Events
Monday Matinee Movie
Beauty and the Beast (1991) Explore your favorite fairy tales from Once Upon a Time through film. Movies are free to Museum Members and free with regular admission to all other guests.
Family Fun Day
Enjoy games and story times, and meet some friends from The Greenville Zoo! Kids can plant their own beanstalk, create a shield, and become their own talking spider just like Anansi (from the exhibit). Family Fun Days are FREE with regular Museum admission.
Teacher Open House
Come out to the Museum for our final summer Teacher Open Houses, and see for yourself what our museum has to offer! We will fill you in on everything listed above, along with information on our changing exhibits for the 2018-2019 school year. It is completely free of charge, and you need only drop-in anytime... Read more »
National Book Lovers Day
In honor of August 9 being National Book Lovers Day, the first 20 families through our doors will receive a FREE copy of Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs! Beginning at 11:00 a.m. we will have hourly story times, reading some of your favorite fairy tales. Once Upon a Time: Exploring the World of Fairy... Read more »
Coffee Talk
Bud Alley, author and Vietnam Veteran Join native Greenvillian, J. L. Bud Alley, a Furman University alum and author of The Ghosts of the Green Grass, for a Museum Coffee Talk on the Vietnam War. Alley served as Communication Officer for the Second Battalion of the Seventh Cavalry and subsequently completed one year tour of... Read more »
Toddler Time!
Come out and explore the world of fairy tales! We’ll have games designed specifically for children ages 1-5 years old, yummy treats and juice from Trader Joe’s of Greenville, and fairy tales for story time. Tuesday, August 21 at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 3 and under are FREE.
UHM Kids Book Club
Join Jack and Annie on their historic adventures. Read the book at home, then enjoy games, crafts, and more at the Museum. All book club meetings are free to Museum Members and free with regular admission for all other guests. August 21 will feature Dolphins at Daybreak.
Dark Corner Bus Tour
Join Dean Campbell, aka the Squire of the Dark Corner, on a day trip into the Dark Corner’s known and lesser known places to explore its storied past and incredible history. Campbell, a Dark Corner native, is a noted historian and author who has written about the Dark Corner’s philosophies, moonshining and superstition, spirituality and... Read more »
Family Fun Day
Meet Moana and Elsa as we close out Once Upon a Time! Family Fun Day is included with your admission and includes games, crafts, and story times. Meet Moana from 1:30 p.m. through 2:30 p.m., with Elsa arriving at 2:30 p.m. and not leaving until 3:30 p.m. All of our games and crafts will be... Read more »
Grandparents Day
Grandparents, bring your grand kids out to the Museum on Sunday, September 9, for the final day of our children's exhibit, Once Upon a Time: Exploring the World of Fairy Tales, and pay only half your admission price! Upstairs, explore our two military exhibitions, Picturing Nam: U.S. Military Photography of the Vietnam War and Answering... Read more »
