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The First Sunday of Every Month General admission is only $1 for guests on the first Sunday of every month! Sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.
Sat., Nov. 9 from 9 - 11 a.m. Meet The Very Hungry Caterpillar and more during this special morning designed for guests who would benefit from a quieter, sensory-friendly and disability-adapted experience.
Sat., Nov. 16 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | In partnership with Chef Amethyst Ganaway, experience a showcase of Black foodways, music, and cultural traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Learn more about the museum's collection featuring more than 1 million objects, artworks, fossils and specimens.
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Museum News
Áróra & Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D Return to the State Museum. Plus, holiday events and more! This holiday season, guests are invited to visit...
Museum News
Popular Planetarium Experience, Áróra , Returns to the State Museum Explore the Northern Lights in 4K inside the museum’s 55ft digital dome...
Collections
Grant funds will support staffing to digitize nearly 5,000 fossils from the museum's Natural History Collection The South Carolina State Museum has...