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Visitors and residents often ask what they should do with free time in Charleston and the surrounding area. But with so many possibilities, it’s often difficult to pick out just one or two experiences. Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A tour bus offloads passengers at the doorstep of Charleston’s International African American Museum. Their excited chatter is a precursor of expectations during their visit in this surprisingly low humidity mid-morning during summer. They file by two-by-two, some stop to read a marker stationed near the city sidewalk and property line …

Celebrate Black history year-round! Discover landmarks like Harriet Tubman’s Home, the International African American Museum, and St. Helena Island. Read More

My most poignant memories of family life come via travel: My husband angling for the biggest halibut in Alaska while deep-sea fishing with another family, our elementary school son hunting Easter eggs across a Maui resort lawn and even the mishaps, like when teenage me mistakenly walked my embarrassed mom down bawdy Bourbon Street on …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A tour bus offloads passengers at the doorstep of Charleston’s International African American Museum. Their excited chatter is a precursor of expectations during their visit in this surprisingly low humidity mid-morning during summer. They file by two-by-two, some stop to read a marker stationed near the city sidewalk and property line …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – After 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum is marking the completion of its first year since it opened its doors. During that first year, the museum saw 187,657 visitors, five rotating exhibits and 7,148 annual memberships. Read More

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 …

By Hollie Moore Behind the floating architecture of the International African American Museum’s tall walls and pillars stands a story of a past not yet forgotten, and ready to be told.   Since its opening one year ago today, June 27, thousands of faces have glared through the glass of nearly a dozen displays at the museum. Descendants, historians and curious …

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The museum overlooks the old wharf where 40% of enslaved Africans first entered the U.S., and it honors their untold stories through genealogy, artifacts, and exhibits. Link to The Grio to keep reading.