
Admission is Always Free
Hartsville Museum and the Sculpture Courtyard anchor downtown Hartsville’s Cultural Plaza
Founded in 1980, the Hartsville Museum is housed in a 1930’s U.S. Post Office building. We offer local history and art exhibits. Our neighboring Sculpture Courtyard, added in 2000, features multiple types of sculpture.
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M-F: 10 a.m. –4 p.m.
Sa: Open 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the Month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Su Closed

News & Exhibits
A grant was specifically awarded to the Hartsville Museum for their efforts to digitize the thousands of papers on loan from the Grand United Order of the Odd Fellows.
Shawn Cannon discusses the history of the Odd Fellows in the Hartsville Area.
The Hartsville Museum celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2020, and it was certainly a year of history that won’t soon be forgotten.
Stephen Motte discusses prolific landscape artist, Edward Gay, his art, and his connections to Hartsville, SC.
Pressly Coker, Chairman of Coker’s Pedigreed Seed National Landmark, presented on the history of the Seed Company.
Cherish Thomas, Registrar at the Florence County Museum, speaks on the history and significance of the “Green Book”, and how the book relates to the Pee Dee and surrounding areas.
A fidget quilt is used to calm the busy fidgety hands of an Alzheimer’s or dementia patient.
Frances S. Kelley, president of the Swamp Fox Quilters Guild, recently completed “Her On” for her contribution to the annual challenge.
Of the 35 quilts that were submitted for the Swamp Fox Quilters’ Guild’s annual challenge, three were created by “first-timers”.
Calling all fellas and flappers! Pull out those knee dusters and zoot suits and join the Hartsville Museum for our first ever MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER EVENT, presented by CareSouth Carolina, coming this SEPTEMBER!
See historical video footage of Hartsville with our digital interactive touchscreen computer kiosk.
Step back in time and see a wall mural featuring Hartsville’s first commercial studio.
Come see the work of the Swamp Fox Quilters in Exhibit through August 10.
This exhibit, running from April 1 through April 29, features 30 pieces of original watercolor, acrylic, gouache, casein and mixed media.
This exhibit, running from March 1 through April 13, features pieces created during this program involved the students using some type of heat.
Fine craft artists from across the state participate in the 17th annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition.
The years, show, It’s All About the 2 ½” Strip, starts on June 7. Thirty-eight quilts will be on display in the W. Reaves McCall Gallery.
Fine craft artists from across the state participate in the annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition.
This South Carolina State Museum traveling exhibit that showcases African American fiber artists’ original and innovative designs.
The Hartsville Museum is proud to have partnered with the South Carolina Grand United Order of the Odd Fellows and the South Carolina State Library on a digitization project supported by SC Humanities. Thousands of documents, the largest collection in SC, pertaining to SCGUOOF Lodge’s and Household of Ruth have been recovered from Professor Henry H. Butler’s office. These include Membership Applications, Membership Certificates, Beneficiary Payouts, Rosters, Correspondence, Quarterly and Annual Reporting, District Letters, Accounting Ledgers, and more. This is an ongoing project as the Museum works through the thousands of documents.