The Rice Museum |

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…