Historic museum in Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
The Charleston Museum
Established
January 12, 1773; 251 years ago (January 12, 1773)
Location
360 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Website
Museum's Homepage
The Charleston Museum is a museum located in the Wraggborough neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the oldest museum in the United States.[1] Its collection includes historic artifacts, natural history, decorative arts and two historic Charleston houses. It replaced the Old Charleston Museum that burned down due to unknown causes.
The CharlestonMuseum is a museum located in the Wraggborough neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the oldest museum in the United States...
of CharlestonMuseum opened on 23 Ann Street in the Charleston Historic District behind the Charleston Visitor Center and near the CharlestonMuseum. October...
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American museum director who became the first woman to run a publicly funded art museum in America when she was named the director of the CharlestonMuseum in...
Hollywood Guns exhibit at the National Firearms Museum, the Royal Armouries Museum, and the CharlestonMuseum (SC). Henry Nock and others managed to sell...
of natural history at the CharlestonMuseum, who led the excavation of P. sandersi. It currently sits at the CharlestonMuseum, where it was identified...
representing it in various media. The Charleston Renaissance contributed to the rise of such art institutions as the Gibbes Museum of Art (which grew out of the...
Balao-class submarine, which operated as a museum ship at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum outside Charleston, South Carolina from 1979 to 2022. Built...
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