The Sailing Museum in Charleston, South Carolina

De Wildes of Africa exhibit runs April 17 - June 17

THE DE WILDE EXPEDITION: 1878 - ?
Journey into the heart of Africa, following the footsteps of a significant, yet little-known expedition. Strange lands, mysterious people, romance, intrigue... and a curse? These all made up the ill-fated journeys of Bernard De Wilde and his secretary-turned-wife Sylvie, who suddenly disappeared in the heart of the Dark Continent. How could these explorers and cartographers, so intent on sailing Lake Victoria and mapping its surrounding waterways, get caught up in a darker mystery?

Learn their story (what little we know of it), view the artifacts from their travels (what few exist) and related pieces from the era, and study the clues. Can you piece everything together to learn their fate. Many have tried to solve the De Wilde mystery, and all have failed. See the exhibit, examine the clues and decide for yourself what happened to these explorers!

Read more about the De Wilde Expedition

The museum's Spring Lecture Series sails on in its 18th year! We're proud to present the following upcoming speakers.

April 26
De Wilde Expedition: Unraveling the Mystery
Bartlett A. Dinwiddie
Professor Emeritus, Archaeology
University of Waughshington
CANCELLED

May 13
Peter the Great, Building a Navy
Daniel Waugh
Russian Historian

May 23
The Disappearance of The Dynamo
St. Julien Perlmutter
Maritime Archivist

The Museum will present the following upcoming exhibits in 2006:

The Spanish Armada

Portugal in the Age of Exploration
June 18 - August 30

See what it took for this country to vie with--and succeed--against its bigger rivals in the race for new discoveries.

The Vikings
August 31 - October 13

Captain Daniel Beckett: Pirate Killer
October 14 - December 13