14 Results for tag "art museums"

• Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum

  Art is in the eye of the beholder. In the galleries of the folk art museum, you'll discover an amazing variety of paintings, sculptures, and other objects created by talented, self-trained artists and craftsmen. In fact, it's one of the largest collections of American folk art.

• DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

  The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum houses a variety of the "finer things," including the world's largest collection of southern furniture and one of the largest collections of British ceramics outside England. Relax in the Portrait Gallery, attend a lecture or musical event in the Hennage Auditorium, or take part in a hands-on activity in the Education Studio.

• Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

  The distinctive collections of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum are located under one roof. Enter through our new grand entrance off of Nassau Street. In our expansive galleries, you'll find wonderful examples of American and British antiques and decorative art from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well as bold and imaginative pieces of colonial and contemporary folk art.

• Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

  Join us as we celebrate the opening of our new entrance and expanded gallery spaces — with plenty of room for social distancing. Don your masks and discover more of the collection on view than ever, from colorful and whimsical folk art made by amateur artisans in the Abby Aldrich …

• Bring a little art and history to your virtual world!

  Are you playing Animal Crossing: New Horizon while staying home? So is the staff at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, and we couldn’t help bringing our work into our virtual homes and sharing with you.

• Educational Conferences Go Virtual

  For the last several decades, we have welcomed hundreds of people throughout the year to join us here in Colonial Williamsburg for educational conferences focusing on 18th century woodworking, antiques, gardening, and a host of other subjects. Each conference is as unique in its topic as its attendees, and many …

• A Flowerpot with a Family History?

  Today we’re featuring a flowerpot, which you can see in the exhibition “American Folk Pottery: Art and Tradition,” currently on view in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, one of the newly expanded and updated Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and home to the nation’s premier collection of American …

• A Southern Loyalist’s silver belt plate of the Revolutionary War

  Today we’re looking at the only known piece of Southern-made military silver dating from the American Revolution. Found in the “A Rich and Varied Culture” exhibition, this is part of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, home to remarkable objects that are useful as well as beautiful. This is one …

• Mapping Colonial South Carolina and Georgia

  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 Map of South Carolina and a part of Georgia found in the …

• The Right Stuff! A Black Worsted Wool Gown

  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 remade black worsted or “stuff” gown found currently on view in the …

• Historical Portrait of George Washington

  The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are home to a breathtaking range of folk, fine, 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 portrait of George Washington currently on view in “Early American Faces,” …

• A Well-traveled Teapot Returns to Williamsburg

  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 silver teapot featured in “‘Every Article Suitable for this Country’: Furnishing Early …

• Miniature Menagerie: A German Toy in America

  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.”

• “By His Hand”

  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 sideboard, found in the Blagojevich Gallery of The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts …