South Carolina State Museum

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301 Gervais St

Columbia, SC 29201

+1 (803) 898-4999

http://scmuseum.org

South Carolina State Museum collects and exhibits monuments, sculptures, artifacts, paintings, pictures and maps. It has various amenities that include a zoo, planetarium, cafe, auditorium and a sculpture garden. The museum also has a store that provides arts, cards, books, jewelry items, gift baskets and toys. The exhibitions organized by the museum include metalwork, enamels, lacquer ware, wood and stone carvings and ceramics. In addition, it has a range of collections of textiles, furniture and architectural elements, and porcelain and pottery items. The museum also organizes a variety of art workshops, including beadworking, jewelrymaking, enameling, oil painting, drawing, and fiber, and fabric and surface design and knitting. The museum is located in Columbia, S.C.

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4.070 reviews

Barrie P.

9/7/2025

My family had such a wonderful time at the museum. We loved the mix of science and history. We really enjoyed the natural history and telescope exhibits. My son really enjoyed an old theater...

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Kris G.

5/4/2025

Everything is well laid out and leveled nicely. It is handicapped accessible and kind to hose delish disabilities. The staff is friendly and the prices are reasonable. Right now they have a...

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Sam Jacob D.

2/22/2025

This was not our planned visit on our way to our home. This museum had lots of stuff for us and for kids to see it through. We learnt a lot of stuff that was in South Carolina. It was nice to see...

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Scotty C.

8/3/2025

This was from the end of last year, but I forgot to share my review. I saw an ad for the Áróra show and I had never been here before so we planned a visit from Charleston and turned it into an...

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John B.

9/19/2023

This museum was full of surprises, good and some bad. The majestic post-industrial building is actually shared with a military museum, and a children's museum also lies nearby, all of these being...

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South Carolina Arts Commission

The South Carolina Arts Commission, established in 1967, works to increase public participation in art programs. The commission provides art education and artist and community art development programs. It offers funds to dance companies and college and university dance ensembles. The South Carolina Arts Commission also organizes exhibitions that focus on specific issues, themes and trends. The commission operates the South Carolina Arts Foundation, which was founded in 1972 and is a nonprofit organization. It offers an e-newsletter to artists and educators. The commission s Institute for Community Scholars, is a training program that focuses on the documentation and promotion of community culture, folklife and traditional arts. The South Carolina Arts Commission operates the Regional Media Arts Center, which provides resource and network information for film and video exhibitions.