Permanent Exhibitions
Lowcountry History Hall
From early natives to English colonists, observe how South Carolina’s Lowcountry transformed from a tribal society into an agricultural empire. Exhibit highlights:
- The Walled City (click for more info)
- Early tradeware
- Slave badges
- “Dave” jars and other Edgefield pottery
- Rice cultivation tools
Armory
See examples of historic weaponry from 1750 to the twentieth century with uses that ranged from military to more personal uses such as hunting and dueling. Exhibit highlights:
- Volley gun
- Happoldt target rifle
- Revolutionary War horseman’s saber
- Francis Marion personal items
- George Washington inaugural button.
- Secession chairs and table
- Torpedo mine
- Gunboat china
- Gaillard prosthetic arm.
- The Civil War in Charleston Gallery Guide (new)
- Extinct (Carolina parakeet, Ivory-billed woodpecker, and Passenger Pigeon) and a wide variety of modern birds
- Mounted skeletons of prehistoric animals such as a primitive toothed whale, an 18-foot-long crocodile; and the second largest known flying bird, all from 28-million-year-old marine beds near Charleston
- Cretaceous plant-eating dinosaur, Thescelosaurus neglectus.
- Egyptian mummy
- Jarred biological specimens preserved in rum
- Plaster cast of the monumental statue of Pharaoh Rameses II
- George Washington’s christening cup
- Strawberry Chapel communion service
- Heloise Boudo cream pitcher
- Charleston Silver Gallery Guide
Becoming Americans
From protest to independence, learn about Charleston’s role in the American Revolution. Exhibit highlights:
Civil War – City Under Siege
From secession to war’s end, discover how Charlestonians endured the greatest conflict in American history. Exhibit highlights:
Natural History
Since prehistory, an extraordinary array of birds, reptiles and mammals have called South Carolina’s Lowcountry home. See contributions from noted naturalists working or living here, including John James Audubon, Andre Michaux, Mark Catesby and the Reverend John Bachman. Exhibit highlights:
“The Early Days”
Kidstory
Kidstory an exciting, new hands-on exhibit that teaches children of all ages the rich cultural and natural history of Charleston and the Lowcountry. learn more about Kidstory
Historic Textiles Gallery
The Charleston Museum holds one of the finest historic textiles and clothing collection in the southeastern United States. To increase public accessibility to this rich collection, the Museum announces the creation of a 2,000 squarefoot permanent textile gallery that features rotating exhibits. This installation facilitates expanded public and scholarly access to the collections, and will also enhance the Museum's ability to focus on specific, related topics such as particular historical periods, fashions, and the important role of women in Lowcountry history.
Learn more about the Historic Textiles Gallery
Loeblein Gallery of Charleston Silver
From the colonial era through the Victorian age, this gallery exemplifies the work of the South’s finest craftsmen and women. Exhibit highlights:
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