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Bruce Munro at Brookgreen: Southern Light
Join us at Brookgreen in 2020 for an immersive experience in art and light. Opening May 1!
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Brookgreen 101 online!
Check out past Brookgreen 101 lectures by Robin Salmon, Vice-President of Art and Historical Collections and Curator of Sculpture
Brookgreen At Home!
Mar 24 2020
Enjoy our #BrookgreenAtHome and #BrookgreenAtHomeKids activities!
Upcoming Events
March 2020 to June 2020
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 to Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Looking for things to do with your kids while they are out of school?
Brookgreen's Creative Education Department has some great ideas for you.
When your child finishes a project, post it on your social media with #BrookgreenAtHome so we can see it.
Art...
May 2020 to September 2020
Friday, May 1, 2020 to Saturday, September 12, 2020
Botanical Gardens
Internationally known artist Bruce Munro, will bring his spectacular large-scale light sculptures to the gardens, allowing visitors to literally see the gardens in a new light.
The exhibit will feature seven works of art in light and mixed media, each...
May 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Lowcountry Zoo
Help celebrate Endangered Species Day by learning how we can help frogs in their environment.
Frogs and toads play an important role in wetland ecosystems and are considered indicators of environmental health. Andrea will introduce you to the Frog Watch...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:00am
American Sculpture
Join Teresa Skinner for a walk-through significant part of historic Brookgreen Plantation. This one-hour walking tour will take you back in time to the plantation days of the 1700s and 1800s as you stroll through today’s Huntington Sculpture Garden area...
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Botanical Gardens
Join Brookgreen Gardens’ Assistant Manager of Plant Collections and Rosarian for an informative tour of the Poetry Garden. Within the last four years, Brookgreen Gardens has been building its rose collection within the walls of the Poetry Garden. Learn...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Capture the beauty of nature in a durable and functional piece of garden art. Using cement and leaves from your garden you can create a water feature for birds and butterflies, or a diverter for your rain gutters down spout.
Materials will be provided,...
June 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Have You ever wondered where labyrinths originated, or how they were used? What defines a labyrinth, and why would we want to include one as part of Brookgreen Gardens?
Join us for an overview of the labyrinth, which will include some of the history and...
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, June 12, 2020 - 1:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions and Art Camp will begin March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23 for all others. Fees for K-1 weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) are $160.00 for Members and $185.00 for general public. Please...
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, June 19, 2020 - 1:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions and Art Camp will begin March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23 for all others. Fees for K-1 weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) are $160.00 for Members and $185.00 for general public. Please...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 10:00am
Mason bees nest in pre-made holes. Hole-nesting bees represent about 25% of the world’s bee species and are very important to reducing stress on the honeybee.
We can increase mason bee populations by raising them in our backyards and gardens, which is a...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Come join Tom Frances, Brookgreen’s beekeeper as he helps you build a house for mason bees! Learn how to support gentle, solitary mason bees in your garden, they are smaller than a honeybee and are incredible pollinators. Each bee visits as many as 1000...
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, June 26, 2020 - 3:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23, 2020 for general public. Fees for weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) are $175.00 for Members and $200.00 for general public. Please call our Creative...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Summer is an exciting time to capture nature in the gardens! This workshop will teach the best tips and techniques for photographing birds, flowers, and butterflies.
Topics covered will be exposure, making sharp images, composition, backgrounds,...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Come join us as we take advantage of the beautiful fauna and flora on the grounds of Brookgreen Gardens. The workshop will consist of techniques to take your photography of Birds, blooms and butterflies to the next level.
Some of the topics we will cover...
July 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, July 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23, 2020 for general public. Fees for weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) are $175.00 for Members and $200.00 for general public. Please call our Creative...
Monday, July 13, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, July 17, 2020 - 3:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23, 2020 for general public. Fees for weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) are $175.00 for Members and $200.00 for general public. Please call our Creative...
Monday, July 13, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Lowcountry History
Bring your family heirlooms (furniture, quilts and textiles, china, silver, jewelry, coins), archival material (photographs, portraits, books, letters, ledgers, receipts, maps, charts), antique weapons, and historic and pre-historic artifacts, especially...
Monday, July 20, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, July 24, 2020 - 3:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23, 2020 for general public. Fees for weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) are $175.00 for Members and $200.00 for general public. Please call our Creative...
Monday, July 27, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, July 31, 2020 - 1:00pm
Lowcountry History
Registration for Camp Brookgreen weekly sessions March 16, 2020 for Members and March 23, 2020 for general public. Fees for weekly sessions (from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) are $175.00 for Members and $200.00 for general public. Please call our Creative...
August 2020 to October 2020
Saturday, August 8, 2020 to Sunday, October 25, 2020
American Sculpture
The extraordinary annual juried exhibition of the National Sculpture Society, the oldest professional organization of sculptors in America, presents the work of masters alongside rising stars in American sculpture.
Brookgreen Gardens is the only venue for...
September 2020 to November 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020 to Sunday, November 29, 2020
Lowcountry History
Gratitude, a fabric art exhibit by Cookie Washington, of Goose Creek, SC, will be displayed at Brookgreen Gardens in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium from September 5 – November 29, 2020. It will showcase creations from throughout her career that...
December 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 3:00pm to 10:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Dates for 2020
December 3 - 6; 10 - 13; and 17 - 20
See Brookgreen Gardens come to life amid the soft glow of more than 2,700 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights. From 3 - 10 pm walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, cocoa, or wine. Hear...