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January 26, 2008 - April 26, 2008
Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House by Michael Eastman
Grandeur Saved features sixteen large-scale, color photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House by renowned comtemporary photographer Michael Eastman. This body of work was inspired by Eastman's love for old buildings and his desire to document historic structures before they vanish from the American landscapel Porcelain, silver and other decorative art objects on loan from the Aiken-Rhett family and Historic Charleston Foundation will be displayed along with the photographs.
This exibition is on loan from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston.
http://www.historiccharleston.org/
experience/arh/index.html
http://www.historiccharleston.org/
experience/pdf/ar_lesson.pdf
lesson plans for the Aiken-Rhett House
http://www.historiccharleston.org/
experience/teacher.html
For teachers with a link to the lesson plans and the overhead images...
Link to Michael Eastman's website:
http://www.eastmanimages.com/
Link to Gibbes Museum of Art:
http://www.gibbesmuseum.org/
August 4, 2007 - Spring 2008
Rockhounds: A Look at the Columba Gem and Mineral Society
In 1965, a group of men and women gathered at the Richland County Library in response to advertisements
calling on any person who had an interest in collecting and sharing knowledge about rocks, minerals, and gems
. In April of 1965, the group adopted the title “Central South Carolina Gem and Mineral Society” and obtained charter status from the state of South Carolina as a hobby club that May. Forty years later, this group continues to meet, often organizing educational programs and field trips for those with an interest in geology. This exhibition takes a look at the history and contributions the Columbia Gem and Mineral Society have made to South Carolina.
On Permanent
Exhibition...
Natural Curiosity: University of SC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry in the Natural World
An exciting new installation of USC's natural hisory collections, 3rd Floorr
Through the hundreds of specimens
available in the library, the Museum visitor can travel the
world through minerals. Gold from South Carolina, amethyst
from Brazil, malachite from Namibia, fluorite from England,
and skutterudite from Morocco are just a few of the minerals
on display.
Baruch Silver
Collection
Permanent display
in the Baruch Silver Gallery, 1st Floor
In 1965, through the generosity of
the estate of Bernard Mannes Baruch, the University of South
Carolina received an extensive collection of 18th and early
19th century British silver. This collection, numbered in
excess of 450 pieces, had been assembled in the early 20th
century by Baruch's wife, Annie Griffen Baruch.
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