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Gibbes Museum of Art vs Old Slave Mart Museum

Both are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Old Slave Mart Museum scores slightly better than Gibbes Museum of Art. Old Slave Mart Museum scores 89 with endorsements from 6 reviews such as Atlas Obscura, Where and Frommer's.

Gibbes Museum of Art
Gibbes Museum of Art
8 / 10
135 Meeting St., Charleston, SC SC 29401
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Fodor's 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 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 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
Where Where
"Recently renovated, The Gibbes houses a premier collection of fine art—principally American works with a Charleston or Southern connection." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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"
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Old Slave Mart Museum
Old Slave Mart Museum
8 / 10
6 Chalmers St., Charleston, SC 29401
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This is thought to be the state's only existing building that was used for slave auctioning, a practice that ended here in 1863." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"An intelligent museum in a former slave-trade sales room." Full review
Where Where
"The museum tells the stories of the African-Americans who passed through its gates and their contributions to American society and culture. Open M-Sa 9 am-5 pm." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history. " Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The museum, housed in a building once used as a gallery where enslaved people were auctioned, tells this tragic story."
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