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The museum is well put together. They offer a ton of information and a really good look into the slave trade and life as a slave. It was a really eye opening museum.
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Date of experience: February 2021
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2 storey exhibit. Upstairs exhibit has Spanish translations . Downstairs, no. This museum relies heavily on the assumption that you read. All exhibits are in text with occasional realia. Images are available but dont mean much without text. The museum is small so can get tricky trying to read exhibits avoiding blocking other visitors or them, you. Still pretty informative. Discounts for students and teachers.…
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Date of experience: January 2021
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They insist on wearing those masks that don't help anyone, so that's a point off for us. Good visit though.. It's not exactly an extensive museum, but it does contain information that is important for everyone to know. Worth visiting.
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Date of experience: December 2020
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Small, but a required visit in Charleston to understand the horrors of slavery and the slave trip. Important to acknowledge the history of the people's whose labor made all those fancy houses possible.
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Following a guided tour of the older section of Charleston, my wife and I made our way back to The Old Slave Mart Museum. It is a relatively small facility, with friendly staff and a quite reasonable admission fee. Displays are easily understood, and shed light on an aspect of the slave trade of which I had little prior exposure or knowledge. Sixty minutes should allow for a non-hurried experience. It is worth a visit.…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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