So you found an oil painting at an estate sale or finally got interested in the antique silver tea service left to you by great-aunt Mildred, and you want to find out more.
Curious guests will have their chance to learn about all kinds of artifacts, antiques and heirlooms Saturday, July 11 as the South Carolina State Museum presents the second summer edition of one of its most popular events — the Museum Road Show.
Inspired by PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow,” the program will offer informal (verbal) appraisals of a variety of objects from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Experts will be available in the fields of fine art, silver, pottery, furniture, books, jewelry, textiles and dolls, decorative arts as well as war artifacts. State Museum curators also will be available for general discussion, but will not give appraisals.
“Offering a second Museum Road Show last year to celebrate the museum’s 20th anniversary was so well-received that we’re very pleased to offer it once again this summer,” said Meika Samuel, director of education and programs “This event gives guests the opportunity to learn more about that heirloom they inherited or that antique item they found in a flea market. There’s a real curiosity about the history of these items as much as appraisal value. We hear some great stories!”
Tickets are $15 for the first item to be appraised ($12 for Museum members), $25 for two appraisals ($20 members), $30 for three appraisals (($25 members) and $35 for four appraisals ($30 members). There is a limit of four appraisals per person.
Participants are responsible for moving objects from their vehicles to the museum’s atrium (where the event will occur) and back again. The museum assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to any object.
For more information on the summer edition of Museum Road Show, call
(803) 898-4952 or email publicprograms@scmuseum.org. To pre-register, call (803) 898-4999.
Information also can be found on the Museum’s Web site, southcarolinastatemuseum.org.
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