South Carolina State Museum

Oct. 12 Through March 30, 2008
THE MARK B. COPLAN COLLECTION
OF ART at the S.C. State Museum
This exhibition is the first in-depth look at the Museum’s largest single acquisition of fine, folk and contemporary artwork primarily by artists from the Palmetto State. Collected by one of South Carolina’s most active and enthusiastic art collectors, the exhibit features more than 100 works of art.

Oct. 21 through Dec. 30
THE PURSE AND THE PERSON
A Century of Women’s Purses
An exhibition about handbags and how lifestyle influenced not just design and fabrication but the contents of the purse. It tells the story of a woman’s role in society for the past 100 years from a new and unique perspective.
Sponsored by Lola Coggeshall Early and Carol Saunders Gallery.

May 19 through June 1, 2008
Seeds of Change: South Carolina and the Great War 1917-1918
South Carolina’s strong tradition of patriotism is examined in a new exhibit at the State Museum that looks at the state’s role on the homefront during World War I.

June 15 through May 13, 2008
Earth and Space
Space and Earth Technology has enabled us in the past 50 years to peer into outer space like never before, from rockets, moon landings and space stations to super telescopes and space shuttles.

Through Feburary17, 2008.
Hubble Space Telescope:  New Views of the Universe.
This new exhibit contains images of planets, galaxies and many other fascinating cosmic entities taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. Come and learn how the Hubble Telescope discovers and records these spectacular images and the new information gathered about the universe in which we exist.