We welcome school groups to visit all of our facilities. Field trips for schools and home school groups are always free, donations appreciated.

To schedule a field trip to any Sumter Museum facility, please call the museum at 803-775-0908 or contact Diana Roof at droof@sumtermuseum.org.

Please schedule at least two weeks in advance.

We often offer classes for adults and children. These will be posted on our Events page when scheduled.

Colonial Costumes will be available for a $25 rental fee. Please call the museum at 803-775-0908 or contact Diana Roof at droof@sumtermuseum.org to schedule an appointment to rent a costume.

Our temporary exhibits often offer accompanying teacher guides with lesson plans. Please contact the museum for more details.

Lending Libraries

Teachers can check out class sets of these five books, Number the Stars, The Diary of a Young Girl, Night, Maus I, and Maus II. There are lesson plans provided with each book that are geared toward state standards. If you are interested in reserving a set of books to use with your students please contact Diana Roof, Temple Sinai Jewish History Center Site Manager at droof@sumtermuseum.org, subject: Lending Library.

Sumter Museum has an extensive archive collection consisting of manuscripts, plats, photographs, books, and more. We welcome researchers but ask that you make an appointment to visit. Please contact Leeam Stein at lstein@sumtermuseum.org or 803-775-0908 to schedule.

*Please note: To research family history, please contact the Sumter County Genealogical Society. Call 803-774-3901 for their current hours or to schedule an appointment. They are a separate organization, located on the bottom floor of the Williams Brice House.

Interested in donating an artifact to the Sumter Museum? Please contact Collections Manager Lindsay Stuber at lstuber@sumtermuseum.org or 803-775-0908.

The museum is unable to offer appraisals.