Black Enterprise: INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Charleston, South Carolina’s International African American Museum is celebrating one year in operation following 20 years of planning and development. In its opening year, the $100 million museum saw 187,657 visitors, five exhibits, and 7,148 yearly memberships.
“I think our engagement levels were far beyond what we expected,” Dr. Tanya Matthews, the museum’s president and CEO, told Live 5 News. “Of course, we wanted to open the doors and we really knew that folks were excited.”
