When the Gibbes Museum opened in 1905, the nation celebrated what Charleston has always understood: the power of art – to inspire our imagination, heal our hurt, and nourish our souls.

Solander Archival Storage Boxes

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Solander Archival Storage Boxes

These archival storage boxes are named in honor of Dr. Daniel Charles Solander, a botanist who travelled to the Pacific with Capt. Cook and later became the British Museum’s Keeper of Printed Books. He invented the boxes to provide safe storage for precious prints and manuscripts.

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