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Visiting Artists • Behind the Scenes • General

A Glimpse Into Studio 2 With Visiting Artist Tim Hussey

If you haven’t stopped by the Gibbes recently, and more specifically Studio 2, we hope you will before May 19 to meet Tim Hussey, our current Visiting Artist (see Open Studio Hours below). Hussey recently shared with us some insights into what he’s working on now and some of his inspirations! What are you working […]

Programs • Events • General

Tune In for the Charlton Singleton Quintet

The Gibbes Museum & The Charleston Music Hall are continuing our partnership this spring to bring outstanding live music performances here at the Gibbes! On April 17, the Charlton Singleton Quintet will take the stage for an evening of music and fun in the Lenhardt Garden here at the Museum. The Quintet draws from the […]

Behind the Scenes • General

Staff Spotlight: Lydia Brown

This week on the blog, we continue our Staff Spotlight with Lydia Brown, Visitor Services Assistant! How long have you been at the Gibbes? I have been at the Gibbes since August 2018 as an employee for Visitor Services. Describe your role here at the museum. I assist all guests with their visit to the […]

Permanent Collection • Artist Spotlight • General

A Conversation with Mary Edna Fraser

For the past several years during March – Women’s History Month – The National Museum of Women in the Arts has been asking the question: Can you name 5 women artists? The campaign calls attention to the fact that women remain underrepresented in museums, galleries, and auction houses. The Gibbes will participate in this initiative […]

General • Programs • Events

Fashioning Change

This week on the blog, Susan Hull Walker, Founder + Creative Director of Ibu Movement, shares the collaborative relationship between Ibu and the Gibbes Museum over the years aimed at celebrating women, and the exciting event Ibu has planned for International Women’s Day on March 8 at the Gibbes, complete with a fashion show through the galleries! […]

Events • General

Charleston Wedding Instagram Giveaway!

U L T I M A T E W E D D I N G G I V E A W A Y ! We’ve teamed up with some of the best in the wedding business over on the Gibbes Museum Events Instagram page (@gibbesmuseumevents) to give one lucky couple the ultimate #CharlestonWeddingGiveaway valued at […]

Programs • Events • General

Cheers to 10 Years at the Society 1858 Winter Party X

This week on the blog, Augusta Cole and Mary Mac Wilson, Society 1858 Winter Party co-chairs, share what party-goers can look forward to this year’s fete and why you won’t want to miss this fabulous celebration of 10 years of Society 1858 here at the Gibbes Museum! “Among the whisperings, and the champagne, and the […]

Exhibitions • Behind the Scenes • General

Behind the Scenes: Exhibition Installation

With the official opening of our newest exhibitions here at the Gibbes, Anna Heyward Taylor: Intrepid Explorer and Lying in Wait: Sporting Art by Ogden M. Pleissner, I thought I’d share a little of the behind the scenes of what goes into preparing for a new show, and 5 things to know about exhibition installation! […]

Programs • Exhibitions • General

Ogden Pleissner and the Art of Sport in the Lowcountry

During the early years of Ogden Pleissner’s career, the South Carolina Lowcountry became a favored sporting destination for members of America’s upper classes. As industrial wealth fueled interest in genteel sport, monied elites took to the great outdoors, convinced of the physical and psychological benefits of vigorous recreation and the rejuvenating influence of nature. Coastal […]

General • Behind the Scenes

Staff Resolutions for 2019!

With our calendars now turned to 2019, we caught up with some Gibbes staff members to ask about their goals for the coming year. Read on to check out what’s on our radar for the year ahead! Megan Zembower, Program and Tour Coordinator Continue to get to know the Gibbes permanent collection better Run the bridge […]