A variety of impressions can be formed in the State Museum’s new exhibit Abstract Art in South Carolina 1949-2012. Many come from the colorful splashes of paint on canvases of various materials throughout the Lipscomb Gallery. Others are gleaned from …
Read More ›Art by clients of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health can be seen in the upcoming exhibit Art of recovery, beginning May 3. The exhibit was put together from competitions open to people receiving services through the department. Winners …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›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 …
Read More ›The BODY WORLDS exhibitions rely on the generosity of body donors; individuals who bequeathed that, upon their death, their bodies could be used for educational purposes in the exhibitions. Currently, the Institute for Plastination has a donor roster of 13,000 …
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