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  • Expert Insights: Archaeology Update

    Join our archaeologists as they share what we have learned from our current archaeological sites and new research into our artifact collections.

  • (re)educate

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

  • Mind the Music and the Step

    Join members of the Governor’s Musick for an exploration of the political lyrics set to popular tunes at the time of the American Revolution.

  • All Things are Possible

    On September 5, 1791, Robert Carter III recorded an extraordinary document. Why did the largest slaveholder in Virginia do what most of his peers consider impossible?

  • 90 Years of Folk Art Collecting

    Join Laura Barry, curator, to discuss Colonial Williamsburg's 90 years of folk art collecting.

  • Cost of War

    Colonel George Washington discusses the Seven Years' War and its high cost on combatants and non-combatants alike.

  • Crystal Concert

    Dean Shostak shares the music and stories of Benjamin Franklin's glass armonica. This multi-media concert features new and antique glass instruments from around the world.

  • Clothing Enslaved People in Colonial Virginia

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

  • At a Glance

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

  • Designing Virginia's Seal

    Join George Mason and George Wythe as members of the committee to design the new seal of a free and independent Virginia.

  • Art Museums Members: Making Music in Early America

    Art Museum Members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition "Making Music in Early America" with Amanda Keller, musical instruments curator. Meet Amanda in Wolf Hall.

  • My Dear Madam

    Mrs. Washington reflects on her life in the public eye and how her friendship with Mrs. Adams has shaped the role of the president’s lady.

  • Lives Stitched Together

    Join our modern milliners as they discuss what they have learned about the work and lives of the free and enslaved women who worked in the Millinery Shop in the 18th century.

  • Good Progress

    Meet Mrs. Wager, teacher of the Williamsburg Bray School, as she debates the nature of her school with Elizabeth DeRosario, a free Black woman.

  • How Did They Survive?

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

  • Expert Insights: Cesar Chelor and Jethro Jones

    Join Scott Merrifield, architectural historian, as he offers an in-depth look at the Black toolmakers, Cesar Chelor and Jethro Jones featured in the “I Made This” exhibition.

  • From Freedom to Slavery

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

  • Finding First Baptist Church

    Join Meredith Poole, archaeologist, and Connie Harshaw, president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, for an update on findings at the First Baptist Church archaeological site.

  • Isaac Bickerstaff: The Deed Without A Name

    Discover the tale of this musical theater playwright, who lost his career due to public exposure of his homosexuality. Mature subject matter, audience discretion advised.

  • Good Stories about Great Stuff

    Discover who created the object, who owned it, and how it ended up in our collection. Each week an object will be examined by a curator, educator, or conservator.

  • Expert Insights: Black Potters

    Join Angelika Kuettner, ceramics curator, as she offers an in-depth look at the Black potters featured in the “I Made This” exhibition and other museum galleries.

  • Expert Insights: African American Quiltmakers

    Join Kim Ivey, textile curator, as she offers an in-depth look at Black quilters in the Colonial Williamsburg collection and in the “I Made This” exhibition.

  • Nation Builders Discuss War and Conflict

    Join two Nation Builders as they discuss war and conflict.

  • 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!

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

  • Pride not Prejudice

    Join members of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Research Committee to explore some of the exciting research they have uncovered.

  • Tracing Adam Waterford

    Discover what we know and what we don't know about Adam Waterford, a free Black man who worked as a cooper in Williamsburg during the time of the American Revolution,

  • Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: A Collaboration

    After his retirement, Jefferson returned to Monticello, where he relied on his African American joiner, John Hemings, an enslaved woodworker, to build and decorate Monticello.

  • Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia

    Historian Carson Hudson discusses how colonial Virginians shared a common belief in the supernatural and the existence of witches with their northern neighbors.

  • The Soldier and the Widow

    Experience the first conversation between Colonel George Washington and Martha Custis that set them on the path to becoming the iconic couple that history remembers.

