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State Museum Awarded IMLS Museums for America Grant

The South Carolina State Museum has been awarded a third Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant for a new phase of the museum's extensive collections digitization project. This third phase includes inventorying …
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State Museum Adds New Fossil to Collection

Did you know that the Natural History Collection at the State Museum contains nearly 1 million fossils and specimens? The South Carolina State Museum recently acquired the cast skeleton of an extinct bird called Parahesperornis (“alongside western …
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State Museum Adds New Fossil to Collection

Did you know that the Natural History Collection at the State Museum contains nearly 1 million fossils and specimens? The South Carolina State Museum recently acquired the cast skeleton of an extinct bird called Parahesperornis (“alongside western …
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Edgefield Face Vessel

Collection Spotlight:   Edgefield Face Vessel   By Paul Matheny, Director of Collections    This unique object in the collection of the State Museum is an Edgefield face vessel made between 1855-1865. It is attributed to a previously known, enslaved …
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Museum Acquires Rare Face Vessel

Recent Pottery Acquisition:   Edgefield Face Vessel   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 always build on our vast collection and fill …
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Rivers and Waterways in South Carolina Art

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Superpower Dogs Now Showing at the State Museum

The State Museum is excited to offer a new planetarium experience just in time for the "dog days of summer"!     Join an immersive adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing …
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State Museum Upgrades Planetarium & 4D Theater With 4K Visuals and More

The South Carolina State Museum completed exciting upgrades to both its planetarium and 4D theater in 2022, adding cutting-edge video software and technology to make guests' experiences even more immersive. Trips across our world and in outer space …
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Former Museum Exec. Director and Former Commission Chair Awarded Order of the Palmetto

On May 10, former State Museum Executive Director, William Calloway, and former State Museum Commission Chair, Gray T. Culbreath, were awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Henry McMaster for their outstanding service to the South Carolina …
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