“International African American Museum”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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]

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References

1. ^Kimmelman, Michael (28 March 2018). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/arts/charleston-international-african-american-museum.html 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. ^¹²{{cite news|title=Charlestown's New Museum: Cobblestones and bones|publisher=The Economist|date=5 January 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Waters|first1=Dustin|title=International African-American Museum to go before architectural review board next week|url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2016/09/23/international-african-american-museum-to-go-before-architectural-review-board-next-week|accessdate=11 January 2017|publisher=Charleston City Paper|date=23 September 2016}}

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