International African American Museum

The International African American Museum (IAAM) is a museum of African-American history being planned in Charleston, South Carolina, on the site where Gadsden's Wharf, the disembarkation point of up to 40% of all American slaves, once stood. The design architect is Harry Cobb, of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, working in collaboration with Moody Nolan architectural firm of Columbus, Ohio; the landscape designer is Walter Hood, of Oakland, California.[1]

Plan

The idea of the museum was initiated by former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.[2] The Museum President and CEO is Michael Boulware Moore.[2]

Fundraising is underway as of January 2017, with less than $20 million still needed towards a target of $75 million to erect and open the 40,000-square-foot facility. The museum will be built on the Cooper River, with a view towards Ft. Sumter and out to the Atlantic Ocean.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Kimmelman, Michael (28 March 2018). "Charleston Needs That African American Museum. And Now". New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Print version, "In Charleston, a Museum Long Past Due", 29 March 2018, p. C1, 4.
  2. 1 2 3 "Charlestown's New Museum: Cobblestones and bones". The Economist. 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Waters, Dustin (23 September 2016). "International African-American Museum to go before architectural review board next week". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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