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PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Programs and events at the Gibbes appeal to a wide range of interests and audiences.

Register for a lunchtime Art History seminar or enjoy an evening lecture; improve your watercolor technique or encourage a child’s creativity with an after-school drawing class.

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Virtual Storytime at the Gibbes

April 15, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Join us for a Virtual Storytime in collaboration with the Charleston County Public Library. Families will enjoy stories and songs inspired by temporary exhibitions and works in the permanent collection and recorded in the Gibbes galleries. Storytime will air on Facebook @theGibbesMuseum.

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Virtual Lecture with Sebastian Izzard, Ph.D

April 30, 2021 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Do to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed.

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Lasting Impressions with Curator Sara Arnold

May 6, 2021 @ 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Explore Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the Read-Simms Collection with Gibbes Museum curator, Sara Arnold. This tour will be streamed through Facebook Live @theGibbesMuseum and is free and open to the public.

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Literary Gibbes Book Club Discussion

May 14, 2021 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Inspired by Lasting Impressions, we will discuss An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Birding at Black River Cypress

April 13, 2021 @ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sold OutInspired by works of sweeping landscapes and tranquil scenes in Lasting Impressions and Japonisme in Charleston, come explore Black River Cypress Preserve just outside Andrews, SC in Georgetown County (about an hour's drive from downtown Charleston). Lunch included. Rain date: Friday, April ...

Upcoming Events:

Birding at Black River Cypress

April 13, 2021 @ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Virtual Storytime at the Gibbes

April 15, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Docent Gallery Hours:

Wednesday: 3pm-5pm
Thursday: 1pm-3pm
Friday: 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm

Interested in learning more about our collection and exhibitions? The Gibbes is now hosting gallery hours, during which our team of knowledgeable Docents will be stationed throughout the Museum to answer questions and offer insight.

Visiting Artists:

Camela Guevara

Camela Guevara

Camela Guevara is a fiber artist and painter from Charleston, SC. She creates handmade monuments to unsung labor, as well as expressive paintings in gouache.

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Francis Sills

May 3, 2021 - May 30, 2021