State Museum to offer Free Admission to Children

The South Carolina State Museum is providing free general admission to children 12 years old and younger starting July 28, through Aug. 12. This offer is available for children 12 and under and valid for up to six kids per party with purchase of adult paid admission. Guests can explore four floors of permanent and changing exhibits like Fill in the Gap, Eclipsing 50: The State Art Collection, 1967-2017 and South Carolina and Reconstruction, 1865 – 1876. The Boeing Observatory will also be open (weather permitting) for solar observing. A new full dome planetarium show, National Parks Adventure and the latest 4D movie, ICE AGE: No Time For Nuts will be showing at an additional cost of $5. The South Carolina State Museum is located at 301 Gervais Street in Columbia. As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its greatest artifacts, an 1894 old textile mill full of character and charm. To learn more, visit www.scmuseum.org.