International African American Museum
About International African American Museum
The International African American Museum (IAAM) is a museum of African-American history in Charleston, South Carolina, located at a former shipping wharf where approximately 40% of the nation's enslaved persons disembarked. The museum opened in 2023 after 20 years of planning. All leaders and staff were furloughed in 2026.
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- Founded
- 2002
- Opened
- 2023
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01CharlestonMaking it with the Matthews · CC BY 3.0
02Renty an African slaveLouis Agassiz · Public domain
03"Floyd"Danreisner64 · CC BY 4.0
04IAAM exterior CharlestonSCMaking it with the Matthews · CC BY 3.0
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