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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Teen Homeschool History Day: Lowcountry Thanksgiving

11/08/2024

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Gather together to learn all about Thanksgiving! Explore the origins of Thanksgiving and discover what foods would have been served. Track changes to the holidays over time and read one...

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

11/08/2024

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History 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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Discovery Day: Terrific Turkeys

11/12/2024

10:00 am - 11:00 am

It’s turkey time! Turkeys are one of the many animals that call the Dill Sanctuary home. Learn all about these feathered friends and make your turkey art to take home....

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

11/15/2024

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History 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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Homeschool History Day: Hidden History at the Dill

11/21/2024

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Uncover the Dill Sanctuary’s hidden history using maps, artifacts, census records, and oral histories. “The visitor will find no great plantation house or gun-embellished fort at the Dill Sanctuary today....

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

11/22/2024

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History 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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Native American Knowledge Workshop

11/25/2024

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Discover the lives of early South Carolina inhabitants who arrived over 12,000 years ago through hands-on exploration of artifacts and replicas of tools and animal skins. Learn how native peoples...

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Teen Workshop: Archaeology

11/26/2024

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Become an archaeologist for the day! Learn about the tools, technology, and principles of archaeology. Visit the Museum’s electrolysis lab, put together your own artifact and conduct artifact analysis. Specially...

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Thanksgiving Day: Museum and its historic houses CLOSED

11/28/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and its historic houses are closed Thanksgiving Day, so that staff may enjoy the holiday with family and friends.  We resume regular hours on the Friday, November...

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Garden Club of Charleston Holiday Decorations at the Joseph Manigault House

12/07/2024 - 12/26/2024

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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STEAM Saturday: Snow Science

12/07/2024

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Have snow much fun growing your own crystal snowflake, make snow balls, go ice “fishing,” and create snow! STEAM Saturday is...

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Holiday Workshop

12/18/2024

3:00 pm - 4:30 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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Christmas Eve: Museum and its historic houses CLOSING at 1 PM

12/24/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and our historic houses will be close at 1 PM on Christmas Eve, so that staff may enjoy the holiday with family and friends. We resume regular...

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Christmas Day: Museum and its historic houses CLOSED

12/25/2024

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

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New Year’s Day: Museum and its historic houses OPEN

01/01/2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Charleston Museum and its 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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