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(re)educate
This theatrical performance explores the agency of free and enslaved students of the Williamsburg Bray School and the legacies of their lessons.
Art Museums Admission
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200 Years of Returns: First Look
Join us for a reading of “200 Years of Returns,” followed by a discussion with the team from Colonial Williamsburg and B4 Youth Theatre visiting from Liberia.
Art Museums Admission
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A Congressional Curriculum
Join James Madison for a crash course in government from some of history’s greatest philosophers and thinkers.
Art Museums Admission
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A Determined Spirit
When Charlotte, an enslaved woman on the Mount Vernon estate, is beaten twice, she takes her case to Mrs. Washington to find justice.
Art Museums Admission
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A Patriotic American
Elizabeth Braxton, wife of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, reflects on the changes, challenges, and consequences faced by her family during the Revolution.
Art Museums Admission
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A Taste of Freedom
This performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War, developed to commemorate Juneteenth.
Art Museums Admission
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American Indian Life Series
A different program each day will examine a specific aspect of American Indian history, society, and role in the American story.
CW Admission
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Celebrate Juneteenth at Custis Square
Join us for Juneteenth at Custis Square! Guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free flow exploration throughout the day.
Open to the Public
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Cost of War
Colonel George Washington discusses the Seven Years' War and its high cost on combatants and non-combatants alike.
Art Museums Admission
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Created Equal
This performance explores African American perspectives on the Declaration of Independence.
CW Admission
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Cry Witch
Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.
Open to the Public
Event Ticket
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Donor Visit with a Nation Builder
Museum members and donors who contribute $250 or more annually to the Colonial Williamsburg Fund are invited to visit with a Nation Builder.
Donor Exclusive
Free Event Ticket
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Freedom's Paradox
Explore the paradox of the institution of slavery and the movement for independence in a 60-minute walking tour that begins and ends at the Randolph Yard.
CW Admission
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From Excavation to Interpretation
Join a Nation Builder and a Colonial Williamsburg Archaeologist as they discuss important sites in Williamsburg from the 18th century to today.
Art Museums Admission
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Judith and Daniel
Judith and Daniel, an enslaved couple, anxiously await their reunion after a year apart. Learn the tragic story resulting in their separation.
Art Museums Admission
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Juneteenth Community Inter-Faith Experience
Join us for an interfaith worship service to celebrate Juneteenth Independence Day. This amazing worship experience will include scripture, prayers, and hymns from our community.
Open to the Public
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Juvenilia
An aspiring young writer persuades her siblings and friend into performing a double bill of mystery and comedy for her father within the family parlor.
CW Admission
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Music of Queen Anne's World
The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in our nation's history.
CW Admission
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Nation Builders Discuss Religion
Join two Nation Builders as they discuss various views and opinions of religion.
Art Museums Admission
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Nation Builders Discuss the Cost of Freedom
Join two Nation Builders as they discuss the Cost of Freedom.
Art Museums Admission
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Patriots at Play
Participate in the daily activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy House.
CW Admission
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Pursuing Happiness
Witness imagined conversations between Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and King George III to discover the ghosts behind Jefferson’s drafts of the Declaration of Independence.
Art Museums Admission
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Revolutionary Points of View
Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.
Open to the Public
Event Ticket
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Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Our History
During this illustrated lecture, Jobie Hill, preservation architect, will highlight ongoing slave house research, fieldwork efforts, and new methods of interpretation.
Art Museums Admission
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Teach them Diligently
Journey with Ann Wager, a lifelong teacher in Colonial Virginia, as she experiences what it takes to run the Williamsburg Bray School.
Art Museums Admission
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The Comet Huntress
The year is 1786, and Caroline Herschel has just discovered a comet making her the first woman to do so.
CW Admission
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The Rebuilding of Charity
Charity, a female inmate at the Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds, shares her journey from admittance to release.
Art Museums Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder
Step into the past with a Nation Builder. Through stories, discussion, and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges they faced.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Ann Wager
Step into the past with Ann Wager, Educator of free and enslaved children.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Edith Cumbo
Step into the past with Edith Cumbo, Free Black Sister, Mother, Fighter, Founder.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- General George Washington
Step into the past with George Washington, Father of the Country.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- George Wythe
Step into the past with George Wythe, teacher, lawyer, judge, and revolutionary.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- James Madison
Step into the past with James Madison, Scholar Statesman.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Marquis de Lafayette
Step into the past with the Marquis de Lafayette, French Hero of Two Worlds.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Martha Washington
Step into the past with Martha Washington, our Nation's first First Lady.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Patrick Henry
Step into the past with Patrick Henry, the Revolution's Son of Thunder.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Reverend Gowan Pamphlet
Step into the past with Gowan Pamphlet, Revolutionary Black Baptist Preacher.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- The Washingtons
Step into the past with George and Martha Washington.
CW Admission
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Visit a Nation Builder- Thomas Jefferson
Step into the past with Thomas Jefferson, The Rebellious Philosophe.
CW Admission
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Voices of Their Hands
Discuss the lives of enslaved tradespeople on this walking tour. Hear from our historic tradespeople discussing their experiences interpreting skilled laborers and their work.
CW Admission
Event Ticket
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Walk through History with a Nation Builder
Experience the 18th-century community of Williamsburg and its echoes through time with one of our Nation Builders on this walking tour.
CW Admission
Event Ticket
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What Holds the Future
This program dramatizes the experience of enslaved servants right before they are auctioned off to raise money for the war effort.
CW Admission
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Women at Work!
Join us for a walking tour discussing the often-surprising realities of women’s labor, skills, and rights in 18th-century Williamsburg and the Colonial Atlantic World.
CW Admission
Event Ticket