The Gullah Museum
Hunnah! That’s the word for “Welcome” in the Gullah language created by enslaved Africans brought to the Sea Islands off South Carolina during Colonial times. So Hunnah to the Gullah Museum! We’re located in historic downtown Georgetown, South Carolina. The Gullah Museum offers presentations on Gullah Geechee history, crop cultivation, animal husbandry, distinctive arts, crafts, foodways, music, style of worship, naming practices, and language. Please note that there will be a companion animal, a small dog, on the premises. The late Vermelle "Bunny" Smith Rodrigues founded the Gullah Museum with her husband, Andrew Rodrigues, JD. A native of Georgetown, Bunny was an artist, advocate, storyteller, historian, and Gullah Geechee elder, who traveled around the United States giving lectures, presentations, and hands-on learning experiences on Gullah Geechee history and culture. Although children of her generation were shamed for speaking Gullah or being Gullah Geechee, she was proud of both and instilled that in her children.
