The Gibbes Museum of Art - Charleston Museums

The Gibbes Museum of Art

Main Phone : 843.722.2706
Fax : 843.720.1682
135 Meeting Street, Charleston
South Carolina 29401

he Gibbes Museum of Art is located in Charleston’s Historic District at 135 Meeting Street (2 blocks south of the Market between Cumberland and Queen Streets). See a Map.

The Gibbes Museum is open 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and
1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
We are closed Mondays and national holidays.

Admission to the Gibbes Museum is

* $9 for Adults,
* $7 for Seniors, Students and Military
* $5 for Children ages 6 – 12.
* Admission is free for members and children under 6.

Group Tours and School Tours can be arranged by calling 843-722-2706 ext 41 or email rcwilliams@gibbesmuseum.org More on Groups.

Art Discovery Walking Tours are held by request/appointment ($20 includes tour and museum admission). Participants view artistic treasures at the Gibbes and then walk in the footsteps of the artists who created them. This 2-hour tour highlights the many historic sites that have inspired artists for centuries. Reservations should be made through Old Charleston Walking Tours at http://www.oldcharlestontours.com or call 843-568-0473.

Educational Programs
Check out our "Learn" section for information on Kids and Families and Adult/Public Programs.

Photography is not allowed in the museum. If you would like a photograph of a gallery or specific work of art, please contact the Rights and Reproductions Manager at 843-722-2706 ext 37. Postcards and Prints are also available through our store. To contact our store please call 843-722-2706 ext 18 or store@gibbesmuseum.org

The Gibbes Museum of Art is wheelchair accessible and wheelchairs are available.

Although Parking is not available at the Gibbes Museum, there is on-street parking throughout downtown as well as two parking garages in close proximity. There is a parking deck on Cumberland Street and another on Queen Street. Both garages are about a block from the Gibbes Museum.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Carolina Art Association (the Gibbes Museum of Art) is to offer through collection, exhibition and interpretation a thorough knowledge of the visual culture of Charleston, the Lowcountry and the American South from the colonial era through today.

Website funding provided by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Women’s Council of the Carolina Art Association.