State Museum Road Show coming to the 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 of antique guns finance your son’s college education?

Curious guests will have their chance to find out about all kinds of artifacts and heirlooms at the State Museum during the Museum road Show – Winter Edition on Saturday, Jan. 21.

Inspired by PBS’ “Antiques road Show,” this State Museum signature event has grown from an annual program to being offered twice a year because of its immense popularity. The “Winter Museum road Show” will offer informal (verbal) appraisals of a variety of objects from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (last tickets will be sold at 3:30 p.m.)

As in years past, experts will be available in the fields of fine art, silver, pottery, furniture, books, jewelry, textiles and dolls, as well as war artifacts ranging from the revolutionary and Civil Wars to World War II. Crawford Conservation Inc. will give tips on how owners can preserve and care for their priceless artifacts.

“The Museum road Show attracts visitors from all over South Carolina and neighboring states! Guests have the opportunity to learn more about that heirloom they inherited or that antique item they found in a flea market,” said Meika Samuel, director of operations.

“The State Museum is proud to offer this service to our guests,” Samuel continued. “We hear some wonderful stories about things that have been cherished and passed down through the years by families. We also hear of some fabulous bargains that people have picked up and later found out they were worth far more than they imagined!”

Tickets are per item evaluated and non-refundable:

$20 for the first item ($15 for Museum members) $30 for two items ($25 members)
$35 for three items ($30 members)
$40 for four items ($35 members). There is a limit of four items per person.

To pre-register, call (803) 898-4999. For more information, call (803) 898-4952 or e-mail publicprograms@scmuseum.org.