13 Results for tag "Art & Antiques"
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Tour: Art Museums Overview
Join us on a 20-minute guided tour and enjoy some Museum favorites.
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Tour: Black Artists and Artisans
Enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit “'I made this,' Works by Black Artists and Artisans."
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Presentation: Good Stories about Great Stuff
Join a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist, or historian to discover who created the object, who owned it, and how it ended up in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
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Hands-On: Crack the Code
Investigate events of Revolutionary War through secret messages to see if you can Crack the Code.
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Hands-On: Create Art!
Drop by the Goode Education Studio and create art inspired by an object on exhibit
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Hands-On: Passport to a World of Goods
Drop by the exhibit "Revolution in Taste" exhibition and explore goods bought and sold in 18th-century Virginia as you collect information and stamp your passport.
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Tour: Backstory
During this guided tour, explore the stories behind the objects on display.
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Tour: Good Stories about Great Stuff
Enjoy "Good Stories about Great Stuff" as you explore the galleries with a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist or a historian.
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Special Event: Conservation in Action
Arms conservator Isabelle will be on hand to discuss her work on the Magazine Project and the conservation of firearms.
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Special Event: Essential African Threads
From “Anansi the Spider” to “Brer Rabbit,” traditional slave tales have hidden meanings that educate us about African American history.
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Tour: Favorite Family Pets
Join us on a family-friendly tour as we explore the galleries for animals of all shapes and sizes.
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Tour: Poetry & Art
Join us on a family-friendly tour. We will explore the galleries, connecting objects on exhibit to favorite poems, and then enjoy a poetry-writing activity.
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What Not to Miss in New Exhibition, “A Gift to the Nation”
Joseph and June Hennage’s approach to collecting antiques began with “buying with your heart,” as June Hennage described it. They studied objects for their authenticity, history, and condition and often purchased items as gifts to one another.Now, a portion of their gift of 400 objects to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation …