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Visit The HubTuning Up: Almost literally
September 21, 2023
Good morning! “Tuning Up” is a morning post series where The Hub delivers curated, quick-hit arts stories of interest to readers. Sometimes there will be one story, sometimes there will be several. Get in tune now, and have a masterpiece of a day. And now, in no particular order… We like wordplay at The Hub. […]
Tuning Up: Almost literally: Full Article on The HubGibbes Museum of Art benefits from gift by John M. Rivers
September 19, 2023
Collector gifts 44 objects from private collection of Charleston-made furniture, silver The Gibbes Museum of Art, home to the foremost collection of American art that incorporates the story of Charleston, has received a donation of 44 objects from the private collection of John M. Rivers. The Rivers Collection of Charleston-made furniture and silver is one […]
Gibbes Museum of Art benefits from gift by John M. Rivers: Full Article on The Hub