Bringing Them Back to Life is a blog series from The Charleston Museum that provides updates and plans for our Natural History Gallery renovations. Planning, design and fundraising for the Museum’s new Natural History Gallery are proceeding nicely, and we continue to be on track for a September 2017 opening….
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. This image is a concept image for the layout of the whale evolution portion of the exhibitand does not necessarily reflect the final product. As you…
Read MoreHappy New Year! Once again, thank you to all those who so generously gave to our Annual Appeal or our Natural History Gallery renovation project in 2016. This past year was another active one for America’s First Museum in terms of special exhibits, collections management, programs and extensive planning and…
Read MoreRobe à la française gown, c. 1753, worn by Eliza Lucas Pinckney. Gift of Katherine Felder Stewart 1900-1984. HT 604a-b. The Charleston Museum is spending our 250th anniversary looking back to our founding in 1773, so we can better understand our role as America’s First Museum as we move forward…
Read MoreGown of ivory taffeta silk, green corduroy velvet silk stripe, green silk fringe, and lace trim The Historic Textiles Gallery has a new exhibit on view now: The Lawn Party: From Satin to Seersucker. In an “unprecedented” era when large gatherings have been discouraged and fashion has trended towards leisurewear,…
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