The popularity of the white wedding dress is credited to Queen Victoria and her extraordinary wedding to Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840. The desire to emulate her enchanting bridal regalia crossed the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean with speed and enthusiasm. An entire wedding etiquette and propriety grew and…
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. First, a big thank you to all those who have responded to our fundraising mailing and made a donation to the Natural History Gallery project. Your…
Read MoreDirector Carl Borick recently gave a lecture at Anderson House, the headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington DC, on American prisoners of war during the American Revolution. Many prisoners in the Southern Campaigns were captured or held in Charleston, and Mr. Borick discussed their fates during the…
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. In case you missed it, the Elemental gala, put on by our FANS (Friends and Needed Supporters) of The Charleston Museum last Friday, in support of…
Read MorePAST EXHIBIT The Heyward-Washington kitchen features a large cooking fireplace and bake oven popular in the eighteenth century. Excavations in the cellar and around the building produced the remains of foods and the vessels used to prepare foods. Glazed earthenware pots and pans joined the more durable cast iron griddles,…
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