media_room

Send us an e-mail to receive regular news releases from the South Carolina State Museum.

Here are the latest releases from the State Museum.

03/09/10
 Pirate Exhibit to Take Blockbuster Shows to the High Seas
The South Carolina State Museum’s spring blockbuster will make its guests avast (that’s stop in pirate lingo) and gasp as the world of pirates comes alive in the new exhibit Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers, opening March 20.
 Read More

03/05/10
 Artfacts Show Richness of Fall Line Life
To today’s observer, life in the 18th and 19th centuries along South Carolina’s fall line may seem Spartan and tough. But a review of the objects in the State Museum’s exhibit From the Pee Dee to the Savannah: Art and Material Culture of South Carolina’s Fall Line Region shows many residents’ lives to be rich for the times.
 Read More

03/03/10
 Business of Art Workshop
How to prosper in the art business is the subject of a professional workshop for artists of all levels to be hosted by the South Carolina State Museum April 9-11.
Read More

02/16/10
 State Museum Announces Special March Events
These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in March.
 Read More

02/16/10
 Dinosaur Exhibit A Roaring Hit with Guests, But Ending Soon
Allosaurus versus Stegosaurus. A mother Triceratops with her young. A fierce-looking Dilophosaurus peering around for prey.
 Read More

02/04/10
 Last Weeks for Important Eugenics Exhibit at State Museum
A large and fascinated audience has met the South Carolina State Museum’s exhibit Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race since its opening in August. This audience for the exhibit, which depicts the efforts of Nazi Germany to create a “master race” and the support the twisted theories of “eugenics,” or “racial hygiene” received from doctors in Germany, recently included more than 100 students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
 Read More

01/20/10
 Exhibit to Showcase History of Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America turns 100 years old in 2010, and the South Carolina State Museum will help celebrate that illustrious mark with the exhibit The Centennial History of the Boy Scouts of America, opening Jan. 29.
 Read More

01/11/10
 DinoNite at the State Museum
Local residents have reported strange sounds coming from the South Carolina State Museum after dark. Could it be dinosaurs on the prowl from the Museum’s exhibit Dinosaurs: Mesozoic Monsters? Potential paleontologists and other curious dinosaur fans will be able to bring their flashlights and find out Friday evening, Jan. 22 from 6 – 10 p.m. at “DinoNite at the State Museum.”
Read More

01/05/10
 Museum Road Show Returns for Winter Edition
Was that oil painting you found at an estate sale painted by an old master, or was it just a clever copy? Curious guests will have their chance to find out about all kinds of artifacts, collectibles, antiques and heirlooms as the South Carolina State Museum presents the winter edition of one of its most popular events, the Museum Road Show, on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Read More

12/21/09
 Movies and Stars Shine and the State Museum's WinterFest
Winter Fest, the South Carolina State Museum's holiday tradition, features so many highlights, but two very special ones are the seasonal movies and winter Star Labs offered over its two-week long run.
 Read More

12/21/09
 State Museum's Winter Fest Features Photography Tips
Photographs of friends and family go with the holidays like fruit cake and sugar cookies, and the South Carolina State Museum will offere tips on taking great holiday pictures in a program Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 1:30 p.m.
 Read More

12/18/09
 Two Join State Museum Foundation
The South Carolina State Museum Foundation announces the addition of two new professionals to its staff.
Read More

Archived News Releases