Holiday Exhibits at the Nathaniel Russell House and Aiken-Rhett House Museums

Event Details

Historic Charleston Foundation invites guests to enjoy the holidays at the Nathaniel Russell House Museum, 51 Meeting Street, and the Aiken-Rhett House Museum, 48 Elizabeth Street.

At the Nathaniel Russell House Museum, guests will learn about early 19th century holiday gatherings, and for the Russell family, in 1808, that meant religious observances and holiday feasts with friends and relatives. Just as if the family were gathered for a holiday meal, the dining room table will be laden with delightful sugared fruits, syllabubs, cakes, and sweetmeats.

Continue on to the Aiken-Rhett House Museum where you will see the dazzling trimmings of a Victorian Christmas in the Lowcountry. Holiday celebrations at the Aiken-Rhett House date back to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the budding popularity of decorated trees in America. Christmas was a joyous time for members of the enslaved community as well, and interpretive material will be exhibited in the Aiken-Rhett House outbuildings, where these African Americans both lived and worked.

Hours:
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. with the last tour at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 2 - 5 p.m.

Admission is $10 and a combination ticket to both houses is $16; children under 6 admitted free.

Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Call 843.724.8481 for information.