The Museum at Market Hall — Attraction in Charleston

Fantastic Museum open Thursdays through Sundays, this museum is about history, culture, way of life, education, textiles, families who lost everything and how people survived. There’s a small admission fee and allow about a hour or so to admire every relic. There’s a gift shop area that sells adult and children t-shirts, historical jewelry made from relics found in the low country areas made by a local artist, books, stickers and novelty items. This Musuem is ran by a fabulous group of ladies and they know everything there is about Charleston’s past and present. I loved looking at the textiles, how women hand stitched their dresses, children clothes and gloves. The watermelon seed brooch is my favorite. How cleaver and...

Let me say, I am a history nerd and I have an interest in military history. The $5 admission price was worth the entrance. This museum is owned and operated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy whose mission is to make sure that the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers and their families are remembered.

The ladies working were very helpful and answered a few questions I had. The place is very artifact heavy and light on interpretation. That being said, you'll find the sword of Bernard E. Bee, a button from the coat of a Confederate naval officer off the CSS Alabama, and several original Confederate officer coats, among many other objects.

If you like history, spend an hour here. You...

If you support the Daughters the Confederacy, this museum presents a particular view slated towards "The War of Northern Aggression" and the valiantry of the Southern soldiers' noble cause. Perfect for the student of modern racism.

If you don't support the Daughters of the Confederacy, do not use money to support this museum. Note, if you're not familiar with the daughters or the Confederacy, you should know that they are an organization used to re-establish the social order after the fall of slavery (that is, Jim Crow Laws). As noted in some of the other reviews, this seems like more of a fundraising operation rather than a museum- this is fairly strong evidence of what they are...