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Hartsville MusEUm

Welcome to The Hartsville Museum

 
 
 

Admission is Always Free

 

Hartsville Museum and the Sculpture Courtyard anchor downtown Hartsville’s Cultural Plaza

 

Founded in 1980, the Hartsville Museum is housed in a 1930’s U.S. Post Office building. We offer local history and art exhibits. Our neighboring Sculpture Courtyard, added in 2000, features multiple types of sculpture.

Phone

843.383.3005

 

Email

info@hartsvillemuseum.org

 

Hours

Free Admission

M-F: 10 a.m. –4 p.m.

Sa: Open 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the Month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Su Closed

 
 
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News & Exhibits

News
2021 Annual Giving Newsletter
2021 Annual Giving Newsletter
Hartsville Museum Receives SC Humanities Grant
Hartsville Museum Receives SC Humanities Grant

A grant was specifically awarded to the Hartsville Museum for their efforts to digitize the thousands of papers on loan from the Grand United Order of the Odd Fellows.

Lecture Series: Odd Fellows: Our Family, Our History
Lecture Series: Odd Fellows: Our Family, Our History

Shawn Cannon discusses the history of the Odd Fellows in the Hartsville Area.

Year 40 Was One for the History Books
Year 40 Was One for the History Books

The Hartsville Museum celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2020, and it was certainly a year of history that won’t soon be forgotten.

Lecture Series: Edward Gay, An American Landscape Artist
Lecture Series: Edward Gay, An American Landscape Artist

Stephen Motte discusses prolific landscape artist, Edward Gay, his art, and his connections to Hartsville, SC.

Lecture Series: Blood Will Tell: A City Built by Agriculture
Lecture Series: Blood Will Tell: A City Built by Agriculture

Pressly Coker, Chairman of Coker’s Pedigreed Seed National Landmark, presented on the history of the Seed Company.

Lecture Series: The Negro Motorist Green Book</em>: A Historical Snapshot by Cherish Thomas
Lecture Series: The Negro Motorist Green Book: A Historical Snapshot by Cherish Thomas

Cherish Thomas, Registrar at the Florence County Museum, speaks on the history and significance of the “Green Book”, and how the book relates to the Pee Dee and surrounding areas.

Hands Are Itching For Fidget Quilts
Hands Are Itching For Fidget Quilts

A fidget quilt is used to calm the busy fidgety hands of an Alzheimer’s or dementia patient.

“HER ON” A Little Part of the World
“HER ON” A Little Part of the World

Frances S. Kelley, president of the Swamp Fox Quilters Guild, recently completed “Her On” for her contribution to the annual challenge.

Quilt Challenge Encourages “First-Timers”
Quilt Challenge Encourages “First-Timers”

Of the 35 quilts that were submitted for the Swamp Fox Quilters’ Guild’s annual challenge, three were created by “first-timers”.

Featured
A Murder Mystery Dinner Event: Funeral for a Gangster Presented by CareSouth Carolina
A Murder Mystery Dinner Event: Funeral for a Gangster Presented by CareSouth Carolina

Calling all fellas and flappers! Pull out those knee dusters and zoot suits and join the Hartsville Museum for our first ever MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER EVENT, presented by CareSouth Carolina, coming this SEPTEMBER!

Exhibits
Legacy of Sonoco
Legacy of Sonoco

Get an up-close look at the first generator that brought power to Sonoco.

Historical Movie Exhibit
Historical Movie Exhibit

See historical video footage of Hartsville with our digital interactive touchscreen computer kiosk.

Claude Hart's Photography Studio
Claude Hart's Photography Studio

Step back in time and see a wall mural featuring Hartsville’s first commercial studio.

Swamp Fox Quilters Exhibit
Swamp Fox Quilters Exhibit

Come see the work of the Swamp Fox Quilters in Exhibit through August 10.

2018 SC Watermedia Annual Exhibition
2018 SC Watermedia Annual Exhibition

This exhibit, running from April 1 through April 29, features 30 pieces of original watercolor, acrylic, gouache, casein and mixed media.

GSSM's Art in the Interim Program 2019 Exhibit
GSSM's Art in the Interim Program 2019 Exhibit

This exhibit, running from March 1 through April 13, features pieces created during this program involved the students using some type of heat.

17th Annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition
17th Annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition

Fine craft artists from across the state participate in the 17th annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition.

Swamp Fox Challenge 2018
Swamp Fox Challenge 2018

The years, show, It’s All About the 2 ½” Strip, starts on June 7. Thirty-eight quilts will be on display in the W. Reaves McCall Gallery.

South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibit
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibit

Fine craft artists from across the state participate in the annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition.

Fiber Art: Move on Up &amp; Reach The Higher Ground
Fiber Art: Move on Up & Reach The Higher Ground

This South Carolina State Museum traveling exhibit that showcases African American fiber artists’ original and innovative designs.

 
 
 

The Hartsville Museum is proud to have partnered with the South Carolina Grand United Order of the Odd Fellows and the South Carolina State Library on a digitization project supported by SC Humanities. Thousands of documents, the largest collection in SC, pertaining to SCGUOOF Lodge’s and Household of Ruth have been recovered from Professor Henry H. Butler’s office. These include Membership Applications, Membership Certificates, Beneficiary Payouts, Rosters, Correspondence, Quarterly and Annual Reporting, District Letters, Accounting Ledgers, and more. This is an ongoing project as the Museum works through the thousands of documents.

222 N 5th St