Past Exhibitions
"We Have Just Begun to Fight!" - Textiles from World War II
December 7, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Historic Textiles Gallery
This December 7th marks the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the official entrance of the United States into World War II. In commemoration of that fateful day, The Charleston Museum presents uniforms and textiles relevant to the Pacific War. We strive to honor the men and women who served throughout the war, on far-off shores and on the homefront, by telling the stories of these Americans through their personal objects.
Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War
October 14, 2010 - October 30, 2011
Historic Textile Gallery
Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and celebrating the opening of its new textile gallery, The Charleston Museum presents Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War. This original exhibition offers a peek into the lives of those left on the home front and those battling deprivation and fear while raising their families and protecting their property, as well as those fighting on the front lines. Threads of War will illustrate how, as the 1860s marched on, the war took its toll not only in lives lost but on fashion, supplies, and every aspect of life. Women's, men's and children's clothing, uniforms and accessories, quilts, coverlets and flags, along with magazines, newspapers, daguerreotypes and diaries provide tangible images of mid-nineteenth century Charleston and a lifestyle torn apart by war. LEARN MORE...
Plotting a Siege: Maps of Charleston in the Civil War
September 10, 2011 – December 22, 2011
Lobby Exhibit
Continuing its commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Charleston Museum presents Plotting a Siege: Maps of Charleston in the Civil War. This small, original exhibition will display various examples of the maps held in the Charleston Museum’s Archives that relate to the Civil War. Historical maps, a valuable and fascinating resource, offer us a chance to see our world the way it used to be and this is especially true for the Civil War era. While maps are inarguably an important means of studying this conflict, they are also valued for their beauty. Many of the early pieces were hand-colored and contain unique content making them collectible works of art. Maps produced in wartime are especially distinctive as troop positions and battle information would be hand-drawn onto an existing map to create a truly precious item.
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