Upcoming Exhibitions
Charleston Couture
March 10 – November 4, 2012
High fashion and style has been of paramount importance to Charlestonians from its earliest days. The emphasis on grand design, apparent in the architecture, gardens, art and clothing favored by the region, was facilitated by the port city’s easy access to fine goods, including textiles, fashion plates and magazines, imported from around the world. An original Charleston Museum exhibition, Charleston Couture, will showcase the area’s finest garments and accessories from the 1770s to the 1970s. Charleston Couture will include some true haute couture garments brought back by privileged Lowcountry residents from their wide travels. Of significance are pieces designed and made by Charles Frederick Worth and Mariano Fortuny, along with fashionable examples of lesser-known clothiers and Charleston dressmakers.
The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls
April 3, 2012 - June 19, 2012
The Charleston Museum is pleased to host this traveling exhibit coordinated by the SC State Museum. The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls was curated by Dr. Helen Boulware Moore with research done by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The exhibit will be in place at The Charleston Museum on the 150th anniversary of Smalls’s commandeering of the C.S.S. Planter in which he sailed the vessel, with his family and several others aboard, past five Confederate batteries and out to the Union blockading fleet. After the war, Smalls was elected to five terms in the U.S. Congress. Image courtesy of Library of Congress.
Seasonal Fashion: Summer
April 21 – August 26, 2012
In 2012, the Historic Textile Gallery will feature a rotating exhibit of Seasonal Fashions. Get ready for summer and a change to beach and sport wear, perfect for a romp in the surf or a stroll down the boardwalk. Some of our early bathing suits might surprise even the most ardent beachgoers.
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