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The museum is committed to providing engaging learning opportunities for K-12 students and educators, as well as researchers, life-long learners and guests.

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Field Trips, South Carolina State Museum
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Field Trips

Make learning come to life for your students when you book a field trip to the museum. From open exploration to special planetarium experiences...
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Educators

The South Carolina State Museum offers a variety of resources for South Carolina educators, from on site classes and professional development...
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Outreach

The AstroSphere Portable Planetarium is an inflatable dome with a portable star projector that transports you and your students through the solar...
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Homeschools

The museum is the perfect destination for K-12 homeschool educators and students with four floors devoted to South Carolina history, art, natural...

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Research Paper Collection

Discover more by exploring academic work developed by museum curators, collaborators, educators, and more.
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Collections

The South Carolina State Museum houses a diverse collection of more than 1 million pieces of art, artifacts, fossils, specimen and more.