Natural History Museum

Hours:  Daily from 11-4 except for Wednesdays

Admission:  Free

Location:  School of Sciences and Mathematics Building, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC

The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences is home to a Natural History Museum that displays more than 3000 fossil specimens in a new facility.  The displays include: Dinosaurs, Crinoids, Oligocene Mammals of North America, Mosasaurs, Cave Bears, Pleistocene Mammals of the Carolinas, Fossil Shark’s Teeth Through Time, Ocean Life Through Time, Fossil Plants, “Megalodon” Shark Jaw, Freshwater Fishes, and Fossils of Mammoths and Mastodons.  The museum is open to the public, and is manned by geology majors who work as student docents who can deliver guided tours.  The museum is located on the second floor of the New Science Center Building at 202 Calhoun Street.  It is open every day except Wednesdays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, and admission is free.  School groups or other public groups that would like to visit the museum should call 843.953.5589 (Geology Department Office), 843.953.5592 (Curator’s Office), or email to carewj@cofc.edu to schedule their visit.

As the Museum continues to grow, your support is greatly appreciated! Please choose "other" when donating and use fund number R548 when you visit the Foundation giving page.  If you unique ways to contribute to this wonder Museum, please contact Dr. Carew directly at 843.953.5592.