Curator Tour of Beyond the Ashes: The Lowcountry’s New Beginnings
Special Tour of new exhibition, Beyond the Ashes: The Lowcountry’s New Beginnings, with Chief Curator Jennifer McCormick
Join the Charleston Museum for an exclusive tour of its newest permanent exhibition, Beyond the Ashes: The Lowcountry’s New Beginnings. This new exhibit reflects the political and social changes that took place in the wake of the Civil War, the Jim Crow Era, the Earthquake of 1886, the Charleston Renaissance, the transformation of Charleston in the 20th century, the impact of the World Wars on the area, the local Civil Rights struggle, Hurricane Hugo and more.
Join Chief Curator Jennifer McCormick for a special guided tour of the exhibit, which includes objects such as a 20-foot cypress church pew from the Edisto Presbyterian Church made by enslaved people, a wool shirt worn by one of the Red Shirts who participated in the Hamburg Massacre of 1876, and objects from the Earthquake of 1886.