The Rice Museum
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Museum Tours, Prevost Art Gallery, Gift Shop
Open Tuesday–Saturday 11–4PM Congress. The Prevost gallery features rotating exhibits of art and history.
The Rice Museum tour tells of the rice culture in Georgetown County, SC, one of the most colorful chapters in American history, through maps, dioramas, artifacts and other exhibits. It also includes the Browns Ferry Vessel, the oldest vessel of colonial manufacture in the US, exhibits on the Kaminski Hardware Company, Gullah history of the SC low country; Miss Ruby Forsythe, one of SC's great educ
03/20/2025
Grab some friends and come discover the alchemy of natural Indigo Dyeing here at The Rice Museum! Our studio is adjacent to the actual dock where Indigo was shipped from Georgetown to England in the 1700's!
Reservations are required, and classes are limited to 10 students.
Instructor supplies everything needed to create 3 original works of art; items will vary from class to class. Additionally you may bring 3 all cotton items of your own to dye as well! Cost is $75 per student.
Class is 3 hours in length, here in our Georgetown studio at 633 Front Street. Learn more about this important South Carolina crop and how Eliza Lucas Pinckney helped save the local economy.
Please call us at 843.546.7423 for more information and to make reservations. Classes start at 11 am. Upcoming Workshops:
Saturday, April 12
Wednesday, April 30
Saturday, May 3
Saturday, May 17
Learn more about the old market building and town clock on Front Street. Enjoy this video created by local photographer and videographer Marsh Deane. Thank you, Marsh!
08/23/2024
Prevost Art Gallery Opening Reception of Marshes & Mansions, Lowcountry Landscapes & Architecture Photography Exhibition photos by Tanya Ackerman photography
08/19/2024
Celebrate national photography day with us! Remember to visit The Rice Museum and explore our captivating photography exhibition titled "Marshes and Mansions.
08/14/2024
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08/14/2024
The Rice Museum Presents A Photography Exhibition, "Marshes & Mansions," Lowcountry Landscapes And Architecture
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 1–3 PM
Exhibition Runs: August 17 – September 28, 2024
Photographers in this exhibition are Tanya Ackerman, Brant Barrett, Marsh Deane, Vanessa Greene, Ed Rana, Alan Sherlock, and Joe Tempel
Learn more online at: https://www.ricemuseum.org/courses/marshes-%26-mansions%2C-photography-of-lowcountry-landscapes-and-architecture
Get To Know Joe Tempel
Joe Tempel
Joe Tempel was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, raised in New Jersey, worked in Colorado and retired in Pawleys Island, SC. During this time he has sharpened his observation skills, took a couple photography workshops and focused his camera on travel and landscapes. He shoots in color and black and white.
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The Rice Museum 633 Front Street
Georgetown, SC
Opening Hours
| Tuesday | 12am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 12am - 4pm |
| Friday | 12am - 4pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 4pm |