Experts' Choice Award Gibbes Museum of Art
What the experts agree on
Charleston's oldest art museum showcases 10,000 works spanning 18th-century paintings to contemporary pieces, with a focus on American and Southern art. The renovated Beaux-Arts building hosts rotating exhibitions plus Wednesday evening lectures and
“Recently renovated, The Gibbes houses a premier collection of fine art—principally American works with a Charleston or Southern connection.”
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Fodor's "Housed in a beautiful Beaux-Arts building, this museum boasts a collection of 10,000 works, principally American with a local connection." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Gibbes isn't just Charleston's oldest art museum: it's one of the oldest art museums in the country, with a history that stretches back to the 1850s." Full review
goop "If you’re there during the week, stop by on a Wednesday night, when you can hear lectures and watch film screenings on the ground level." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Head to the Gibbes Museum of Art to see works ranging from 18th-century paintings and decorative arts to contemporary pieces from local artists"
Frommer's "Charleston’s premier art gallery hosts seven temporary exhibitions each year, in addition to the on-going “Charleston Story,” drawn from the museum’s permanent collection of some 10,000 objects." Full review
New York Times "Gibbes Museum of Art offers three stories of art centered around Charleston. The first floor of the Gibbes Museum of Art, a stunning Beaux Arts style building with columns and pediments,..."
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