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 The Marlboro County Museum is our community’s connection to history, art, and culture. Through our doors, you will find exhibits that tell the story of Marlboro County from our earliest Native American inhabitants to the present day. We have an impressive array of artifacts, ranging from a hollow log used as a bed by an eccentric farmer in the early 1800s to the police uniform worn by South Carolina’s first African American police chief. We represent every community in Marlboro County with both permanent and temporary exhibits. Our complex includes: the main museum; the Jennings-Brown House, a historic house museum built in 1836; the Bennettsville Female Academy, a two-room school house from the same era; and medical and printing museums. We have an extensive collection of old photos and documents, and assist the public with research when requested. We offer activities throughout the year for both adults and children. 

As a center for the arts, we act as a venue for local artists to display their work and for the public to see, appreciate, and own local art. We host an annual photography contest and a series of art shows throughout the year for both adult and youth artists. Our museum garden features the Storybook Walk, an outdoor reading experience for children that changes seasonally; an outdoor exhibition on pollination; a beautiful botanical mural; and plant identification signs for local species of trees, shrubs, and flowers. Our Porch Piano gives the public the opportunity to play and enjoy music. Our gift shop showcases the work of local artisans and has a variety of local history books as well.