Every object in our collection has an interesting back story. Discover who created the object, who owned it, and how it ended up in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection. Each week an object will be explored by a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist, or historian.
March 4: Faces of Early Williamsburg: Portraits from the Colonial Capitol - Kate Rogers
March 11: Adding a Friendship Album to the Collection - Emily Nootbaar
March 18: An Archaeological Discovery from the Williamsburg Powder Magazine - Eric Schweickart
March 25: Home Movies - Tracey Gulden
April 1: Hunting, Murder, and Bacon - Christina Westenberger
April 8: New Paintings Accessions Laura Barry
April 15: Arms from Flixton Hall - Erik Goldstein
April 22: Hunting, Murder, and Bacon - Christina Westenberger
April 29: Tobacco Hoes from an Archaeological Perspective - Sean Devlin
May 6: Material Culture and the Public Hospital - Margaret Perry & E. Katherine Hargrove
May 13: An Archaeological Discovery from the Williamsburg Powder Magazine - Eric Schweickart
May 20: The Excavation of a Rare Bleu Persan Flower Urn - Kate McEnroe
May 27: Material Culture and the Public Hospital - Margaret Perry & E. Katherine Hargrove
June 3: Conserving Firearms from the Magazine - Isabelle Lobley
June 10: New Research in Paintings - Laura Barry
June 24: Archaeological Collections Highlight - Sean Devlin
July 1: Hull & Sanderson: Silver - Erik Goldstein
July 8: Faces of Williamsburg: Portraits from the Colonial Capitol - Kate Rogers
July 15: Tally Ho! Conservation of a Child’s Riding Toy from 1880 - Aliza Taft
July 22: Treating Two Large Glass Vessels - Charlotte Li & Katie Linder
July 29: Conservation of an 18th-C. Wall Gun - Tina Gessler
August 19: Costume Mounting and Display - Jackie Peterson-Grace
August 26: Archaeological Collections Highlights - Sean Devlin
Programs are subject to change.
Other Experiences
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Performance: Entertainments at the Play House
Join members of the Jug Broke Theatre Company as we celebrate the season and play and talk about the stories behind some of our favorite music of the Revolutionary Era.
CW Admission
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Hands-On: Stories on Stage
In this interactive family program, tell the tale of brave St. George and the Dragon! Learn about items in the Art Museums collection connected to the story & then take the stage.
Art Museums Admission
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Performance: Highland Jubilee
In this interpretive concert, the Jug Broke Theatre Co. plays the tunes, songs, and poetry of Scottish origin that would have been heard in Williamsburg.
CW Admission