What are the dates of the renovation? The renovation will be from April 2018 to August 2018. From January 2018 to March 2018, the Avery Research Center’s faculty and staff will be packing and moving collections out of the building. UPDATE: Due to delays in renovations, the Avery Research Center will remain closed to the public […]

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture was scheduled to be closed from February 2017 to October 2017 for renovations to improve the environmental conditions of the building so we could continue to be good stewards of the collections we house. However, due to construction delays the renovation has to be postponed […]

    The Medical University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture invite you to attend the Ernest Everett Just Prize Lecture on Monday, April 17, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. The 2016 Ernest Everett Just Prize recipients, Dr. Chandra Jackson of the National Institute of […]

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Avery Research Center is Closing for Renovations February 1st-October 15th, 2017 The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will be closed to the public February 1st, 2017 through October 15th, 2017, to implement a major improvement project to replace the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems […]