Culture & Heritage Museums

The Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, The McCelvey Center, the Museum of York County, and the Main Street Children’s Museum in Old Town Rock Hill.

The Culture & Heritage Museums are responsible for communicating and preserving the natural and cultural histories of the Carolina Piedmont, inspiring a lifetime of learning.

Their sites are hosts to more than 100,000 people annually. Showing them 41 historic structures, including the 30 that are just at Historic Brattonsville.

On top of the fantastic exhibits at the Main Street Children’s Museum and the Museum of York County, they have the Settlemyre Planetarium, giving more than 600 showings annually.

The McCelevy Center is a historic theater that hosts award winning musical acts every year. You can become a friend of the McCelvey Center, by clicking here. http://chmuseums.org/friends-of-mccelvey/

The McCelevy Center is also home to the annual Southern Sound Series, bringing in multiple big names each year for a wonderful music experience!

If you sign up to be a Culture & Heritage Museums Member, you can visit all of these sites all year long for one flat fee. Sign up for a membership here. 

There are also museums outside of Culture & Heritage family like the Fort Mill History Museum, Comporium’s Telephone Museum, The Museum of Western York County, and the Rock Hill Firefighter’s Museum. The White Home also offers a large collection of history in Rock Hill.