A royal-sized adventure awaits visitors to the Upcountry History Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, as The Amazing Castle exhibition transports them to a time of kings, queens, knights and dragons when it opens on January 25, 2020. This distinctively interactive bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibition showcases a 2,000-square-foot medieval community where visitors become inhabitants of the castle village, exploring life in a castle as they imaginatively transform themselves into different storybook characters. Through a combination of exhibit design, the storybook characters,…
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Through Darkness to Light features more than 40 strikingly dramatic color photographs and narratives that help people imagine what the long road to freedom may have looked like as seen through the eyes of those who made the epic trek. Though there were numerous routes of countless miles, this series of photographs documents sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers passed through during their 2,000-mile journey out from the cotton plantations near Natchitoches, Louisiana, all the way to the Canadian border.…
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On July 1, 1969, South Carolina Governor Robert McNair ratified the 19th Amendment – 49 years after it had become part of the United States Constitution. In Guaranteeing Her Right: The 19th Amendment, Women and the Right to Vote, the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University, a Smithsonian Affiliate, presents an exhibition that highlights the concerted efforts of many women in the Palmetto State to secure the right to vote. In this centennial year of celebrating the hard-fought struggle to the eventual…
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Artist: Lauren Boilini Reception: Friday, March 27, 6-7:30 p.m.
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Artists from the Furman Class of 2020 April 7-May 9
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6 p.m., Latham Baseball Stadium
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4 p.m., Latham Baseball Stadium
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Noon, Paladin Football Stadium
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6 p.m., Latham Baseball Stadium
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Conducted by Sue Samuels and Jay Bocook Thursday, 8 p.m., McAlister Auditorium $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students/youth
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