Calling All Artists for the Congaree Art Festival

South Carolina State Museum is hosting the Congaree Art Festival Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. The museum is now accepting application packets from fine artists and craftspeople.  Artists will have a booth space of approximately 12 x 12 feet for the …

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Announcing BODY WORLDS Vital College Week Winners

The University of South Carolina and Columbia College have been announced as winners of the BODY WORLDS Vital College Week contest sponsored by the South Carolina State Museum. The State Museum hosted the contest from January 18 through February 15. …

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Planets for the People

The next time you see a crowded sidewalk in Columbia it could be a line at a popular night spot or it might be a group of sidewalk astronomers!  Last winter the South Carolina State Museum started partnering with the …

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BODY WORLDS Vital: Information for Teachers and Class Trips

BODY WORLDS Vital provides students a chance to study the human body like never before. Learn about human anatomy, disease and health, and discover the contrast between healthy bodies and those in medical distress. This is one field trip your …

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BODY WORLDS Vital: The Gift of Body

BODY WORLDS Vital is the largest exhibit in the history of the South Carolina State Museum and is each day teaching citizens about the wonders of the human body. Each of these real human bodies on display was donated by …

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Get Fit, Have Fun at Family Fitness Day this Saturday

It’s a great day to get fit and have a good time with friends and family at the South Carolina State Museum this Saturday for Family Fitness Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Whether exercise is your passion or …

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Contest to Give Half Off BODY WORLDS Vital Admission to College Students

Students enrolled at any accredited South Carolina college or university can now visit the South Carolina State Museum Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/scstatemuseum and vote in the “College Week” contest for a chance to give all students at their school half off …

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Family Fitness Day Partnership Opportunities

The South Carolina State Museum is hosting a Family Fitness Day on Saturday February 4, 2012 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. We invite local health and wellness organizations to participate as an official partner to promote healthy living through …

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BODY WORLDS Vital College Week Contest

The State Museum is proud to announce a special half-off admission contest that will open the wonders of the human body as shown by the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit now on display to South Carolina college students. Students enrolled at …

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Interesting Facts about BODY WORLDS Vital Exhibition

The BODY WORLDS Vital exhibition is the largest exhibit ever presented at the South Carolina State Museum. It is a first-of-its-kind exhibition through which visitors learn about anatomy, physiology, and health by viewing real human bodies, using an extraordinary process …

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BODY WORLDS Vital: Guide for Families

BODY WORLDS is a incredible exhibition offering the unique opportunity to see and understand our own anatomy and health and to gain a new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human. The exhibition features a unique collection …

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Battery Creek High School Sports Medicine Class Wins Body Worlds Vital Field Trip Contest

Congratulations to the students from the Sports Medicine class at Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, South Carolina! They are the winners of the BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Giveaway with 902 votes and receive free admission and bus travel …

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BODY WORLDS Vital is Breaking Records at the State Museum

BODY WORLDS Vital is attracting a record number of visitors seeking to find out what makes them tick and how they can better take care of themselves. Since opening in mid-November, 23,895 visitors have come through the gate through December, …

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Host your Event at BODY WORLDS Vital: Private Viewing Packages

BODY WORLDS Vital opened November 13, 2011 as the largest exhibit in the history of the South Carolina State Museum with 6,500 square feet of real human bodies, organs and systems assembled to teach guests how best to take care …

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Road Show coming to Museum January 21

Was that oil painting you found in the attic an early work of Andrew Wyeth’s? Is the antique silver teapot and sugar tongs left to you by great-aunt Mildred valuable colonial coin silver or machine-made silver plate? Will your collection …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest Passes 1,000 Vote Mark

More than a thousand ballots have been cast in the first week of voting to decide which South Carolina classroom will receive a free field trip to the South Carolina State Museum exhibit of BODY WORLDS Vital. As of 10 …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest Vote Update

The voting period to select which lucky South Carolina school classroom will receive a free trip to the South Carolina State Museum exhibit of BODY WORLDS Vital is off to a fast start during the first week of voting to …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest Voting Now Open

The voting period to select which lucky South Carolina school classroom will receive a free trip to the South Carolina State Museum exhibit of BODY WORLDS Vital is now open. Teachers across the state registered in December to win free …

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Last Chance: Enter the BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest

The South Carolina State Museum is sending one special South Carolina classroom to the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit…for free. Admission and bus travel are included. Register your class today at http://www.facebook.com/scstatemuseum and if you win, expenses up to $1,000 will …

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