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UPCOMING EVENTS
UnLayered: Girls Talking Back
January 15, 2013 – April 30, 2013
Step Right Up! Sideshows in America
January 19, 2013 – May 11, 2013
Dawn of Freedom: the Freedmen’s Town of Mitchelville
February 19, 2013 – May 17, 2013
The exhibition Dawn of Freedom uses images and objects connected to the life, struggles, triumphs, and cultural heritage of the Sea Island slaves as they made freedom a reality. It examines the foundations of Mitchelville, the lives of its residents, and its legacy.
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Telling the story of southern life:
community, culture, and the environment.
McKissick Museum
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Carolina
816 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29208
phone 803.777.7251
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What's Happening at McKissick
“Defying the Quiet: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina”
October 4, 2013 – January 17, 2014
2nd floor, South Gallery
This exhibit will highlight the many civil rights campaigns across the state of South Carolina during the early 1960s, giving voice to many of the students who participated in them. Exploring the movement through photographs by Cecil Williams, David...
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 5:00pm to Friday, September 20, 2013 - 10:00pm
“If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus” Gala Exhibition and Sale
June 7 – September 20, 2013
2nd floor, South Gallery
For two decades, McKissick Museum has organized annual fundraising exhibitions featuring works by artists residing in or maintaining ties to South Carolina. To further our mission of telling the story of...
The South Carolina Arts Commission and McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina announce John Thomas Fowler, master musician, performer and storyteller, and R. Stanley Woodward, documentary film maker, as the 2013 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award recipients. The S.C. State Legislature will present the awards upon adjournment in the House Chamber, midday on Thursday, May 2 at the...
The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards with a folk heritage festival on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10 am to 4 pm on the historic horseshoe. FOLKFabulous will feature live musical, dance, and storytelling performances; craft demonstrations; hands-on folk art-making activities; and opportunities to...
Botanist Dr. Richard Porcher to speak at McKissick Museum
On Thursday, April 4, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Dr. Richard Porcher, Professor Emeritus of Biology at the Citadel, will speak about his study of Sea Island cotton at McKissick Museum. Sea Island cotton was essential to the creation of the Mitchelville settlement. This event is free and open to the public.
Following an introduction by...