  • Washington and the American Indians

    Join George Washington throughout his life as he discusses his experiences with and views of various American Indian nations, and hear some of their opinions.

  • George and Martha and John and Abigail

    Professor Peter Henriques explores the marriages of the Washingtons and Adams.

  • Come Ye Thankful People Come

    Join Kelly Kennedy and John Turner for a program of tunes, poems, and readings from several centuries related to harvest time and Thanksgiving.

  • Ann Barraud’s Collection on the Organized Piano

    Join Colonial Williamsburg’s Governor’s Musick keyboardist, Kyle Collins, for music played on our unique organized piano.

  • The Test of Time: How We Commemorate Historical Moments

    Join esteemed panelists as they examine the legacy of the past, and how the ways used to commemorate our history have been revolutionized by a more aware and inclusive approach.

  • Legacies of the History of Indigenous People

    This panel brings together distinguished scholars, historians, and Interpreters for a discussion on how research on Indigenous History has developed over the years.

  • Frameworks for 18th-Century History

    This panel brings together distinguished scholars, historians, and Interpreters for a discussion on how research frameworks for 18th-Century History has developed over the years.

  • Juneteenth's Revolutionary Roots-A Keynote Address with Annette Gordon-Reed

    Juneteenth's Revolutionary Roots: Keynote Lecture featuring award-winning author and Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed. Tickets include a reception.

  • Legacies of African American History

    These panels bring together distinguished scholars, historians, and Interpreters for discussions on how research on African American History has developed over the years.

  • Legacies of LGBTQ+ History

    This panel brings together distinguished scholars, historians, and Interpreters for a discussion on how research on LGBTQ+ History has developed over the years.

  • Handel's German Arias

    Join Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, accompanied by violin, harpsichord, and viol, in a performance of Handel's song cycle celebrating both heavenly and earthly beauty.

  • Music from Over Yonder

    Join the Waterman family for a musical experience, sharing sounds of the early American story.

  • Art Museum Members: Behind the Scenes

    Art Museum Members are invited to join us for a private tour behind the scenes with Mary Cottrill, manager of museum operations and the Hennage Auditorium.

  • Merriment and Measles

    Join the Washingtons on the eve of Twelfth Night in 1760 as they reflect on the past year and their hopes for the future in the midst of a measles outbreak at Mount Vernon.

  • Take a Drink With Auld Rosen the Beau

    On the 89th anniversary of the end of prohibition, join John Turner and a drinking buddy for popular 18th-century drinking and other drinking songs of the season.

  • Hogmanay! Hogmanay!

    Join John Turner and Kelly Kennedy as they usher in the new year with Scottish traditions and songs.

  • A Charles Dickens Christmas

    Gabe Stone, Mark Nixon, David Gardner, and Su Tarr present a holiday show featuring readings from a variety of Charles Dickens' writings paired with Victorian Christmas carols.

  • Home and the Holidays

    Timothy Seaman, Ann Robinson, Peter Budnikas, and Mei-Li Beane explore the richness of holidays at home and with family with American and worldwide melodies and songs of Christmas.

  • Tunes and Dances of the Scottish Highlands

    Join David Gardner, master Scottish fiddler, and his daughter Eliza as they present the music and dance of the Scottish Highlands.

  • The Art-Full Tree

    Explore our exhibitions and our 16-foot Christmas Tree for inspiration, then drop in to make an ornament for your tree.

  • Music for St. Andrew's Day

    Celebrate Scotland's patron saint with John Turner and Kelly Kennedy. Join them for tunes, stories, and traditions related to what has become a month-long celebration.

  • Santa's Stories

    Join Santa and Mrs. Claus as they share some of their favorite stories worldwide.

  • Profound Joy

    Timothy Seaman celebrates the wonder of winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah on extended-range hammered dulcimer, with songs full of joy, hope, and peace.

  • A Gospel Christmas: Music for the Holidays!

