"Bringing History to Life"
The Rice Museum Georgetown South Carolina
About
The Rice Museum, known locally as The Town Clock, is located in the Old Market Building and is a prominent symbol of Georgetown County. Through dioramas, maps, artifacts and other exhibits, visitors to the Museum are enlightened to the history of a society dependent on the rice crop. Read more…
Hours & Admissions
Phone:
(843)546-7423
Museum Hours
Monday-Saturday 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, last tour each day starts at 3:30 pm.
Sunday 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, Gallery and Gift Shop only. Group tours on Sunday available with advance reservations.
Admission
Adults…$7.00
Seniors (60 and over)…$5.00
Students (6-21)…$3.00
Children under 6 are free when accompanied by an adult
Group Rates available
Rice Museum Roof Donation
Early on the morning of Wednesday, September 25, 2013, fire broke out in a restaurant in the 700 block of Front Street, Georgetown, South Carolina. The Georgetown Fire Department responded immediately. As the fire crews were battling the blaze and explosion ripped through the building sending fire roaring down the block, setting other buildings afire. The apartments above the businesses were evacuated and the fire alarms went out to surrounding counties. Read more…
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January 17 through March 7, 2015: The Rice Museum will open its 2015 exhibition year...
Driftwood turkey, approximately 15 inches long, 8 inches high, 8 inches wide....
Square tray made of recycled teak. Seventeen inches square. Some pieces have traces of...
Traditional South Carolina sweetgrass baskets by Mazie Brown, a fourth generation...
Traditional South Carolina sweetgrass baskets by Mazie Brown, a fourth generation...
Made of local oyster shells by Pawleys Island artists Kathy Trotta and Gail...
Mansfield Plantation, a Legacy on the Black River, by Christopher Boyle. On the banks of...
Traditional South Carolina sweetgrass baskets by Mazie Brown, a fourth generation...
Palmetto Farms stone ground yellow grits. Two pound bag, $8.95....
Palmetto Farms Carolina’s Finest old fashioned aromatic brown rice. Two...