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  • Tour: Art Museums Overview

    Join us on a 20-minute guided tour and enjoy some Museum favorites at a glance.

  • From Freedom to Slavery

    After making a free life for herself as an adopted Shawnee Indian, Methotaskee is brought back into slavery.

  • Good Stories about Great Stuff

    Discover who created the object, who owned it, and how it ended up in our collection. A curator, educator, or conservator will examine an object each week.

  • Pictures of West Africa

    Join Harold Caldwell, apprentice carpenter, as he shares a pictorial of the connected 18th-century African and Virginian history, while tying it to a modern understanding.

  • Pop-Up Archaeology!

    Stop by the Art Museums for a special pop-up exhibition of artifacts from Custis Square, First Baptist Church, and Powder Magazine archaeology sites!

  • Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: A Collaboration

    During this lecture explore how after his retirement, Jefferson returned to Monticello, where he relied on John Hemings, an enslaved woodworker, to build and decorate Monticello.

  • A Taste of Freedom

    This performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War, developed to commemorate Juneteenth.

  • To Purchase a Likely Man

    Join Colonel and Mrs. Washington as they discuss the intricacies and complexities of purchasing a pair of enslaved brothers.

  • Museum Discoveries: Crafting the Collection

    Drop by the Education Studio and create a work of art inspired by an object on exhibit.

  • Phillis Wheatley and the Music of Freedom

    Join the Governor’s Musick in a musical exploration of the paradox of freedom as seen through the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person and well-known poet.

  • Domestic Diversions

    Listen to musical pieces best suited for the intimate settings of an 18th-century home on the organized piano in the Leckie Gallery.

  • Backstory

    During this guided tour, explore the hidden stories behind the objects on display in our museums.

  • DIY Craft: Quilting

    Join us at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the quilt and the maker, then enjoy a mini quilting project.

  • The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret

    Join Mrs. Washington in December of 1799 as she comes to terms with the General’s Last Will and Testament, and hear from George Washington on his evolution on slavery.

  • Presentation: Excavation to Programming

    Join a Nation Builder and a Colonial Williamsburg Archaeologist as they discuss important sites in Williamsburg from the 18th century to today.

  • Clothing Enslaved People in Colonial Virginia

    This lecture will explore some of the complex relationships between apparel, labor, identity, and enslavement.

  • DIY Craft: Inspired by the Collection

    Celebrate National Craft Month at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

  • How Did They Survive?

    Join Ayinde Martin, Journeyman Carpenter, to discuss enslaved people in colonial Virginia and their survival techniques and skills.

  • God is My Rock

    Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular local preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom.

  • A Public Audience with the 1st First Lady, Martha Washington

    Join Mrs. Washington as she speaks about being the first President’s wife and the expectations placed upon her while the new Nation watches on.

  • (re)educate

    This theatrical performance explores the agency of free and enslaved students of the Williamsburg Bray School and the legacies of their lessons.

  • She Had on When She Went Away

    Explore the material culture and lives of self-liberated Black women in the 18th century and the society they inhabited.

  • An Evening with the Presidents

    Join George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison for a discussion of their experiences as president. Hosted by Alvin D. Hall.

  • Nation Builders Discuss the Rights of Women

    Join two Nation Builders to discuss how they viewed and debated the rights of women.

  • The Art of the Stuff Maker

    Discover the popular fashions and typical construction techniques of late 18-century women's shoes that made women’s shoemaking a separate branch of the trade.

  • Public Hospital Visit

    Tour the reconstructed Public Hospital of 1773 and chat with a historian about Mental Health Care in the 18th century.

  • Loquacious Lucy, Queen for a Day

    When Lucy, a loquacious enslaved child, learns that her friend has been sold, her father must teach her hard lessons about slavery and instill in her the pride of her ancestors.

  • The Art of Politics and Dining

    Join Mrs. Washington as she discusses the art of dining and how influential a woman could be in a man’s world.

  • Disaster Strikes! The Cost of Dressing in 1769

    While using a 1769-70 merchant's account book, the milliners and mantua-makers demonstrate the layers of a woman's everyday outfit and discuss the other pieces of her wardrobe.

  • From the Ashes

    As the ashes settle on Washington D.C., James and Dolley Madison struggle to find a path forward.

  • Evening Program: Almost Past Service

    Join Mrs. Washington as she seeks advice from her enslaved woman, Doll, about the great decision ahead and the change it will bring to the entire family.

  • Museum Discoveries: The Public Hospital of 1773

    Visit the Public Hospital of 1773 for a discussion about 18th-century mental health and the history of the reconstructed mental hospital.

  • DIY Craft: Jane Austen

    Explore objects on exhibit through the works of Jane Austen, then make an inspired bookmark to take home.

  • Presentation: Good Stories about Great Stuff Kids

    Calling all KIDS! Join us as we explore stories about objects chosen just for YOU!

  • Presentation: 250 Years of Eastern State Hospital

    Join us for a discussion about 18th-century mental health treatments and the history of the reconstructed mental hospital.

  • Presentation: Historic Trades Talk

    Join our experts from the Governor’s Musick ensemble or Historic Trade shops as they share their research with you.

  • Performance: A New Republic

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and democracy.

  • Performance: Revolutionary Acts

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the experience and meaning of the Revolution for the 18th-century Williamsburg community.

  • Music: Art Museums

    Enjoy music that has come from distant shores to become our music.

  • Art Museums Members: Promoting America

    Private tour for Art Museum Members of "Promoting America" with Katie McKinney, The Margaret Beck Pritchard Associate Curator of Maps and Prints.

  • Art Museums Members: Stitched in Time

    Art Museum Members are invited to join us for a private tour of the exhibition Stitched in Time with Kim Ivey, senior curator of textiles.

  • Music: Phillis Wheatley and the Music of Freedom

    Join the Governor’s Musick in a musical exploration of the paradox of freedom as seen through the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person and well-known poet.

  • Art Museums Members: English Portraits

    Art Museum Members are invited to join us for a private tour of our exhibition of English portraits with Kate Rogers, assistant curator of paintings, drawings, and sculpture.

  • Reproducing Sir Walter Raleigh

    In 2017, a lead bust of Sir Walter Raleigh (Figure 1) was removed from the pediment above the front door of the Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area prior to the addition of a porch. This gave conservators the opportunity to address the sculpture’s corrosion and structural damage issues.

  • Iron Duck Decoy

    The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re looking at a highly unusual and rare duck decoy on view in the Clark Gallery. …

  • The Art of "Persuasion": A Look at the Austen Era

    “It is a truth universally acknowledged…” that we love to read Jane Austen. Perhaps we can Persuade you to join us for a visit at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, for any “person…who has not the pleasure in a good” museum visit, “must be intolerably stupid.” What better way …

  • A Closer Look at Paintings

    The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our blog series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re taking a closer look at a painting going on view October 22 in the …

  • A Closer Look at Paintings: Portrait of Ellin North Moale

    The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk and decorative art. Uncover the history behind beautiful objects in masterfully curated exhibitions in our series “Amazing Stories. Beautifully Told.”Today we’re taking a close look at another painting on view in the Blagojevich Gallery. It’s part …