    Listen and learn music in the Gospel style and bring to life some of the traditional carols and favorite Christmas tunes heard throughout the holiday season.

  • Crystal Carols

    Dean Shostak returns with this popular Christmas concert featuring Lance Pedigo and Kelly Kennedy. Discover the unique sounds of holiday favorites played on glass instruments.

  • The Mandolin Comes of Age

    Doug Austin and Barry Trott explore the history of the mandolin in America. Enjoy tunes written for mandolin-family instruments, including classical pieces and holiday favorites.

  • A Soldier's Christmas

    Colonel James Innes returns home from the War filled with the haunting voices of his fallen comrades. Will he be able to recover from the War and find peace this Christmas?

  • 40 Christmastides

    Join Bill Weldon on guitar and Dean Shostak on fiddle as they share songs of the season while remembering their past 40 years of making music at Colonial Williamsburg.

  • Virginia Evergreens

    Before the Community Christmas Tree lighting, join Timothy Seaman to celebrate Virginia’s rich diversity of trees on hammered dulcimer, flutes, mountain dulcimer, and psalteries.

  • Christmas Trees and Treasures

    Discover trees themed to the exhibitions and the object-inspired ornaments on our 16-foot tree. Enjoy live music with holiday treats and unique gifts available for purchase.

  • Christmas and the Constitution

    Join Madison and Hamilton in the throes of writing the Federalist Papers to support the constitution over a hectic holiday season, as they balance public and personal duty.

  • Decorating the Private Homes

    Join us for our 30th annual, fun-filled celebration of the decorating efforts of the employees who live in Colonial Williamsburg's restored private residences.

  • Wassails to Hoedowns: Holiday Music in Virginia

    Join Henley Fork along with Lee Welch for a musical journey across four centuries of Virginia holiday music and traditions.

  • One Street Over: Irish and Scottish Music

    Join One Street Over, a four-piece traditional Irish band that combines the sounds of flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, cello, banjo, and bodhran into foot-tapping melodies.

  • President George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation

    Hear from President Washington on the 233rd anniversary of this day of Thanksgiving.

  • Pochettes for Christmas

    John Turner and David Gardner perform traditional and seasonal tunes on a variety of instruments made specifically for travel in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

  • W&M Accidentals Holiday Concert

    Enjoy a cappella arrangements of holiday standards and crowd favorites that the W&M Accidentals love to share with the Williamsburg Community, on and off campus.

  • Nowell Sing We Clear

    Join Lynn and Barry Trott to sing along with favorite English and American carols from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

  • Silent Night

    From the Revolutionary War to Vietnam, travel through time as women in various wartime roles struggle to experience a silent night in the midst of the sounds of war.

  • Fiddling Away the Holidays

    Master fiddler John Turner returns for this Colonial Williamsburg Christmas tradition of reveling in the lighter side of the holiday season.

  • Keeping the Home Fires Burning

    Kelly Kennedy shares tunes, recipes, tales, and lore from women through the centuries as they continue to keep the flame of holiday traditions alight.

  • Jolly Old St. Nicholas

    Celebrate that jolly old elf and discover worldwide traditions with Gabe Stone and David Gardner through tunes and stories about the star of the Christmas gift-giving season.

  • A Toast to Christmas

    Brass 5 offers an afternoon of Christmas treasures, everything from traditional settings to clever arrangements of secular Christmas favorites.

  • A Fugitive Christmas

    Join two fugitive soldiers on New Year's Day in 1776 as they celebrate Christmastide while recovering from their wounds in a military hospital.

  • Holiday Season Preview for Art Museums Members

    Art Museums Members are invited to preview the 2022 holiday schedule of programs and activities at the museums. Stop by and see the Christmas Tree and get in the holiday spirit.

  • A Colorful Past: Edward Bulmer & The Country House

    Enjoy a beautifully illustrated visit to some of the finest mansions in the United Kingdom with interior designer Edward Bulmer. Books are available for purchase and signing.

  • 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.

  • 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 …