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This Week At The Charleston Museum September 19, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 22, 2023

From: The Charleston Museum

Homeschool History Day: Day at the Dill - Thursday September 21
10:00 - 11:00 am and 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Explore the Dill Sanctuary on a guided Marsh Walk where you will learn all about the amazing Salt Marsh Ecosystem and the creatures that call it home. Dress for mess as you will have the opportunity to catch fiddler crabs in the pluff mud. Rain Boots are recommended for easy clean off after the Marsh Walk. 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:

10:00 – 11:00 AM: SOLD OUT
11:30 AM – 12:30 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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Special 250th Early Days Gallery Tour with Curator of Archaeology Martha Zierden - Thursday September 21
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Celebrate the Charleston Museum’s 250th anniversary with a tour of the Museum’s earliest collections in the Early Days gallery, which reflects the Museum’s long history from its founding before the American Revolution to the late twentieth century. Following the tour of Early Days gallery, guests will be led through the Museum’s special exhibit America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Educating, Part 2, which will include a church pew made by enslaved hands measuring 20 feet in length, centuries old Archaic carved bone pins, a skull from the largest known flying bird and a couture Fortuny gown. Join Curator of Archaeology Martha Zierden for the story of the Museum’s history and take a closer look at some of its earliest objects.

This program is FREE for Members and FREE with admission. Reservations preferred.

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Owl Pellet Workshop
Friday September 22
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Learn all about owls and other birds of prey and how they survive in environments around the world. Visit our bird of prey specimens during a guided tour of our Natural History Hall. Dissect your own owl pellet and use a guide sheet to identify what the owl ate. Museum Workshops offer kids a chance to get hands on with history and natural history. Included in our workshops are a lesson on the topic and hands-on activities. Recommended for children ages 6 to 12. Reservations required.

$10 Museum Members - $15 Non-members

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

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Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department
Friday September 22
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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Exploring Pottery-making to Learn about Indigenous and African Communities during Charleston’s Colonial Period (ca. 1670-1750)
Lecture with Dr. Jon Marcoux
Thursday September 28

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Community Day at the Dill Sanctuary
Saturday October 7
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Mad Hatter Party
Thursday October 12
6:00 - 9:00 pm

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