Exhibitions
Homeschool Day – Manzanar
Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams On February 19, 1942, following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, a mandate that required all Americans of Japanese ancestry to enter internment camps. Learn about daily life inside the Manzanar internment camp with special guest, Dr. Stephanie... Read more »
War Dogs: Never Above You, Never Below You, Always Beside You
October 30, 2021 - February 27, 2022 Since the American Revolutionary War, military working dogs have served with all branches of the United States Armed Forces. First used as pack animals, working dogs have expanded their military roles to include scouting, policing, detection, and combat. U.S. military dogs officially began serving in WWII, following the... Read more »
Home for the Holidays
Norman Rockwell’s Home for the Holidays For many Americans, Rockwell’s icons of living culture were first experienced in the most unassuming of places, in the comfort of home, or on the train ride at the end of a long day. Created for the covers and pages of our nation’s periodicals rather than for the walls... Read more »
The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons
For more than 90 years, Warner Bros. animation has been bringing joy to all ages. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced some to the most iconic animated characters – Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Elmer Fudd, and more. The classic Warner Bros. short animations were different from any other in that... Read more »
Pointes, Pirouettes and Plies: Carolina Ballet Theatre Turns 50
March 12 – July 17, 2022 Carolina Ballet Theatre – Raising the Barre in Greenville For more than six centuries, ballet has graced royal courts and stages across the globe, and for 50 years, Greenville’s own Carolina Ballet Theatre has been bringing this timeless performance art to the Upstate. From that first day in 1972... Read more »
Vietnam: The Real War Photographs from the Associated Press
May 28, 2022 – August 20, 2022 The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than... Read more »
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice
June 11, 2022 – January 22, 2023 Dinosaurs will roar into the Upstate South Carolina, when the Upcountry History Museum presents Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice. Crossing the threshold of this interactive exhibition means traveling back in time to explore the Age of the Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice is the first child-centered... Read more »
AMECO: Upstate Roots, Global Reach
July 30 – September 18, 2022 AMECO: Upstate Roots, Global Reach…75 Years Delivering Construction Site Services Inside the Fence. Outside the Box. AMECO’s Changing the Game. For more than seven decades, one company has been steadily going about its day-to-day operations – operations that are critical to construction projects, certainly seen and heard, but... Read more »
Doing the Most Good: The Salvation Army in Greenville
Doing The Most Good: The Salvation Army in Greenville October 1, 2022 - February 5, 2023 What started as a mission effort in 1904 under a tent at the corner of Brown and Washington Streets when The Salvation Army of Greenville began offering a religious message and good music to anyone willing to listen has... Read more »
Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak
"Let the wild rumpus start!" October 22, 2022 - January 8, 2023 There’s room to run, stories to explore, and Wild Things to become at the Upcountry History Museum. He was one of the greatest creators of children’s books in the 20th century – though he didn’t like the term “children’s books” and preferred “books... Read more »
