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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Sarah F.
12/1/2025

What a fun little museum! This place packs a lot of information into a moderately sized space and covers much of South Carolina's history from the early indigenous days to the Revolution and Civil...

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Nancy M.
12/12/2025

The employees are very helpful about the museum, the package tours, and the bus/trolley system. The museum is well organized and the lighting low. There is a lot of reading.

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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...

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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...

Paula A.
12/10/2025

This museum is a rare jewel! My husband and I spent almost 3 hours here on a rainy Saturday morning and learned so much about Charleston history and culture. There is a lot of military history...

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