In 1931 dashing World War I flying ace Col. Elliott Springs inherited his father’s business, Springs Cotton Mills in Fort Mill, S.C. In a now-famous advertising campaign, the brilliant and daring Col. Springs used suggestive images and innuendo-laced text …

  Continuing our series for Women’s History Month, here are 4 amazing SC women who broke new ground in the professional world!   1. LEDA BRUCE HURST                     Leda Bruce Hurst, DDS …

  March is Women’s History Month! Over the next few weeks we’ll be posting about some amazing South Carolina women starting with these ‘dolled up’ ladies! Each doll represents a famous South Carolina woman and was part of the “Great Women of South Carolina” doll series created by …

  JUST THE FACTS:   What is it? Skull and lower jaws of a crocodilian (Gavialosuchus carolinensis). Where was it found? Crowfield Lake (during construction of Crowfield Plantation) in Goose Creek, SC.             EXTRA CREDIT:   When …

  YES, WE ARE STILL OPEN! The bulldozers and excavators digging and shoving mounds of dirt and gravel around the east side of the South Carolina State Museum are a sure sign that something exciting is happening. One change noticeable …

    JUST THE FACTS:     What is it?  Skull and lower jaw of a saber-toothed cat (Smilodon).   Where were they found? Giant Cement quarry, a few miles north of Harleyville (Dorchester County,SC).                            EXTRA …

There’s more time to nominate your class for the Secrets of the Maya Field Trip Giveaway Facebook contest!  We are pleased to announce we are extending the deadline for submissions until Feb 25, 2012 at midnight. Enter the museum’s field …

From StoryCorps this new animated video features Carl McNair telling the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars.        Twenty-seven years ago, on Jan. 28, 1986, the space …

The South Carolina State Museum will send one lucky South Carolina school class to its spectacular new blockbuster exhibit Secrets of the Maya…for free!  In the museum’s new field trip contest, by completing the entry form on the museum’s Facebook page …

As the clock winds down to the end of the Maya calendar Dec. 21, 2012, the South Carolina State Museum along with Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR), Leadership Columbia Alumni Association and Historic Columbia’s Palladium Society have come together to host …

     This year is the 71st anniversary of Pearl Harbor and we would like to feature a very special object in the museum’s collection. On Dec. 6, 1941 Jack Williams, a Columbia native serving on the USS Arizona, mailed five Christmas cards …

We were joined once again by the famous Twitterati of Columbia for the Secrets of the Maya exhibit tweetup experience.  These talented tweeters enjoyed lunch provided by Yesterday’s then were free to explore the exhibit and share their experience with …

These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in December. Secrets of the Maya.  Unearth the mysteries of the Maya civilization which flourished in Mexico and Central America as far back as 2000 B.C. More …

Iconic Civil War artist Mort Künstler will visit the South Carolina State Museum Saturday, Nov. 3, to present gallery talks and autograph books and other items related to his famous paintings. “We are so pleased to have renowned artist Mort …

Our volunteers are an instrumental part of the services and experiences we provide for our guests. Our Brown Bag series is a way to cultivate and inform our volunteers. They provide opportunities for educational enhancement and interaction with other cultural …

On View in Lake City, S.C. Visit the National Bean Market Museum in Lake City and see two exhibits about Robert Mills. Each exhibit, traveled by the South Carolina State Museum, illustrates a different aspect of Mills’ career. Robert Mills: …

Bulldozers, excavators and dump trucks have moved onto the State Museum grounds and have begun removing pavement and moving dirt to prepare the site for the building of the museum’s long-awaited Windows to New Worlds expansion project.   “Words can’t …

For two Saturdays of safe Halloween fun, follow the ghosts, ghouls and goblins to the South Carolina State Museum on Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 as the museum presents its annual Halloween event for families, “Tricks and Treats at the …

Artists and collectors throughout the Palmetto State hold the State Museum and its art collection in high esteem. One Midlands artist, Mark Flowers, has gone further, assisting the estate of the late artist Leonard Cave in placing recent works of …