This Far by Faith: Carolina Camp Meetings, An African American Tradition

August 9, 2008 - March 14, 2009

This exhibit tells the history and captures the spirit of camp meetings through photographs, video and artifacts.  Featuring photographs and oral histories by USC art professor Minuette Floyd, “This Far by Faith” uncovers the understanding and awareness of this rich, southern tradition and shows the importance camp meetings hold both within and outside of the communities where they take place.

Carrying the State: Presidential Campaigns and Politics in South Carolina
August 23, 2008 – January 24, 2009
Curated by university graduate students in the University’s Museum Management Program, this exhibit explores the role South Carolina has had in presidential elections and the evolution of the voting process and methods. Visitors will be able to cast their vote for their favorite candidate, with results posted on the museum Web site. 

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.

St. Paul Campground. SC

Ronald & Nancy Reagan at a political rally inColumbia, SC, 1980