Nationally acclaimed poet Kwame Alexander will bring his just-published children’s book, An American Story, next week to Charleston in a fitting stop about its subject: slavery. As will be illustrated later this year on a global scale when the International African American Museum opens, Charleston’s port received a greater share of the trans-Atlantic slave trade than …
The Art Newspaper: The big museum openings to look out for in 2023
From the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery in London to the major expansion of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in the US, here is our pick of new museum projects in the coming year Read More
Museum Next: 10 Museum Openings to Look Forward to in 2023
Although there are undoubtedly some museums and visitor attractions that are continuing to suffer from lower-than-usual visitor numbers since the pandemic struck, there is still plenty of investment in the museum sector today. This can be seen most clearly in the number of high-profile museums and galleries that are scheduled to open their doors to …
Style: 10 most inspiring travel destinations to book in 2023
Many of the last countries to open their borders amid the pandemic such as Japan, Thailand and Bhutan, have done so at last, meaning travellers can put those passports to good use all around the world. Read More
CNN Travel: Where to travel in 2023: The best destinations to visit
(CNN) — New year equals new outlook. Apply this formula liberally to travel planning in 2023. After nearly three years of travel disruptions and complications, many countries have dropped most of their pandemic restrictions. People are traveling internationally in large numbers, and there’s plenty of pent-up demand to spread around the world. Read More
Apollo Magazine: The Museums not to miss in 2023
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DeseretNews: 2023 predictions: 5 places in the U.S. that will be popular travel spots
Some of the top trending destinations in the U.S. for 2023 include Grand Teton National Park; Houston, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; Phoenix, Arizona; and Minneapolis, Minnesota Read More
The Chronicle: International African American Museum announces opening date
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After over 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has announced that the museum will be welcoming visitors for opening the weekend of January 21, 2023. Built upon the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf – one of the nation’s most prolific slave trading ports – the International African American Museum …
Black Facts: International African American Museum announces opening date
After over 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has announced that the museum will be welcoming visitors for opening the weekend of January 21, 2023. Read More
The Post and Courier: The story of David Drake, an enslaved potter
In the First Hall of The Charleston Museum, a pair of stoneware vessels looms large. Positioned one atop the other in an illuminated glass case, their mass and heft begs a question: How were those behemoths turned, coiled and lifted, let alone lugged into some cave of a kiln to be fired and dragged out …