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Artist Spotlight • Interns
Visiting Artist Jill Hooper Invites You into Her Studio
I crouch over a manekin, holding a tin cup to the painted lips. “Twist your torso a little to the right… perfect,” Jill Hooper, Gibbes visiting artist, instructs. Studio light […]
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Exhibitions • Renovation Plans
Gibbes Museum in the News: June 15 – June 21
The grand reopening of the Gibbes generated a lot of exciting media attention: Architectural Digest featured an incredible piece on the Gibbes with stunning photos. We’re delighted to be highlighted […]
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Exhibitions
One Year Later
On June 18, 2015, I woke up to the horrible news of the mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church. I thought there must be some mistake. Not here. Not […]
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Education • Kids at the Gibbes
Our Classrooms are Officially Open for Business
The summer of 2009, I began directing our summer camp program. The Gibbes school building, which is now Husk Restaurant, was for sale. However, that did not mean we shouldn’t […]
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Renovation Plans
Gibbes Museum in the News: Week of May 29
The grand reopening of the Gibbes and the new Lenhardt Garden continued to generate exciting media attention this week: The Associated Press highlighted the reopening exhibits and renovation and syndicated […]
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Artist Spotlight • Education • Interns
Pluck and Grow—Sonya Clark’s interactive hair installation
This past Wednesday afternoon, the Gibbes Museum of Art celebrated its first opening of evening hours with the lecture and workshop of visiting artist, Sonya Clark. Now open until 8 […]
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Exhibitions • Press Releases • Programs
The Gibbes Museum of Art Reopens after Two-Year, $13.5 Million Renovation
The Gibbes Museum of Art Reopens after Two-Year, $13.5 Million Renovation Charleston’s premier art museum connects the South’s artistic past to a vibrant art scene CHARLESTON, S.C., May 28, 2016 […]
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Events • Renovation Plans
A Dream Becomes Reality
With just hours to go before the Ribbon-cutting Ceremony and Grand Reopening of the Gibbes Museum, I want to take a moment to thank so many people who have made […]
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Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Even though they are the smallest pieces in the collection, designing a new gallery for the miniature collection has been a lot of work. Thanks to a generous grant from […]
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Behind the Scenes • Renovation Plans
Our New Website is Live!
This week, the Gibbes launched a brand new website. Our previous site debuted in 2007 and was built using technology that is hardly supported by today’s browsers. It definitely did […]
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