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Monday 11am - 4pm Tuesday 11am - 4pm Thursday 11am - 4pm Friday 11am - 4pm Saturday 11am - 4pm Sunday 11am - 4pm

Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston

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Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston

Open 6 days a week from 11am-4pm. Closed Wednesdays. Free admission, donations welcome. The gift shop accepts credit cards and Apple Pay.

Natural History Museum

The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences is home to a Paleontology Museum that displays almost 1,000 fossils. The displays includes: dinosaur bones, crinoids, Oligocene mammals of North America, mosasaurs, cave bears, Pleistocene mammals of the Carolinas, ocean life through time and fossil plants. A favorite exhibit for many is the reconstructed jaw which houses real teeth from the giant extinct shark Megalodon. The Museum is open to the public and manned by geology undergraduates who work as student docents. Groups that would like to schedule a visit to the Museum should call 843.953.3967 (Museum direct line), or email [email protected].

10/15/2026

🚨 Museum Closure Notice 🚨

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History will be closed today, Thursday, October 15th.

We’ll be back open tomorrow at 11:00 AM! 🦖🦴

Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll see you tomorrow! 👋

10/10/2026

📢 Museum Closure Update

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History will be closed today, Saturday, October 10, and Monday, October 12. We are planning to be open tomorrow, Sunday, October 11, from 11 AM–4 PM.

Thank you for your understanding! 🦴🦈

09/27/2026

🚨 Museum Closure Notice 🚨

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History will be closed today, Sunday, September 27.
We’ll be back open tomorrow at 11:00 AM! 🦖🦴
Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

09/20/2026

Museum Closure Notice

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History will be closed on Sunday, September 20th.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding! We’ll reopen with normal hours on Monday, September 21st at 11:00 am.

09/16/2026

Museum Closure Notice

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History will be closed on Saturday, September 19th due to a power outage.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding! We’ll reopen with normal hours on Sunday, September 20th at 11:00 AM.

08/24/2026

Hi everyone, we will be expanding our Meet Dr. Jake event on Friday, August 28th at 3:00 pm to include our whole museum team! Come to the museum to meet everyone including our new staff. 🐬

08/22/2026

We will be closing early at 1:00 pm today, August 22nd due to student emergency. Thank you for the understanding. We will reopen tomorrow at 11 am.

08/06/2026

The museum will be closed on Friday, August 7th due to building AC and humidity maintenance. We are sorry to anyone who noticed how warm and sticky it was in the museum today! We will reopen on Saturday, August 8th.

08/03/2026

Happy August because we get a new team member!
Meet Dr. Jake Wilson at the museum on Friday, August 28th at 3:00 pm! 🐟🐠🐬🦈

08/02/2026

The museum had to close early today, August 2nd, due to an accident. We will reopen tomorrow at 11:00 am. Sorry about that!

Address

202 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC
29424

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 4pm
Tuesday	11am - 4pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Website

https://charleston.edu/mace-brown-museum/index.php

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