Columbia, S.C.—The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be closed Tuesday, July 10, 2007 through Monday, July 30, 2007 due to expansion construction. Museum staff will be available by appointment during this time. The museum will reopen on Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
This expansion project adds 5,000 square feet to the museum, and includes a new public entrance, a new gallery for rotating exhibits, and a larger museum store. The first exhibit in the new gallery, opening Veteran’s Day 2007, is titled “Forgotten Stories: South Carolina Fights the Great War” and offers a unique perspective on the World War I military experience. It will include several forgotten aspects of the war, such as the African-American 371st Regiment.
The museum’s regular hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00AM-5:00PM and the first Sunday of each month from 1:00PM-5:00PM. Admission is $4.00 ages 21 and over. Visitors younger than 21 are free.
Founded in 1896, the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the Columbia area and is an agency of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, accredited by the American Association of Museums. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror. For more information please contact Jai Cassidy Shaiman at (803) 737-8095 or jcassidy@crr.sc.gov.