Strolling the Lowcountry’s funerary art collection held within its vast cemeteries and graveyards is oftentimes a consuming experience that has been described over the years as everything from “morose,” to “elegant,” “tragic,” to “whimsical,” and above all “incredibly beautiful.” Of course, whatever the thoughts on the marker or its accompanying…
Read MoreBringing Them Back to Life is a blog series from The Charleston Museum that provides updates and plans for our Natural History Gallery renovations. The geologic history of the Lowcountry is tied to the Atlantic ocean. Just as the ocean has shaped the coast, it has shaped the lifestyles of…
Read MorePAST EXHIBIT Oak Allée at The Oaks Plantation, 1903 On exhibit now, Black and White features photographs that captured the plantation scenes of South Carolina after the Civil War. Once a major revenue source for the region’s wealthy elite, both rice and Sea Island cotton were grown and harvested…
Read MorePAST EXHIBIT Although Charleston was racially polarized in the nineteenth century, many skilled African American artisans were able to cross those barriers and provide goods and services to a discerning clientele. Two such examples are Mme. Pauline Seba and Julia Bulkley, both prominent seamstresses in the city. The fact that…
Read MoreI have the good fortune of studying one of America’s most historic cities for over thirty years, doing so by digging in the ground and recovering archaeological evidence. Charleston is well-known as the birthplace of the historic preservation movement, but, for the most part, is not widely known as a…
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