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Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, Main Street Children’s Museum, McCelvey Center, and Museum of York County.
Featured Event
Invasion of the Bloodsuckers Family Day!
June 6 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
at Museum of York County
Step into a world of thrill, chills, and fun at Invasion of the Bloodsuckers Family Day! Explore bats and other fanged flying creatures who inhabit our world. Learn about leeches and their use in medicine. Examine creepy crawlies like ticks, bedbugs, and mosquitos and learn why they feed on blood and what you can do to avoid being their next meal. Scrutinize legendary mythical creatures who are said to have consumed blood as their favorite meal. Explore Attack of the Bloodsuckers!, a traveling exhibit from Sciencenter, where you will come face to face with live leeches. Watch a fantastic planetarium show, make a buzzing mosquito craft, and much more! Join us for a thrilling and fun family day celebrating the fascinating world of bloodsuckers!
Upcoming Events
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May
Citizen Science Photo Contest: Songbirds
Send us your photos to citizenscience@chmuseums.org for a chance to win! This month’s Citizen Science Photo Contest theme is songbirds.
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May
Musical May
The Museum’s alive with the sound of music. Join us this month as we learn all about music. Each week in May will have a different music lesson, culminating in a dance party at the end. This week we learn about the brass family. After the main program the classroom activities will be open until 1 p.m.
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May
Vibrant Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our Solar System, the closest to Earth, and the hottest. Join us to learn more fun facts about Venus and take part in an activity that will teach you about the greenhouse effect, which is the cause of Venus’s extreme temperatures.
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News + Press
Festivus: Seinfeld and the Natural World
For Immediate Release:Nov. 28, 2023 Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org Calling all Seinfeld fans for new adults-only holiday event Festivus: Seinfeld and the Natural World...
Steeped in History
For Immediate Release:Nov. 21, 2023 Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org Learn about South Carolina’s Tea Parties at Historic Brattonsville’s Hightower Hall Steeped in...
Christmas Candlelight Tours 2023
For Immediate Release:Nov. 14, 2023 Contact:Marie CheekCommunity Relations CoordinatorCulture & Heritage Museumswww.chmuseums.org803.909.7312 mcheek@chmuseums.org New schedule for Historic Brattonsville’s annual Christmas Candlelight Tours Christmas Candlelight...
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