The past is everywhere you look in Charleston – triumphs and tragedies, beauty and brutality, infused in art and architecture and etched in stone. We believe that every memory, every place, every story woven together is who we are. So, as a people and culture, we exist not apart from brick and mortar, marsh and mud, cobblestone and wrought iron, but together with – and within them. That’s part of what makes our historic properties so compelling and exciting. Not only are these spaces the perfect exhibition space for our fine and decorative art collections, they also reveal stories about our history, our culture, who we were – and who we are now.
At the November 14 Charleston County Council meeting there were two major amendment proposals brought before council. First was the reconsideration of a previously overturned amendment to the Charleston County…
Read Moreby Anne Blessing, Board Chair, and Winslow Hastie, HCF President & CEO, November 28, 2023 Last year, Historic Charleston Foundation celebrated 75 years of pioneering advocacy, preservation and education in…
Read MoreIn the last couple of weeks, I’ve had the privilege of speaking at the first national conference for the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) here in Charleston as…
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