International African American Museum (Charleston, SC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_African_American_Museum_(Charleston,_SC)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:address 14 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC
gptkbp:announced 2000
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Pei_Cobb_Freed_&_Partners
gptkb:Moody_Nolan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:delayedOpening 2022
2023
gptkbp:director gptkb:Dr._Tonya_Matthews
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Middle_Passage
African American genealogy
African roots
Charleston's role in the transatlantic slave trade
gptkbp:focus gptkb:African_diaspora
African American history
slavery in the United States
gptkbp:fundedBy public and private donations
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:groundbreakingDate 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International African American Museum (Charleston, SC)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gadsden's_Wharf
gptkbp:location gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:mission to honor the untold stories of the African American journey
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:African_Ancestors_Memorial_Garden
gptkb:Center_for_Family_History
gptkbp:opened 2023
gptkbp:significance located at one of the most significant slave ports in the US
gptkbp:type gptkb:museum
gptkbp:website https://iaamuseum.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moody_Nolan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7