Events at The Charleston Museum

June 1 at

The following workshops are designed for adults

Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn the practical art of calligraphy ("beau... learn more

June 3 - 7 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day

Get down and dirty exploring creatures of the marsh and tracking animals along the trail at the Charleston Museum's Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre wildlife sanctuary located on James Island along the Stono River. Learn about archaeology, animals, life in a... learn more

June 5 at 10- 11 a.m.

Come have a wheel good time with crafts involving cars, trucks, trains, and tractors!  These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum. Each program in... learn more

June 5 at 3:30 p.m.

Become inspired to design your own pair of shoes while exploring our latest exhibit on shoes.  Kid Tours meet every Wednesday in June and July at 3:30 p.m. and include a craft project or activity.  FREE for Museum members and FREE with admiss... learn more

June 7 at 10:30 a.m.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS (updated 6/7/13 6:39 a.m.)

Join the Museum’s curator of textiles for a look at Uniformly Dressedlearn more

June 7, 2013 at 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Have you ever wondered what happens at The Charleston Museum at night after we all go home? Celebrate the end of the school year with your family at our annual Nighttime at the ... learn more

June 8 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join the Charleston Museum's Melanie Wilson for a weaving workshop celebrating indigo patterns. Indigo was a common dye for the wool weft of locally woven coverlets, contrasting with the naturally white cotton warp threads. These simple but beautiful p... learn more

June 10 - 14 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day

Get down and dirty exploring creatures of the marsh and tracking animals along the trail at the Charleston Museum's Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre wildlife sanctuary located on James Island along the Stono River. Learn about archaeology, animals, life in a... learn more

June 12 at 3:30 p.m.

Have a boat race with your friends and see how many boats you can find in the Museum.  Kid Tours meet every Wednesday in June and July at 3:30 p.m. and include a craft project or activity.   FREE for Museum members and FREE with admission ($1... learn more

June 13 at 10:30

Join Curator of History Grahame Long for a look at Early Days, a gallery featuring some of the Charleston Museum's earliest and, sometimes, most curious artifacts and specimens. Learn about the early history of ... learn more

June 14 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Become a Patriot for the day! Begin your adventure into Colonial life in the Great Hall of the Old Exchange. Here you will learn to dance the minuet and then travel to the dungeon to see where tea was hidden and patriots were imprisoned during the Revo... learn more

June 15, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Join Sharon Cooper-Murray, aka the Gullah Lady, for a lecture and hands-on workshop about the folk art tradition of rag quilting. Cooper-Murray has set out on a mission to preserve this disappearing art form which, she has learned from elderly Gu... learn more

June 17 - 21 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day

Get down and dirty exploring creatures of the marsh and tracking animals along the trail at the Charleston Museum's Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre wildlife sanctuary located on James Island along the Stono River. Learn about archaeology, animals, life in a... learn more

June 19 at 3:30 p.m.

Can you imagine life in the Lowcountry without air conditioning?  Explore ways to keep cool with items from our collection.   Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight artifacts from our collection that have fascinated children for years. K... learn more

June 19 at 10- 11 a.m.

Explore jungle animals and prepare a perfect parrot project.  These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum. Each program includes four craft project... learn more

June 22 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 Yo Ho, Let’s go!  Search the Charleston Museum for treasure and join the pirate crew.  Hear tall tales from roving pirates and participate in fun activities.  Every month The Charleston Museum offers a special Saturday program de... learn more

June 24 - 29 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day

Get down and dirty exploring creatures of the marsh and tracking animals along the trail at the Charleston Museum's Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre wildlife sanctuary located on James Island along the Stono River. Learn about archaeology, animals, life in a... learn more

June 26 at 3:30 p.m.

Check out our latest Kidstory exhibit curated by local homeschoolers.  Feathered Friends will feature bird mounts, fossils, eggs, nest, and more.   Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight artifacts from our collection that have fasci... learn more

June 27 at 2 - 5 p.m.

Join musician and master craftsman, Hawk Hurst, for an exciting, hands-on experience, as we learn to create ancient musical instruments. Participants will be guided to make and decorate their own Native American-style gourd maracas and ri... learn more

June 28 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Become a Patriot for the day! Begin your adventure into Colonial life in the Great Hall of the Old Exchange. Here you will learn to dance the minuet and then travel to the dungeon to see where tea was hidden and patriots were imprisoned during the Revo... learn more

June 29 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Dress as your favorite princess and enjoy a royal day at the Charleston Museum. Have your picture taken with a fairytale princess and create fun crafts.

July 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Boy Scouts, football, nurses, and soldiers – what do they all have in common?  They all wear uniforms.  Come explore this unique exhibit with textile curator Jan Hiester.   Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight artifacts fro... learn more

July 6 at 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

July 10 at 3:30 p.m.

Do you like to seek seashells at the seashore?  Explore shells from the collection of the Charleston Museum and participate in fun crafts.  Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight artifacts from our collection that have fascinated childre... learn more

July 10 at 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Hang ten with a surfboard craft and hula in your grass skirt.  These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum. Each program includes four craft projec... learn more

July 11 at 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Join local puppeteer Becky Becker for the Imagination Rainbow show.  Enjoy a fun-filled hour with songs, music, and a magical show performed by the children.  Ages 3 and up.  $8/Museum members, $12/Non-members.  Reservations requi... learn more

July 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Join Curator of History Grahame Long for a look at City Under Siege, our permanent exhibition that provides a rich overview of events in and around Charleston from secession to 1865. Including the Federal naval ... learn more

July 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Join Curator of Textiles Jan Hiester for a tour of the museum’s latest quilt exhibit. Early 20th Century Quilts spans the tumultuous years from 1900 through the 1930s, displaying the patterns and fabrics that make this era's quilts so distinctive.learn more

July 15 - 19 at 1 - 4 p.m.

