Homeschool History Day: 250th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibit

Thursday February 16

10:00 - 11:00 am and 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Explore the first part of our special exhibit highlighting 250 years of The Charleston Museum. Go on a guided tour of our temporary exhibit to see some of the oldest surviving items in our collections then take part in a special scavenger hunt through the Museum. Homeschool History Day programs feature a field trip experience, a chance to go through the Museum, and an educational activity.

Reservations required. Two sessions offered: 10 – 11 AM and 11 AM – 12 PM

$5 for Museum Member Students | $10 for Non-Member Students

Free for Museum Member Adults | $12 for Non-Member Adults

For more information: call 843-722-2996 ext. 236

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J. Drew Lanham: A Feel Guide to John James Aubudon's Birds of America (1827 - 1830), Volume 1

Opens to the Public

Friday February 17

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

This spotlight exhibition presents the work of visiting poet and cultural ornithologist J. Drew Lanham. It is the latest body of writing from an on-going project which reconsiders with a “head and heart” approach the taxonomy and nomenclature of birds through the intersectional threads of race, place, and nature. Composed of twenty “feel notes” addressed to select Southeastern birds in John James Audubon's groundbreaking The Birds of America, each poem engages a deeply personal ornithology seeking to move avian identification from the pages of scientific field guides into a cultural “feeling guide,” where words render birds as "who's" rather than "what's."

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department

Friday February 17

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Join Matthew Gibson, Curator of Natural History, or Jessie Peragine, Natural History Curatorial Assistant, on Fridays from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab. They will be on hand to share projects currently being worked on and to help identify your fossil finds.

FREE for Members and FREE with admission to The Charleston Museum.

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President's Day: Museum and historic houses OPEN

Monday February 20

The Charleston Museum and our historic houses are open on President’s Day.  

The Charleston Museum: Monday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 to 5 pm.

Heyward-Washington House: Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 to 5 pm (last tour begins at 4:15 pm).

Joseph Manigault House: Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 to 5 pm (last tour begins at 4:30 pm).

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Have a question about an event?

For Children's Events:

Contact Chief of Education

Elise Reagan

843-722-2996 ext. 236

For All Other Events:

Contact Events Coordinator

Briana D'Alesandro

843-722-2996 ext. 235