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“Defying the Quiet: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina”

“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...

“If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus” Gala Exhibition and Sale

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...

2013 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award

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,...

FOLKfabulous

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...

Botanist Dr. Richard Porcher to speak at McKissick Museum

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...

“The Nature of Spring” USC's Resident Naturalist Rudy Mancke Lecture

Rudy Mancke, USC’s resident naturalist, will kick-off the 2013 segment of McKissick Museum’s nature lecture series from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, discussing “The Nature of Spring,” in...

2013 GALA Exhibit and Sale - "If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus"

Joining institutions across the city of Columbia in marking 1963 as a seminal year in our nation’s progress toward a more perfect union, on September 11, 2013, the University of South Carolina will...

Dawn of Freedom: Historian Emory Campbell Talk

On Tuesday, March 5, from 2:30 to 4:30, Emory Campbell, a historian of Mitchelville, will talk to students about his study of, and personal connection to, the town of Mitchelville. Mr. Campbell is a...

Step Right Up! - Symposium

Join us for lively presentations about the cultural and social history of the sideshow. The evening symposium will feature Dr. Robert Bogdan of Syracuse University, Kathy Maher from Barnum Museum,...

Step Right Up! - Todd Robbins

Join us for an evening of fun, insight, and laughs as New York-based performer, magician, and writer Todd Robbins takes us on his own sideshow journey. Robbins will also host a screening of the...

Dawn of Freedom: the Freedmen’s Town of Mitchelville

Dawn of Freedom: the Freedmen’s Town of Mitchelville Fenruary 19, 2013 - May 11, 2013 The exhibition Dawn of Freedom uses images and objects connected to the life, struggles, triumphs, and cultural...

Step Right Up! Sideshows in America

Step Right Up! Sideshows in America January 19, 2013 - May 11, 2013 Step Right Up! Sideshows in America will feature South Carolina artist Rebecca Davenport as the visual anchor for the contextual...

UnLayered: Girls Talking Back

UnLayered: Girls Talking Back January 15, 2013 - April 30, 2013 From 2009 to 2012 the Women’s Well-Being Initiative in Women’s and Gender Studies at USC offered art and writing workshops to West...

Nominations Open for 2013 Folk Heritage Awards

The South Carolina Arts Commission and McKissick Museum invite you to help us celebrate 25 years of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award by nominating a deserving artist or advocate. This award...

McKissick and CMA showcase African-American face vessels in exhibition and symposium

Columbia Museum of Art showcases collection of African-American face vesselswith rare exhibition and announces a special program:Unmask the Mysteries of Face Jugs on December 8 Register online now...

McKissick awarded $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts

June 2012: The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded McKissick Museum a $35,000 grant to support "Community Voices: A Survey of SC Tradition Bearers." Beginning fall 2012, McKissick’s Chief...

McKissick receives state award at museum conference

From March 7-9, McKissick Museum staff and graduate students attended the annual conference of the South Carolina Federation of Museums in Georgetown, SC. SCFM is the state’s museum professional...

McKissick partners with Richland County Public Library

February 3, 2012: The University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum is partnering with the Richland County Public Library for two upcoming exhibitions. The first, A People of the Land: Lowcountry...

McKissick awarded $149,000 grant for natural science collections

October 2011: McKissick Museum was recently awarded a $149,734 "Museums for America" Collections Stewardship grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. McKissick Museum was the only...

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