The International African American Museum (IAAM) is launching a series of online and in-person events in advance of its official opening later this year.

Malika N. Pryor, chief learning and engagement officer for IAAM, said the events the museum scheduled for the coming months provide valuable educational information to Charlestonians while the museum prepares to open after an unexpected delay.

“While we look forward to welcoming visitors to the museum in the coming months,” she said, “in the meantime, we encourage folks to engage with our programming honoring how African American labor, resistance and ingenuity has shaped our country and our world. We hope these events will provide a preview of the type of educational content we will regularly curate once we open our physical doors.”

According to the museum, the programming will celebrate the lives and legacies of the African American community, and will also offer a wide range of educational content. IAAM’s slate of insightful programming begins in February during Black History Month and runs through the end of March.

Black History Month webinar series

A Black History Month webinar series begins Feb. 4 and hosts three various panel discussions on each Saturday of the month.