Second Sunday Tours - Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs
2026-08-09 14:15 - 15:00, 2026-09-13 14:15 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs in the museum’s Focus Gallery. Registration is required via the link below.
The Florence County Museum is proud to announce Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs, on display June 9 – October 11, 2026. This landmark exhibition, on loan from the Gibbes Museum of Art, celebrates Twiggs’ remarkable journey, highlighting his unique insights into Southern experience. Despite his legacy as a trailblazer, Leo Twiggs has never had a full retrospective in his home state of South Carolina until now. The exhibition lauds his visionary career, showcasing his iconic Batik technique and profound reflections on the American experience across six decades of work. A native of St. Stephen, South Carolina, Leo Twiggs received his BA degree from Claflin University, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and received his MA degree from New York University, where he studied with the famed painter and muralist Hale Woodruff. He received his Doctorate in Art from the University of Georgia. He has exhibited over 75 one-person shows, and his work has received international recognition with exhibits at the Studio Museum in New York and US Embassies in Rome, Dakar, and Bern, Switzerland, among other venues. He has been widely published in textbooks and featured in several TV documentaries. “Most of my works have deep roots in my experiences growing up in the South, but my intent, as always, is to explore the human condition. It is this exploration, I believe, that makes art endearing and enduring,” said Dr. Twiggs when asked about his art.

Art After Hours - Memory & Symbolism
2026-09-17 17:00 - 18:30
Participants will explore themes of symbolism, memory, and Southern identity through the art of image transfers using household solvents. Drawing inspiration from the works on display in our current exhibitions, Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs, and our upcoming Southern Art exhibit, TBA, reflect on how images, historic buildings, landscapes, textiles, photographs, and cultural symbols shape personal and collective memory. Reinterpret the visual language of the South in new ways.
No prior experience is necessary. All materials are provided.

Date:
September 17, 2026, at 5:00 pm.
Class Size:
Adults. Limited to 12 participants.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 20, 2026, at 10am.
Members get priority ticket access the week before starting July 13, 2026. Only 4 early tickets are available.
Price:
$10/person for Not Yet Members.
Free for Museum Members.

Art After Hours - Autumn Impressions
2026-11-19 17:00 - 18:30
This beginner-level class introduces the technique of flower pounding, a natural printing process that uses seasonal botanicals to create soft, organic patterns on fabric and paper. No experience necessary and all supplies included.
Taught By Linda Seiss and Diane Roth.

Date:
November 17, 2026, at 5:00 pm.
Class Size:
Adults. Limited to 12 participants.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 14, 2026, at 10am.
Members get priority ticket access the week before starting September 7, 2026. Only 4 early tickets are available.
Price:
$10/person for Not Yet Members.
Free for Museum Members.

Second Sunday Tours - Pee Dee History Gallery
2026-12-13 14:15 - 15:00
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the museum’s Pee History Gallery. Registration is required via the link on this page.
The Pee Dee History Gallery is the largest gallery space in the facility, comprising 3,300 sq. ft. of exhibit space. This permanent collections gallery occupies the entire second floor, east wing of the building. Artifacts on display are supported by historical images and narrative interpretation, providing a comprehensive introduction to the Pee Dee region from prehistory to the present.
Highlights in this gallery include Cretaceous period reptile material, an 18 ft. tall Ancient Bald Cypress trunk sub-fossil, Native American and Colonial period artifacts, Civil War artifacts from the Florence Stockade prison camp and Confederate Naval Yard at Mars Bluff, artifacts related to life and career of former FBI agent and Florence County native, Melvin Purvis and fragments of the MK-6 atomic bomb which was accidentally dropped on the Mars Bluff community in 1958.
