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3 events,
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend February 3, 2024 – June 16, 2024 Dive deep into the world of nature’s most mystical sea-creature. The Upcountry History Museum will invite visitors to “Meet the Unicorn of the Sea” when it hosts Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, February-June 2024. What is a narwhal? It... Read more »
Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection
Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection February 17, 2024 – June 2, 2024 Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection, is an exhibition composed of more than 100 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and mixed media works by 48 renowned African American artists born in the nineteenth... Read more »
Salley Mavor’s Bedtime Stitches
Salley Mavor’s Bedtime Stitches March 2, 2024 – May 5, 2024 Award winning fiber artist Salley Mavor has spent four decades developing her signature style, carving out her own niche within the children’s book world and the fiber art community. Mavor’s three-dimensional embroidered tableaus have been used as children’s book illustrations, social commentary, and stop-motion... Read more »
4 events,
Connections Café – Vision and Spirit
Connections Café – Vision and Spirit
Monthly program in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association for individuals living with early-stage Alzheimer’s or dementia. Programs vary each month but usually include a short meeting with updates from the Alzheimer’s Association, a tour of a Museum exhibition, and a hands-on activity time in the classroom. Connections Café meets the second Thursday of each month... Read more »
An Evening with Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness
An Evening with Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness
Enjoy a special evening with Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness as she shares stories from her recently published book, "Our Country First, Then Greenville" A New South City During the Progressive Era and World War I. Join us Thursday, May 9, for drinks and light hors d'oeuvres as local author, public historian, and Furman University history... Read more »
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Lunchbox Learning
Lunchbox Learning
Unsung: William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan's Island Presented by Norm Rickeman On June 28, 1776, six days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the British Navy attacked a fort located on Sullivan's Island, in an attempt to seize Charles Town Harbor. A strategic position that controlled the commerce of most of... Read more »
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Homeschool Day – Vision and Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection
Homeschool Day – Vision and Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection
Vision and Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection Learn about the art and the artists featured in Vision and Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection! Homeschool Day participants will learn the language of art criticism and create an art project. WHAT: UHM Homeschool Day WHEN: Friday, May 17 |... Read more »
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Memory Lives On
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Memory Lives On May 18, 2024 – January 19, 2025 Normandy, France will forever be marked by the June 6, 1944, D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy that led to the liberation of France and Europe. 2024 will mark the 80th Anniversary of this historic event. The Upcountry History... Read more »
Museum Drop-In Tour
Museum Drop-In Tour
Interested in Upcountry history? Join UHM Educator, Sarah Wright, for an upcoming, drop-in tour through the Museum’s permanent galleries and explore the area’s rich and fascinating history. Drop-In Tours will occur on select Saturdays throughout the year. All tours will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at approximately 11:00 a.m. Drop-In Tours are included... Read more »
4 events,
Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious! May 25, 2024 – October 6, 2024 For 85 years, he’s romped, played, explored and experienced an array of adventures with countless young children eager to know more about the world around them. Curious George™, the childlike monkey in the popular children’s book series by H.A. and Margret Rey, as... Read more »
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Toddler Time with Curious George
Toddler Time with Curious George
Romp, play, explore and experience an array of adventures with Curious George as the Museum welcomes the summer exhibit, Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious! Let curiosity and inquiry be your guide as little ones will explore familiar buildings and locales as this hands-on, bilingual adventure takes place in the neighborhood where Curious George™ lives with his... Read more »
