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McKissick Museum

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McKissick Museum
McKissick Museum
816 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-7251
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McKissick Museum

McKissick Museum is located  at the heart of the historic Horseshoe on the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina.

 

Currently the Museum has two main galleries located on the second floor of the building, a main gallery on the third floor, and the small gallery of Baruch Silver located within the space of the University's Visitor Center on the first floor.

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Ongoing Programs

Programs are ongoing offerings and either start regularly or can be scheduled at your convenience.
  • Natural Curiosity: University of SC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry in the Natural World

    An exciting new installation of USC's natural history collections, 3rd Floor


    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.

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See the Rocks at McKissick Museum

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 at Mc Kissick Museum on the USC Horseshoe!  Admission is free.

Aug 11, 2010

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