18 months. That’s how long the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum has been closed.
The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library shut its doors near the end of 2019 for renovations and — here comes the good news for baseball fans and lovers of local history — is now aiming to reopen by the end of this month. (New to Greenville or wondering who Shoeless Joe is? Here’s his story .)
ICYMI + to get you excited for the museum’s reopening, here’s what will be different about the space:
🏠 The location. Well, kind of. The museum was moved ~100 yards down the road closer to the corner of Markley + Field streets (still across from Fluor Field) to make room for the new Woodfield development, .408 Jackson .
⏰ The hours of operation. Previously, the museum was only open on Saturdays, but it will now be open 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., plus before and after each Greenville Drive home game.
🚧 A new roof, a new HVAC system, and a new ~800-sqft annex for extra museum space + a gift shop.
The team at the museum has been hard at work preparing the building for the reopening and have been frequently posting updates on Facebook . They’re also looking for volunteers, so if you love baseball and museums, send them an email with the subject line “Volunteer.”
But one thing isn’t changing — the museum’s love of all things Shoeless Joe.