Special Exhibit Now Open!
The Newberry Museum is proud to offer changing exhibits that tell the story of Newberry and the surrounding areas throughout history.
Opening November 22nd!
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Festival of Trees
November 22, 2024 – January 11, 2024
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This year The Newberry Museum will be participating in the Christmas Tour sponsored by Newberry’s Chamber of Commerce. An event that celebrates Newberry’s array of architectural styles, the Museum will join other selected sites which will be joyfully decorated for the season. A classic Renaissance Revival building with well over a century of service to Newberry County, the Museum’s building is itself part of the exhibit experience. A classic example of adaptive re-use, the “Taylor” Building (designed by Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury, James Knox Taylor), the impressive structure began as a United States Post Office in 1911; was remodeled as the Newberry-Saluda Regional Library in 1968; and most recently became The Newberry Museum after extensive renovation was financed by the 2016 Capital Project Sales Tax Referendum and opened on December 15, 2019. The Newberry Museum will be celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and looks forward to inviting both the Christmas Tour group and general public to a Festival of Trees in recognition of its landmark year.
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In keeping with the mission of the Museum, the Festival of Trees will showcase tribute trees themed with narratives of both historic relevance and holiday cheer. Planning began in early Spring; and for many months, ornaments have been collected, crafted, and assembled to decorate each tree. With over a dozen trees ranging in size from 10’ trees to a table top feather tree, each tree’s design has been researched and developed to visually expand the story it represents. All the themes are directly related to Newberry—City, County, and College—with the exception of the tree in the Children’s Exhibit Area which is to be a “Rudolph” tree. Upon discovering that that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the song, Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, it was decided that this holiday classic would be timely to include for the children’s enjoyment.
To find out more about the Christmas Tour by Newberry’s Chamber of Commerce, please visit https://www.newberrycountychamber.com/christmas-tour-of-homes.
For group reservations during normal museum operating hours, please call (803) 597-5215 or email Stacy Jeter at office@thenewberrymueum.com
The Newberry Museum, Operating Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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To download an event flyer, click here.