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The South Carolina State Museum, the state's largest & most comprehensive museum, is located along the banks of the beautiful Congaree River in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Through rich & diverse collections displayed through interactive and engaging exhibitions, the State Museum strives to honor the groundbreaking nature of its setting, providing both residents & visitors an..
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
4M ago
There is a lot of information available via the internet on how to save and conserve water damaged objects, so to make it easier for those needing these resources the State Museum has created a listing of links where you can find helpful information ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
Artwork in our collection featuring Rivers.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin eu augue arcu. Maecenas nec odio sodales ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
Fall in America is a time for football, baseball, cornhole and other games. Thousands of years ago, people in America were even more passionate about the game of chunkey, also called tchung-kee ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
The South Carolina State Museum recently acquired the cast skeleton of an extinct bird called Parahesperornis (“alongside western bird ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
The Observatory at the State Museum is home to an historic Alvan Clark refracting telescope, read on to discover how a 3,500 pound telescope made it from the 14th floor of a building in New York City all the way to the South Carolina ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
By Paul Matheny, Director of Collections While the museum has an estimated 1.1 million objects in its collection, it is important for our team to ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
Did you know the largest artifact at the South Carolina State Museum is its building? Read on to learn more about how the world's first electric powered textile mill became a museum ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
Learn more about an interesting addition to the museum's art collection: a collection of replica mini-buildings modeled after ancient wonders of the world - but made of concrete ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
Rare object reveals a story of enslavement and emancipation in Pre-Civil War Charleston ..read more
South Carolina State Museum | Museum Blog
9M ago
How did the world's first fully electric textile mill become South Carolina's largest museum? Read on to discover more ..read more