Teresa J.
5/12/2025
We love enjoying and exploring Charleston and always try to do something different with our kids. The Charleston Museum we hadn't explored just yet and I am so glad we decided on this. It was full...
The Charleston Museum
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360 Meeting St
Charleston, SC 29403
Founded in 1773, The Charleston Museum holds a range of cultural and scientific collections of South Carolina region. Based in Charleston, S.C., the museum maintains a collection of furniture, silver, textiles, quilts, ceramic, documentary and photographic resource, ornithology and firearms. It operates two centers named Heyward-Washington House and the Joseph Manigault House. The center is available for group tours and school groups as well as offer travel exhibits to institutions within the region. Additionally, it provides family programs, birthday parties, educational programs and scouting. The Charleston Museum has received accreditation from American Association of Museums.
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4.0105 reviews
Jeffery B.
5/27/2025
The museum is "fine." As expected, the museum focused on Charleston through the colonial, revolutionary war, and civil war eras. I definitely did learn several new things about the founding of...
Phil C.
2/28/2025
I'm a museum fan, so if I get the chance to go to the country's oldest museum, I'll give it a look (previously skeptical that it was the oldest). Most of the exhibits cover colonial history as...
Michael F.
2/3/2025
America's oldest museum apparently. Unlike a lot of things to do in Charleston, this one is exclusive. It gave a great overall of the specific history of Charleston and the surrounding area...
Carolyn C.
9/8/2024
BURR! Bring a coverup of some sort. It was freezing inside! My family spent about two hours wandering around the two floors of The Charleston Museum. There was a lot to see, read and take...
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