D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Memory Lives On
May 18, 2024 – April 27, 2025 Normandy, France will forever be marked by the June 6, 1944, D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy that led to the liberation... Read more »
Black Pioneers: Legacy In The American West
October 26, 2024 – March 2, 2025 “When thinking about the American Wild West, many imagine characters from a classic western movie. But the reality is, the West is –... Read more »
White Christmas: The Exhibition
November 16, 2024 – February 2, 2025 In December of 1941, seventeen days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Bing Crosby made the first live radio performance of... 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 »
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 »
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 »
