheard
- Award-winning, internationally renowned poet to offer music and prose at IAAM
- Giving Magazine Fall 2023
- Count on News 2: International African American Museum to host author talk at Burke High School
- Post and Courier: Scene Calendar: Charleston-area events Jan. 25-31
- Holy City Sinner: International African American Museum to host Artist Ming Smith in Solo Exhibition in Late January
- The Atlantic: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to Today
- All USA News Hub: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to Today
- WBTV: YMCA of Greater Charlotte celebrates Dr. King’s legacy with annual breakfast
- ABC News 4: Martin Luther King Jr. Day events happening Monday in the Lowcountry
- Count on News 2: MLK Day at the International African American Museum
- TD Stories: Why the MLK Day of Service is so Important to TD Colleagues
- WCIV Charleston: Martin Luther King Jr. Day events happening Monday in the Lowcountry
- WCBD Charleston: MLK Day at the International African American Museum
- ABC News 4: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to speak on race, culture at Burke High School
- Holy City Sinner: International African American Museum to host author talk with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at Burke High School
- Black News: MLK Day at the International African American Museum
