The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Visitors' Center at LyBensons' Gallery

09/25/2024

Thanks to and the Indiana Historical Society - Southern Porches for visiting us on Tuesday 9-24-24. Hope you enjoyed the Lowcountry boil, and the entertainment provided by . Thanks to the men in the group for serving as her back-up singers and dancers. Come back soon!








Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor National Heritage

09/25/2024

FEATURED ART OF THE WEEK: Modern Abstract Art - textured - impressive 42 X 33 inches. Sure to become a conversation piece.

09/13/2024

INSPIRATION OF THE DAY:

Follow in the footsteps of Keys and Swizz Beatz who have been collecting art for over 20 years ... An exhibit of pieces from their private collection opens today at the Museum in and will run from September 13, 2024 – January 19, 2025.

We look forward to helping you begin or add to your art collection.

Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz give a first look at their new art exhibit called “Giants” at the Brooklyn Museum that puts their private collection on display featuring the works of nearly 40 Black artists.

09/12/2024

Thanks Reynolds and Tours for sending 3 bus load of tourist our way on Tuesday - September 10, 2024. We sincerely appreciate your support and hope they enjoyed their visit! Come back anytime!

09/11/2024

FEATURED ART OF THE WEEK: Dogon Door (31.5 X 72 inches)

The Dogon people of Mali are known the world over for their creation of Dogon Doors. The doors have various uses in their society;
1. As the physical closure to their granaries.
2. They are created and exchanged as gifts for birthdays, marriages, tokens of luck and rites of passage bequests.
3. Used as a part of the architecture, as a door or shutter, in a private abode, through the use of symbols they are used to describe the status in the village. The higher one's status, the more elaborate and complex in design the door would be.

Ancestral beings were carved on the door to protect what lies on the other side of the door and large crocodiles denote power.

09/04/2024

FEATURED ART OF THE WEEK: Time for a makeover? This bold piece (46 X 31 inches) will brighten up any room - Come see us at the Gullah-Geechee Visitors' Center on St. Helena Island.

09/03/2024

When quality and uniqueness counts!

09/03/2024

09/03/2024

We have many interesting pieces on display!

06/22/2024

Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid of 1863.

For CMU’s 2024 Juneteenth Keynote Lecture, Edda Fields-Black, associate professor of history, discussed the Combahee River Raid of 1863, which she details in a book of her research published in February, and calls one of the most dramatic episodes of the Civil War and the largest and most successf...

06/18/2024

This year marks the 161st anniversary Combahee Ferry Raid, a military campaign led by Harriet Tubman that freed hundreds of enslaved people.

06/13/2024

Civil War statues have been in the news in recent years. But a new one in Beaufort, South Carolina, honors a different kind of military leader – and the story only starts there.

05/11/2024

Tabernacle Baptist Church is launching a campaign to honor Harriett Tubman with a monument for her ro

04/21/2024

Established in1977. We specialize in Original Artwork, Rare Collectibles, and Antiques that depict the African, Gullah, and African-American Link.

04/21/2024

Listen to this article New research area and reference library expand access to millions of ancestral records Charleston, S.C. – Historically, African Americans have faced significant challenges with discovering their ancestral history due to lost or difficult to find genealogical records. Now, th...

03/29/2024

Interested in Verdite? We have a wide collection of pieces!

03/27/2024

Show your love wherever you go!

03/25/2024

We have a massive collection of unique pieces!

03/24/2024

More Black museums, including a new sculpture park, aim to tell the history of African Americans as some states push for restrictions on lessons.