Arts and Entertainment
December 2, 2022
From: The Charleston Museum
Tours for both historic houses are on the half hour from 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday and 12 to 5 pm Sunday. Last tour of the day begins at 4:15 pm at the Heyward-Washington House and 4:30 pm at the Joseph Manigault House.
December 2 - 30 - Garden Club of Charleston Holiday Decorations at the Joseph Manigault House (Please Note: Last tour at the Joseph Manigault House begins at 12:30 PM on December 2)
December 2 - 15 - Museum Store Members Holiday Sale
December 2 - Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department
December 3* - Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop with Local Artisan Sarah Edwards-Hammond
December 3 - Holiday Decorations Celebration at the Joseph Manigault House
December 4 - Last day to view Chintz: A Quilted History
December 7* - Children's Holiday Workshop
December 9 - Conversations with a Curator: Baubles and Bulbs
December 9 - Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department
December 10* - Holiday Candle Making Workshop with Local Artist Daisy McClellan
December 13* - Members-only Sneak Peak Curator Tour: America's First Museum: 250 Years of Educating, Part 1
December 15* - Homeschool History Day: Holidays in the Lowcountry
December 16 - Fossil Friday with the Natural History Department
December 17 - America's First Museum: 250 Years of Educating, Part 1, our commemorative anniversary exhibit, opens to the public
December 18 - Last day to view Charleston in Sports: A Photographic History, 1890s - 1960s
December 24 - Museum and historic houses close at 1:30 pm
December 25 - Museum and historic houses closed- Merry Christmas!
Reservations Required
250th Anniversary Commemoration of America’s First Museum, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Anthea M. Hartig, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
Thursday, January 12 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE EVENT with registration
21+ Nighttime at the Museum
Friday, January 13| 7:00 - 10:00 PM
The Charleston Museum's 250th Birthday Party
Saturday, January 14 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Conversations with a Curator: Baubles and Bulbs: Vintage Christmas Decorations with Curator of History Chad Stewart
Friday, December 9 | 10:30 AM
Join Curator of History, Chad Stewart, as we explore the evolution of American Christmas décor since the nineteenth century by examining the Museum's collection of vintage Christmas decorations, including lights, ornaments, and other festive mementos of Christmas past.
Conversations with a Curator allows visitors a chance to have an in-depth look at an object or exhibit in the Museum galleries, ask questions and spark conversations. The Charleston Museum’s collections are both extraordinary and diverse and each Curator-led tour allows participants to immerse themselves in a different aspect of Charleston’s rich history.
This program is FREE for Members and FREE with admission.
For more information call 843.722.2996 ext. 235