College of Charleston Faculty Pivotal in the New International African American Museum
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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As chairman, Powers worked with experts and museum consultants, Applebaum Associates Inc., to create the interior plan for the museum’s galleries.
Key Points:
- As chairman, Powers worked with experts and museum consultants, Applebaum Associates Inc., to create the interior plan for the museum’s galleries.
- “There have been a number of CofC faculty who helped plan the design for one or more of the galleries based on their expertise and knowledge.
- “This area conveys a chronological treatment of African American, American and South Carolina histories to show intersections between them,” says Powers.
- “We want visitors to understand and consume the story by multiple means to supplement the historic record.”
Other College of Charleston faculty and staff who contributed their expertise to the International African American Museum include:
Daron Calhoun, Race and Social Justice Initiative coordinator, Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture