After a yearlong closure, this Hilton Head museum will reopen with a party. How to go
Hilton Head Island’s Gullah Museum is reopening in July with a bang.
The museum will host a reopening party with local musicians, a cookout, bouncy house, face painting and local vendors from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. July 3 at its historic location, 12 Georgianna Drive off Gum Tree Road.
Available at the party will be an old-fashioned fish fry along with hamburgers and hot dogs, according to the event information on Facebook.
There will be live music provided by Q-Smalls, Lavon Stevens, Beth Inabinett and Jamal Toure’, the event flyer said.
Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and required to bring face masks to the event.
New artwork
Mural panels showing images of Gullah cultural experiences, including historic sites and life on the island before the bridge, were hung Friday on the fencing in front of the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island.
The panels are reproductions of work from three African American artists, Beverly Baynes, Tony Burns and Amiri Farris, to teach about the history of the Gullah community. Core themes of the murals are family, community and ingenuity.
“Art is core to the Gullah experience, so it makes sense that we would use it as a tool to tell our story,” Louise Miller Cohen, founder and executive director for the Gullah Museum, said in a news release. “We are excited how these installations bring the property to life and look forward to further telling the story of our people in the future. “
The art installation was produced as a partnership between the museum and the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
“The Gullah community plays a deeply important role in the identity of Hilton Head Island,” Jennifer McEwen, director of Cultural Affairs for the Town, said. “It is an honor to get to work with the Gullah Museum on this project on behalf of the Office of Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Hilton Head.”
This story was originally published June 12, 2021 at 9:01 AM.
