Old Slave Mart Museum
8 expert reviews
“The museum tells the stories of the African-Americans who passed through its gates and their contributions to American society and culture. Open M-Sa 9 am-5 pm.”
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Fodor's
"This is thought to be the state's only existing building that was used for slave auctioning, a practice that ended here in 1863." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"An intelligent museum in a former slave-trade sales room." Full review
Atlas Obscura
"South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history. " Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The museum, housed in a building once used as a gallery where enslaved people were auctioned, tells this tragic story."
Travel + Leisure
"The Old Slave Mart Museum is located inside a building that was used as an auction gallery where enslaved people were sold. Here, you can learn about the history of slavery in Charleston."
Frommer's
"A poignant museum dedicated to African-American history and the slave trade, rare recordings of ex-slaves are preserved inside, along with a permanent exhibit, “Triumph over Slavery.”" Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"African men, women and children were once auctioned off here, now a museum of South Carolina's shameful past." Full review