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Ready? Gather up your baking soda and vinegar so we can learn about reactions!
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There are lots of opportunities for easy, hands-on learning while at home! Here is fun activity parents and kids can do together using regular...
Deeper Dive Series
The IMLS team took a short break from inventorying the art collection to pay a visit to Craig Crawford’s studio to see the action of restoring a newly acquired piece art up close and personal. This piece is uniquely special to the IMLS team since it …
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Marcelo Novo, Everlast , 1993, From the Mark Coplan Collection. Looking through vault files often offers great hidden information that helps us understand and build a stronger connection to the objects we see at SCSM. This Free Times News Article …
Museum News
Each day, the Collections Department gets calls from researchers, publishers, and guests asking what the museum has in its collection. Following the lead of other museums around the nation, the South Carolina State Museum is researching how to …
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Apollo 11 splashdown photographed by Milt Putnam. 50 Years ago the crew of Apollo 11 splashed down in the South Pacific after their historic 195 hour mission to the lunar surface. One of the crucial components of the Apollo 11 mission was that …
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More than fifty years ago the world stood still as history was made when Apollo 11 touched down on the moon and three brave American astronauts stepped out. One of the men that helped make that happen, and later got to experience it himself, was …
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By Brian Jirout, Curator of Science and Technology On a hot September day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a rousing speech at Rice University declaring that we, “choose to go to the Moon … before this decade is out.” He had given …
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Did you know? Selfies are not as modern as they might appear to be. People have been creating ‘selfies’ for centuries, known better as portraits or self-portraits. Portrait of James G. Spann, Circa 1780-1800. South Carolina House Representative …
Museum News
The South Carolina State Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Founded in 1906 the Alliance is a network of museums designed to develop best practices and advocacy for museums nationwide. AAM …
