McKissick Museum notes for April

Permanent

“Natural Curiosity: USC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the Natural World.”

This natural environment exhibition, which opened Oct. 13, explores the process of collecting and displaying natural specimens and artifacts and what they reveal about man’s relationship with and obligations to the natural world. “Natural Curiosity” features an impressive array of specimens collected during the university’s past 200 years.

Baruch Silver Collection

A collection of the Baruch family silver. Since 1965, through the generosity of the estate of Bernard Mannes Baruch, the University of South Carolina has housed an extensive collection of 18th- and 19th-century British silver. This collection of more than 450 pieces was assembled in the early 20th century by Baruch’s wife, Annie Griffen Baruch.

Exhibitions

March 28 - May 3 ----- “Spring for Art!” An invitational exhibit and sale of works by artists on themes reflecting the Midlands. It is sponsored by the McKissick Museum Advisory Council.

Through - April 26 ----- “Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House” by Michael Eastman. “Grandeur Saved” features 16 large-scale, color photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House in historic Charleston by renowned contemporary photographer Michael Eastman.

McKissick Museum exhibitions are free and open to the public. The museum is located on the historic Horseshoe and is open from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed on Sundays and holidays. For more information, call 803-777-7251, or visit the museum’s Web site at www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/.