This camp has a little bit of everything: secret codes, potions, construction, and simple machines! Campers will create sidewalk chalk and ice cream and explore the energy of motion through fun experiments.  Price includes crafts, activities, admi... learn more

July 15 - 19 at 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. each day

Travel back in time to learn about creatures, customs, and cultures throughout history. Explore the collections of the Charleston Museum to learn about Ancient Egypt, dinosaurs, pirates, and more. Price includes crafts, activities, admission, and a sna... learn more

July 17 at 3:30 p.m.

Learn about the life of a Civil War soldier by exploring artifacts recovered from Morris Island.   Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight artifacts from our collection that have fascinated children for years. Kid Tours meet every Wednesd... learn more

July 20 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

In conjunction with its special exhibit, Indigo: Natural Blue Dye in the Lowcountry, the Charleston Museum invites knitters and textile enthusiasts to a work... learn more

July 20 and 27 at 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Are you ready to take your sweetgrass basket making to the next level? Sarah
Edward-Hammond returns to teach an intermediate level two-day workshop aimed
at making larger baskets with more elaborate finishes. To qualif... learn more

July 20 at 10 a.m. -12 p.m.

Have a roaring good time inspecting fossils from the collection of the Charleston Museum! Children will create dino-mite crafts and excavate a dinosaur to take home. Every month The Charleston Museum offers a special Saturday program dedicated to provi... learn more

July 22 - 26 at 9 a.m - 12 p.m. each day

Travel back in time to learn about creatures, customs, and cultures throughout history. Explore the collections of the Charleston Museum to learn about Ancient Egypt, dinosaurs, pirates, and more. Price includes crafts, activities, admission, and a sna... learn more

July 24 at 10 - 11 a.m.

Learn your numbers by making a clock and more.  These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum. Each program includes four craft projects as well as f... learn more

July 24 at 3:30 p.m.

Enjoy a cup of tea in our beautiful courtyard, and then examine tea sets from our collection.  Each child will get to paint a tea cup and saucer to take home.  Kid Tours meet every Wednesday in June and July at 3:30 p.m. and include a craft p... learn more

July 27 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Participants will be introduced to basic elements of drawing followed by drawing exercises in the Museum galleries.  All supplies will be provided including pencils, paper, charcoal, and pastels.  

July 31 at 3:30 p.m.

Learn what you can do to save this magnificent creature.  Kid Tours meet every Wednesday in June and July at 3:30 p.m. and include a craft project or activity. 

August 3, 2013 at

Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn the practical art of calligraphy ("beautiful writing") to address wedding invitations, holiday cards and personal correspondence. Professional calligrapher, Natasha Lawrence, will ... learn more

August 5 - 9 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day

Become an inventor and create crazy ways to solve problems.  Create catapults and forts, construct working light sticks and assemble a set of circuits.  With 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, this camp is 100% fun!  Price incl... learn more

August 7 at 3:30 p.m.

Learn how indigo is processed to create a beautiful blue dye and how it was introduced by a young teenage girl, Eliza Lucas.  Kid Tours meet every Wednesday in June and July at 3:30 p.m. and include a craft project or activity. 

August 8 at 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Participants will be introduced to basic elements of drawing followed by drawing exercises in the Museum galleries.  All supplies will be provided including pencils, paper, charcoal, and pastels.  

August 10, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Learn to make a sweetgrass basket, an iconic art form of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with the Charleston Museum and traditional basket maker Sarah Edwards-Hammond.  Soak up the history of sweetgrass baskets and then get started sewing your own ... learn more

August 10 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Buzz on over to the Charleston Museumfor presentations, crafts, exhibits, and more all about bugs. Every month The Charleston Museum offers a special Saturday program dedicated to providing an educational and exciting experience for the whole family. J... learn more

August 21 at 10 - 11 a.m.

Paint with an apple and make a paper school bus.  These classes are designed for toddlers (18 months - 3 years) and a parent, grandparent, or friend to play and explore in The Charleston Museum. Each program includes four craft projects as well as... learn more

September 20-22, 2013 at all day

Visit five museums, seven historic buildings and one powder magazine all for $25! This single Museum Mile Weekend pass gives you admission at thirteen sites along Meeting Street. Many of the cultural institutions will also offer special programs during... learn more

September 20-22, 2013 at all day

Visit five museums, seven historic buildings and one powder magazine all for $25!  This single Museum Mile Weekend pass gives you admission at thirteen sites along Meeting Street.  Many of the cultural institutions will also offer special pro... learn more

September 20-22, 2013 at all day

Visit five museums, seven historic buildings and one powder magazine all for $25!  This single Museum Mile Weekend pass gives you admission at thirteen sites along Meeting Street.  Many of the cultural institutions will also offer special pro... learn more

October 12 at 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Join Sharon Cooper-Murray, aka the Gullah Lady, for a lecture and hands-on workshop about the folk art tradition of rag quilting. Cooper-Murray has set out on a mission to preserve this disappearing art form which, she has learned from elderly Gullah w... learn more

October 27, 2013 at 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy a family afternoon alongside the banks of the Stono River with the Museum’s Annual Family Picnic.  The entire family will enjoy a nature walk, live music by Bob Becker, a Lowcountry dinner, children’s games, hayrides, demonstrations by B... learn more