Lovely & Lethal: Killer Fashions from the Collection

09/28/2024 - 04/20/2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Are these pieces à la mode or just macabre? Discover the consequences of style, from accessories made out of now extinct animals to clothing that could kill. We hope to see you...

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Homeschool History Day: Natural Disasters

03/20/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

It’s time to shake, rattle, and roll as we learn about natural disasters in the Lowcountry! See if you have what it takes to build a structure that can survive...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

03/21/2025

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson

03/21/2025

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. He will be on hand to share projects currently...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

03/22/2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson

03/28/2025

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. He will be on hand to share projects currently...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

03/29/2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

04/04/2025

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson

04/04/2025

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. He will be on hand to share projects currently...

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Teen Homeschool History: The Holocaust

04/11/2025

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Over 6 million Jewish men, women, and children were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime during World War II. Some survivors sought new homes with many settling in South Carolina...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

04/11/2025

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

04/12/2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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Easter Egg Hunt Family Fun Event at the Dill Sanctuary

04/12/2025

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Get egg-cited to have a hoppy Spring! Join us at our 580-acre nature preserve, the Dill Sanctuary, for a morning of crafts and activities followed by an Easter Egg hunt....

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Children’s Painting Workshop with Local Artist and Museum Educator Maggie Roof

04/14/2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us at the Dill Sanctuary to learn to paint a saltmarsh landscape with Museum Educator, Maggie Roof. Maggie is a professional artist and graduate of SCAD. Supplies, including easels...

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Radical Rocks Workshop

04/15/2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Dig into geology! Learn all about the rock cycle and different types of rocks that make up our environment. Crack your own geode, discover rocks that glow, and test rocks...

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World at War Workshop

04/16/2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Discover how the world went to war twice in less than 30 years. Learn about daily life for soldiers, discuss what caused each war, and experience how people at home...

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Homeschool History Day: Marsh Madness

04/17/2025

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Explore the Dill Sanctuary on a guided Marsh Walk where you will learn all about the amazing Salt Marsh Ecosystem and the creatures that call it home. Dress for mess...

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Teen Workshop: Earthquake of 1886

04/17/2025

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Learn about the most damaging earthquake to shake the Southeast. Read accounts from survivors, see photographs of the aftermath, and design your own structure to survive the Museum’s earthquake tables....

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Archaeology Workshop

04/18/2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Become an archaeologist for the day! Examine potsherds, glassware, bone, and metal to unlock the secrets of Charleston's past. Solve the puzzle of a broken object, conduct artifact analysis, and...

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Archaeological Excavations at the Heyward-Washington House

04/18/2025

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Visit the Heyward-Washington House in March and April for a unique opportunity to witness an archaeological field school and dig in action.  Located in the garden behind the Heyward-Washington House,...

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