Away From Home: Native American Boarding Schools
August 31, – October 20, 2024 Children praying before bedtime at Phoenix Indian School, June 1900; photograph, variable size; Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC Away From... Read more »
Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray
June 29 – October 13, 2024 Frida with Nick in her Studio, Coyoacán, 1941 In its commitment to connecting people, history, and culture, the Upcountry History Museum will present FRIDA... Read more »
Finding the Force…Awakening An Empire
June 15, 2024 – November 3, 2024 Since the debut of George Lucas’ "Star Wars: A New Hope" on May 25, 1977, the “Force” has grown stronger through the iconic... Read more »
Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
May 25, 2024 – October 6, 2024 For 85 years, he’s romped, played, explored and experienced an array of adventures with countless young children eager to know more about the... Read more »
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend
February 3 – June 16, 2024 Dive deep into the world of nature’s most mystical sea-creature. Photo: Glenn Williams, Narwhal Tusk Research The Upcountry History Museum will invite visitors to... Read more »
Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection
February 17 – June 2, 2024 Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in the Bank of America Collection, is an exhibition composed of more than 100 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and... Read more »
Salley Mavor: Bedtime Stitches
March 2 – May 5, 2024 Award winning fiber artist Salley Mavor has spent four decades developing her signature style, carving out her own niche within the children’s book world... Read more »
Duke Endowment at 100
As part of The Duke Endowment's yearlong centennial celebration, the Endowment is touring a traveling exhibit throughout North Carolina and South Carolina to educate and engage the public about the... Read more »
“We Didn’t Wait For Freedom”: Civil War Narrative Quilts by Vera Hall
August 26, 2023 – February 18, 2024 The Upcountry History Museum is honored to host a selection of quilts created by quilter and history maker, Vera P. Hall. A retired... Read more »
Splash & Bubbles Dive In, Lend A Fin!
September 23, 2023 – February 4, 2024 Explorers of all ages will dive into the incredible world of ocean exploration when Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin! makes... Read more »
A Very Grinchy Christmas
November 4, 2023 – January 21, 2024 “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch who lived just North of Whoville did not.” from How the... Read more »
Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall & The Veteran’s Portrait Project
October 21, 2023 – January 14, 2024 “I carry a gun, but my real weapon is my camera.” ... Read more »
The Bias Inside Us
October 7 - November 5, 2023 The Bias Inside Us—an exhibition and community engagement project from the Smithsonian—is an exploration of the social science, psychology, and consequences of implicit bias.... Read more »
Facing the Inferno: The Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer
July 1 – October 22, 2023 Fire. It’s dangerous and beautiful. It creates its own light and can turn on you in an instant. The effects of wildfires, which are... Read more »
Frontiers Past and Future: Science Fiction and the American West
June 17 – October 8, 2023 A special exhibition, organized by the Upcountry History Museum. Frontiers: Past and Future, featuring objects and archival materials from the private collection of William... Read more »
Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit
May 20, 2023 – September 10, 2023 TM & © 2023 Penguin Random House LLC. All Rights Reserved. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar story is about hope. You, like the little... Read more »
Greenville Symphony 75 Years: Concerts and Community
February 18 – August 13 2023 Like individual instruments that form an orchestra and create a beautifully blended sound, cultural arts organizations weave together an atmosphere of creativity, collective collaboration,... Read more »
Through The Years: Kenny Rogers’ Photographs of America
March 4 – June 18, 2023 A special exhibition organized by The Kenny Rogers Estate, highlights a little-known facet of a multi-talented man, shedding new light on the seriousness of... Read more »
The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity, Rites of Passage, and Spirituality
March 25 – June 4, 2023 “Hats and headdresses are a unique and powerful lens through which one can view the human experience.” The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity,... Read more »
Works by Warhol
February 4 – May 7, 2023 “The idea is not to live forever; it is to create something that will.” Andy Warhol One of the 20th century’s best-known... Read more »
Andy WARHOL: endangered species
February 4 – April 30, 2023 Andy Warhol was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, creating some of the most recognizable images ever produced. A founding... Read more »
Nutcracker: The Exhibition
November 19, 2022 - February 19, 2023 The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale... In... Read more »
Doing the Most Good: The Salvation Army in Greenville
October 1, 2022 - February 5, 2023 What started as a mission effort in 1904 under a tent at the corner of Brown and Washington Streets when The Salvation Army... Read more »
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice
June 11, 2022 – January 22, 2023 Dinosaurs will roar into the Upstate South Carolina, when the Upcountry History Museum presents Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice. Crossing the threshold... Read more »
Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak
October 22 - January 8, 2023 There’s room to run, stories to explore, and Wild Things to become at the Upcountry History Museum. He was one of the greatest creators... Read more »
FAST LANE: The NASCAR Photography of Darryl Moran
September 3 - November 6, 2022 Darryl Moran’s images depict the frantic pace of race day as well as the camaraderie of the drivers, intimate moments with fans and family... Read more »
AMECO: Upstate Roots, Global Reach …75 Years Delivering Construction Site Services
July 30 – September 18, 2022 For more than seven decades, one company has been steadily going about its day-to-day operations – operations that are critical to construction projects, certainly... Read more »
Vietnam: The Real War Photographs from the Associated Press
May 28, 2022 – August 20, 2022 The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and... Read more »
Pointes, Pirouettes and Pliés
March 12 - July 17, 2022 Carolina Ballet Theatre - Raising the Barre in Greenville For more than six centuries, ballet has graced royal courts and stages across the globe,... Read more »
The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons
February 12, 2022 - May 29, 2022 For more than 90 years, Warner Bros. animation has been bringing joy to all ages. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced some to... Read more »
Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein
February 26, 2022 - May 15, 2022 Stephen Somerstein (b.1941) Two thousand marchers set out March 21 along Route 80, known as the “Jefferson Davis Highway.” After two failed attempts... Read more »
The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers
September 18 - February 27, 2022 The Soldier Bishop: Ellison Capers, a special exhibit created by Faith Memorial Chapel, Cedar Mountain, NC, now on display at the Upcountry History Museum,... Read more »
War Dogs: Never Above You, Never Below You, Always Beside You
October 30, 2021 - February 27, 2022 Since the American Revolutionary War, military working dogs have served with all branches of the United States Armed Forces. First used as pack... Read more »
Norman Rockwell’s Home for the Holidays
November 13, 2021 - February 13, 2022 For many Americans, Rockwell’s icons of living culture were first experienced in the most unassuming of places, in the comfort of home, or... Read more »
Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection
October 9, 2021 - January 30, 2022 Credit Line: www.pbs.org/craft-in-america/tv-series/quilts/ Quilts are of course not the first thing that comes to mind when you are talking about Ken Burns. The... Read more »
Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams
August 21 - October 31, 2021 On February 19, 1942, following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, a mandate... Read more »
Once Upon A Time
June 5 - September 19, 2021 The bilingual exhibition (English and Spanish) is a unique and educational experience that emphasizes the importance of reading and the significance of fairy tales... Read more »
Social Fabric
Open NOW through September 5, 2021 Award winning fiber artist Salley Mavor (born 1955) has spent four decades developing her signature style and working methods, carving out her own niche... Read more »
Masters Of American Photography
May 1, 2021 - August 8, 2021 Americans embraced photography in the mid-19th century; 150 years, and countless millions of photographs later, their fervor has not diminished. It is hard... Read more »
Framed: Step into Art
February 27 - May 22, 2021 The Upcountry History Museum will continue its mission of connecting young audiences with hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) learning experiences when... Read more »
