Events

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Matt McDonough on Saturday, February 22nd, on the Golden Age of Piracy.
Nothing quite captures the American imagination like the Golden Age of Piracy. Seafaring rogues who swashed their buckles, accumulated and squandered a fortune amidst the beautiful turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean. But how much of this depiction is true to history? Were they truly the romantic anti-heroes of yore? Vicious criminal sociopaths? Or something in between? Join Dr. Matthew McDonough as we separate fact from fiction regarding these tyrants of the seas.

The 2020 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Modjeska Simkins: Makin’ a Way Out of No Way. Part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, this film tells the story of South Carolina human and civil rights matriarch, Modjeska Monteith Simkins. This classic Carolina story is a portrait of an […]

The Horry County Museum and the AVX Foundation present a lecture by Eric Emerson on Saturday, February 29th, on the history of the South Carolina state flag. South Carolina has had a number of flags over the course of its history, and two have been approved by the General Assembly. The second […]

It’s a new decade and a new makeover for the 26th annual Horry County Museum Quilt Gala to be held this year at the Horry County Museum and the LW Paul Living History Farm March 3rd through the 27th.
The public is invited to vote for their favorite quilts on display at the Museum from March 3rd through the 20th. An awards ceremony for the winning quilts will be held in the Museum’s auditorium on March 21st. In addition to the quilts on display, there will be a variety of programming at the Museum and Farm throughout the month of March. Museum programs include a presentation on Gullah Rag Quilting by the Gullah Lady, Sharon Cooper-Murray on March 6th, a spinning demonstration on March 12th, a Quilts of Valor presentation on March 14th, and a talk on Feedsack Quilts on March 17th. Scheduled programs at the Farm include an indigo dyeing workshop on March 10th, and a discussion on antique quilts on March 18th. More programs are being planned, so be sure to visit the Museum’s website at www.horrycountymuseum.org for a complete list.
Admission is free to both museums and to all programs!
For more information about the 26th Annual Quilt Gala, contact the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320, e-mail hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org, or visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.