America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving and Educating, Part 2

06/17/2023 - 01/07/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Commemorating two and a half centuries since its founding and spanning nearly 4.6 billion years of history, we are pleased to present America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and...

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Museum Store Members Holiday Sale

12/02/2023 - 12/15/2023

All Day

Beginning Saturday, December 2, Charleston Museum Members will receive 30% OFF merchandise and 25% OFF publications in both the Museum and Heyward-Washington House Museum stores.  The Members’ Holiday Sale ends...

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Garden Club of Charleston Holiday Decorations at the Joseph Manigault House

12/02/2023 - 12/27/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Annually, the Garden Club of Charleston uses this magnificent antebellum house as a backdrop for their creative holiday arrangements, using plant material that would have been available in the Lowcountry...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

12/08/2023

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will...

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STEAM Saturday: Holly Jolly Science

12/09/2023

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Deck the halls with science! Attempt to construct a gingerbread house that survives an earthquake. Design your own sleigh, make a reindeer fly, and create a snowstorm in a jar!...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

12/15/2023

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will...

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Winter Break Camp

12/19/2023 - 12/21/2023

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

There’s snow-place like the Charleston Museum! Kick off your winter break with our half-day Museum Camp. Children will travel through time learning about history around the world while participating in...

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Holiday Workshop

12/20/2023

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Deck the halls at the Charleston Museum with our annual Holiday Workshop. Children can sip on hot chocolate and eat cookies as they create their own ornaments and decorations to...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

12/22/2023

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will...

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Christmas Eve: Museum and historic houses CLOSED

12/24/2023

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and our historic houses will be close on Christmas Eve, so that staff may enjoy the holiday with family and friends. We resume regular hours on the...

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Christmas Day: Museum and Historic Houses CLOSED

12/25/2023

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and our historic houses are closed on Christmas Day, so that staff may enjoy the holiday with family and friends. We resume regular hours on the Monday,...

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Marvelous Maps Workshop

12/28/2023

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Become a cartographer for the day! Learn how to read different types of maps, examine maps made throughout the centuries, and create your very own map to take home! Museum...

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Communication through the Ages Teen Workshop

12/29/2023

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Travel through time discovering how people communicated throughout the ages. Learn about improvements in technology and their effects on how people relate to one another. Try your hand at letter...

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New Year’s Day: Museum and historic houses OPEN

01/01/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and our Historic Houses are open on New Year's Day.  Start your new year off with America's first museum! The Charleston Museum: Monday through Saturday 9 am...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

01/05/2024

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will...

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Teen Homeschool History Day: Colonial Apprentice

01/12/2024

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Experience life for a teen in colonial Charleston. Learn about apprenticeships and indenture contracts. Try your hand at several colonial jobs such as carving, blacksmithing, and decorative arts to see...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

01/12/2024

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will...

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STEAM Saturday: Winter Weather

01/13/2024

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Brrrr--It’s cold outside! Warm up inside the Charleston Museum as you learn all about winter weather! Create a snowstorm in a jar, learn how clouds form, and make your own...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Museum and historic houses OPEN

01/15/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and our historic houses are open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   The Charleston Museum: Monday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 to 5...

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Homeschool History Day: King Tut

01/18/2024

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

100 years ago, Howard Carter’s expedition uncovered King Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus after finding his tomb completely intact in 1922. Learn about the Boy Pharaoh and the importance of the afterlife to...

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