Exhibitions
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Frontiers Past and Future: Science Fiction and the American West
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 Bradshaw, former Director of Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville, explores the impact of the legendary... Read more »
Facing the Inferno: The Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer
Facing the Inferno: The Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer July 1 – October 22, 2023 “I’m a trained firefighter; photography is my tool.” Kari Greer, Wildfire Photographer, 2012 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 becoming... Read more »
“We Didn’t Wait For Freedom”: Civil War Narrative Quilts by Vera Hall
“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 educator and councilwoman from Baltimore, Maryland, Hall is described by Baltimore residents as... 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 it’s only South Carolina stop at the Upcountry History Museum. Visitors will join Splash, Bubbles, and the Reeftown Rangers in exploring marine biology, ocean science, and different... Read more »
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The Bias Inside Us
The Bias Inside Us October 7, - November 5, 2023 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. Bias is an innate human trait; we all have it. Being aware of our bias... Read more »
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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.” Stacy Pearsall Retired Air Force Staff Sergeant and aerial combat photojournalist Stacy Pearsall has spent most of her adult life focused on two passions: photography and the military. Pearsall began her career as an Air Force... Read more »
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A Very Grinchy Christmas
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 Grinch Stole Christmas, published 1957 It began as a children’s book on the biggest theft in history. Then it transformed... Read more »
