Founded in 1773, The Charleston Museum, America's First Museum, has been discovering, preserving, interpreting, celebrating, and sharing ever since. Our collections, exhibitions, educational programs, and events are designed to inspire curiosity and conversation - about the South Carolina Lowcountry - and the stories that make us who we are. Here are some of the permanent exhibits you can enjoy at the Charleston Museum: Bunting Natural History Gallery - an extraordinary presentation of fossils, specimens, bird and animal mounts, and geologic examples; Lowcountry History Hall - materials related to the Native Americans who first inhabited the South Carolina Lowcountry; The Armory - weaponry, dating from 1750 to the twentieth century; Becoming Americans - Charleston’s important role in the American Revolution, from protest to independence; City Under Siege; Early Days - exotic collections from around the world; Joseph Manigault House - built in 1803, it reflects the urban lifestyle of a wealthy, rice-planting family and the enslaved African Americans who lived there. Heyward-Washington House - built in 1772, this Georgian-style double house was the town home of Thomas Heyward, Jr., one of four South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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