Views from the eastern end of the main level of IAAM are oriented slightly south across Charleston Harbor toward the Atlantic Ocean and the west coast of Africa.. Image Courtesy of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
After 20 years in the planning, the International African American Museum is now under construction in Charleston, United States. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, IAAM aims to honor the site where enslaved Africans passed away, by sharing narratives, previously overlooked by historians.