To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming. The mission of The Charleston Museum provides a clear message that education is the heart of what we do, and the Education Department…
Read MoreJohn Fisher in front of Amber Fort, Amer, India, 2014. We are happy to officially introduce the new Curator of Archaeology at The Charleston Museum, John Fisher. John specializes in historic and conflict archaeology and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist. He received his B.A. in Anthropology from the University of…
Read More(left) Multicolor cotton prints and solids scrap quilt, 1934, by Leila Ann Axson Gift of Adra F. Benton, 2007 (right) Untitled (Abstract), watercolor on paper, c. 1970s, by Sallie Frost Knerr On loan from The Gibbes Museum of Art “If modernism be a vital thing it must needs have…
Read MoreInterior view of the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island, completed c. 1830. Originally, the box pews on the ground floor were reserved for white congregants while the enslaved community was segregated to the rudimentary pews in the galleries. The Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island can trace its history to the…
Read MoreMany of you have known me as the Curator of Historical Archaeology for these past 42 years. Throughout those years, it has been a privilege to excavate in and around Charleston, screening for those special pieces of history that help tell a more complete story of the people who lived…
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