Florence County Museum

Closed
2023-07-04 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
In observation of Independence Day the museum will be closed Tuesday, July 4. We will return with our normal hours on Wednesday, July 5.

Art Afterhours – Nature Prints
2023-06-15 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Spend the evening exploring your creative side and learning new art making skills. All materials are provided.
Participants will explore composition and local flora through the creation of Nature Prints.
Adults. Limited to 30 participants. Free for Museum Members, $10/person for Not Yet Members. Preregistration required.
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Family Day – I Say Tomato, You Say Tomahto
2023-06-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Family Day at the Florence County Museum
From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge.
I Say Tomato, You Say Tomahto
Celebrate the beginning of summer and watching things grow!
Participants will plant seedlings in a flower pot they will dye in indigo. Watch the colors change while the indigo oxidizes and take home a little planting of your own to care for. Learn what seeds need to grow and observe the process during the summer months.
These actives are inspired by Tomato & Corn Clubs photographs from the early 20th century; agricultural initiatives designed to stimulate economic growth by bringing farm work into publicly funded elementary schools.
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Closed
2023-05-28 - 2023-05-29 | SC
The museum will be closed Sunday, May 28 through Monday, May 29. We will return with our normal hours on Tuesday, Tuesday, May 30.

Free Public Tours
2023-05-18 17:30 - 18:00, 2023-03-16 17:30 - 18:00, 2023-01-19 17:30 - 18:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
An in-depth, docent-led tour is a great way to obtain a better understanding of any of our exhibits. Regularly scheduled docent-led tours take place every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm. A tour of any one of our galleries lasts approximately thirty minutes.
1/19 – Pee Dee History Gallery (River)
3/16 – Legend: Francis Marion in the Pee Dee
5/18 – Legend: Francis Marion in the Pee Dee
7/20 – Legend: Francis Marion in the Pee Dee
9/21 – Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson
11/16 – Pee Dee History Gallery (River)
Register for free

Family Day – What's in a Name?
2023-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Family Day at the Florence County Museum
From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge.
What’s in a Name?
Participants will create name bugs using symmetry, line, and shape. Families will get a chance to look at a few insects of South Carolina and what the body parts of an insect are called.
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Slow Art Day
2023-04-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Slow Art Day 2023
Slow Down. Reflect. Discover. Engage.
On average, museumgoers tend to view objects for under 30 seconds. Seven seconds is the most time some viewers will spend looking at a painting. How long does 30 seconds feel? What about 5 minutes? How does the time we spend looking at something, influence our observation?
Join the Florence County Museum on Saturday, April 15, 2023, for a day of curated strategies to help you experience art more deeply. Stop by the front desk for your Slow Art Day Guide.
No fee or registration required!
Three opportunities to reflect on the day include:

Individually, through your printed Slow Art Day Guide
With your own learning community. Invite friends and family to join you. Discuss your observations with them after your visit.
Join Museum staff and others for facilitated conversation in the multipurpose room at 2:00 pm. If you chose this option, make plans to arrive at the museum at 1:00 pm so you have plenty of time to view the selected art beforehand.

About Slow Art Day:
Founded in 2010, Slow Art Day is a global event (more than 1,500 museums and galleries have participated) with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.
Visit slowartday.com.

Closed
2023-04-07 - 2023-04-09 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
The museum will be closed Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9. There will be no Family Day on Saturday, April 8. We will return with our normal hours on Tuesday, April 11.

Public Lecture Series – William H. Johnson Birthday Celebration
2023-03-17 14:30 - 16:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
William H. Johnson Birthday Celebration
Friday, March 17, 2023
Reception 2:30pm
Lecture 3:00pm
Florence County Museum Lobby
Join us for a lecture celebrating Florence native artist, William H. Johnson (March 18, 1901 – 1970).
The overall narrative of William H. Johnson’s artistic career can be understood as a sequence of defining chapters, each chapter corresponding to a specific place, and each place to a handful of influential people along his journey: his home and family in Florence SC, his wife and village in Denmark, his environment and community in Harlem, New York.
Using artworks from the museum’s principal collections as well as selections on loan from significant partnering institutions, Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson interprets Johnson’s life through the lens of these important relationships which defined his development.
Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson is made possible through the support of McLeod Health.

Family Day – The World of William H. Johnson
2023-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Family Day at the Florence County Museum
From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge.
The World of William H. Johnson
Using oil pastels, participants will add color to their very own William H. Johnson work taken from the museum’s collection of Johnson’s art.
In honor of William H. Johnson’s birthday month, family focused, guided tours of the Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson will take place at 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm in the Focus Gallery on the second floor of the museum.
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Family Day – Story Quilts
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Family Day at the Florence County Museum
From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge.
Story Quilts
Participants will create story quilts and explore Faith Ringgold’s children’s book Tar Beach.
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Public Opening Reception – 2023 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition
2023-01-26 18:30 - 20:30 | The Waters Building – Downtown Florence, 135 South Dargan Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Please join the Florence County Museum
for the opening reception of the
2023 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition
Sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Florence
January 26, 2023
6:30 – 8:30 pm
135 South Dargan Street
Florence, South Carolina
Dressy Casual
7:15 pm Awards Presentation
The exhibition will be on display in the Waters Gallery from January 27 through April 7.

Family Day – Winter Color Creations
2023-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, SC, 29501, United States
Family Day at the Florence County Museum
From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge.
Winter Color Creations
Participants will create colorful snowflakes and paintings using the motion of marbles.
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