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Brookgreen Gardens

ART, THEATER AND HISTORY

Elevate Our Day-to-Day Living

eorgetown County has been a Brookgreen Gardens’ collection the largest Visitors may explore this extraordinary
location for cultural refinement and most comprehensive outdoor display of place through daily programs, by walking the
G since Colonial days. No doubt American figurative sculpture in the world, Lowcountry Trail and traveling by pontoon
our breathtaking natural surroundings and featuring works from the early 19th century to boat deep into the preserve.
exciting history breathe a certain element the present. People throughout the state and beyond
of inspiration into the works created by Also on the grounds of Brookgreen, the look forward to the annual Pawleys Island
our talented local artists. These works are Lowcountry History and Wildlife Preserve Festival of Music & Art (PIFMA). PIFMA
displayed or performed in our many art
galleries, festivals, theatres, and music and The Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center provides information
cultural centers. Discover how Georgetown on the preserve, including a 1,200-gallon aquarium and marsh
can inspire you.
Make a trip to Brookgreen Gardens, the midden, pine and cypress ecosystem exhibits, and information
crowning glory of the Hammock Coast arts on the property’s history and research.
scene, America’s first public sculpture garden
and a National Historic Landmark. Founded focuses on the history of the rice plantations celebrates its 29th year in 2019 over a three-
in 1931 by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, of the 1800s and the Gullah culture. It is also week period, October 3-19, at The Reserve Golf
the landscaped spaces and the collection home to the Lowcountry Zoo, a fully accredited Course. The festival features music from jazz to
of sculpture on display create an amazing zoo by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Motown, blues, pop, classical and much more.
synthesis of art and horticulture. More than The zoo features animals native to the South The arts community in Georgetown County
2,000 works by more than 450 sculptors make Carolina Coast. rallies around this event, planning concurrent

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