48 Results for "Costumes"
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Evening Program: Haunted Williamsburg
Brave centuries of scares, from 18th-century colonial ghost stories to creepy modern-day encounters!
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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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Experience Adventure
With Colonial Williamsburg official hotels, you can get away and enjoy resort amenities and get up to two complimentary admission tickets to the Historic Area and Art Museums.
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Symposium on Historical Dress: Collections, Collectors and Collaborations
November 14-16, 2024
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Share Something Historic
Get away and enjoy world-class art museums, 301 acres to explore, and the resort amenities of our official properties. Get up to two complimentary admission tickets when you book direct.
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New Animal Crossing Fashions
We may have all been living in yoga pants and joggers for the last couple of months, but in the 18th century what you wore told the story of who you were.“18th-century men and women had diverse wardrobes,” says Neal Hurst, Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at Colonial Williamsburg …
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8 Photo-Ops Not to Miss This Summer
Colonial Williamsburg is a photographer's paradise for more reasons than one. Read to learn about our favorite photo spots that offer the perfect backdrop.
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Creating an Embroidered Coat for George Washington
Delve into the details of creating an embroidered coat for George Washington interpreter, Daniel Cross. Learn about the design process from start to finish.
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Making an Entrance
Take a look at how Betty Buckley rose to stardom with the role of Martha Jefferson in the broadway musical 1776. Read on to learn more about her experience.
- A Rich and Varied Culture: The Material World of the Early South
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Single-Day Ticket
Your key to discovering history brought to life
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A Collaboration of Excellence
Everyone at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation relies on the benevolence of philanthropists like you to underpin the critical work of ensuring that the future may learn from the past.With your help, we can continue to authentically preserve history and to truthfully and completely share it with our visitors now and …
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Homeschool Days Admission Tickets
Buy your tickets online for Homeschool Days; there are no on-site sales. All homeschoolers will be asked to verify their eligibility for these special admission tickets and programs. Tickets are only valid from September 7-22, 2024. All sales are final.Pricing and benefits are subject to change. Programs are subject to …
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Museum Theater
Theater is a crucial component in Colonial Williamsburg’s role as the world’s largest living history museum. From the Charlton Stage to the Play House Stage, to the Hennage Auditorium and beyond, these areas offer a unique space to explore the complex history of our nation by presenting inspiring, complicated and innovative programming that brings history to life.
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Completing the Ensemble
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s collections include garments for men, women, and children dating mainly from ca. 1725 to 1840. Costumes in the Art Museums are typically displayed with appropriate undergarments, wigs, and accessories to provide guests as much historical context as possible. When an ensemble cannot be completed with original …
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Multiday Ticket
Plan a Revolutionary Vacation!
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Drawing Attention
Learn how Norman Rockwell's illustrations helped to publicize the restoration of Historic Area buildings. Learn how Libby Philips Meggs roped in Rockwell.
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Staying Warm This Winter: Blanket Coats in 18th-Century Chesapeake Bay
As temperatures cool, cozy thoughts come to mind. Exciting cozy thoughts like, it’s finally wool blanket weather! Nothing in the world can provide warmth like a wool blanket, a thought likely shared by people in 18th-century Virginia. All too often in today’s America, wool blankets are seen only as a …
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New Hunting Shirts for the Junior Fifes and Drums Corps
For many, the sight and sound of the Fifes and Drums marching down the Duke of Gloucester Street is iconic to Colonial Williamsburg. Sadly, this has not happened in over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the senior and junior corps are not marching, behind the scenes our …
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Thomas Jefferson Wore Patched Clothes and You Can Too!
Using 18th-century techniques to increase the life of your modern clothes.
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A Year in the Life of a 21st-Century Colonist
Experience the life of a 21st-century colonist in the 18th-century colonial capital. Learn about the changing seasons in Williamsburg and discover its beauty.
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A Wedding Season
With feasts and festivities planned from Advent to Epiphany, what a perfect opportunity for another celebration
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Evening Programs
Add a little drama to your nightlife with evening programs that spark haunted tales of authentic 18th-century ghost stories at Colonial Williamsburg.
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Jane Austen Lovers
Colonial Williamsburg and Austen novels have quite a few things in common. Both interpret overlapping time periods, namely the late 18th-century. And while Austen’s books examined British gentry, much of what we know about customs, trades, materials, and architecture in Colonial America comes from Britain, of course. Residents of Williamsburg …
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The Beat Goes On
Discover how the beginning of the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg and how it went on to play authentic 18th-century music and instrument replicas.
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The Capitol Police
An armed guard was part of a 17th-century royal governor’s entourage in Jamestown
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Half the History
By Nicole Trifone
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‘I Made This …’:
The Work of Black American Artists and Artisans
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The Politics of Fashion
Discover how early first ladies played a key role in creating an American style. Learn how fashion reflected status and power as well as a political message.
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The Enslaved People and Servants of the Governor’s Palace
The story of the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg is the story of the enslaved people and white servants who lived and worked there. At any given time, up to thirty people served the governor and his family at the Palace. Together, they made up Williamsburg’s largest household and its most …
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Poisons, Potions and Panaceas
Read about the 18th-century plant-based remedies shown in the hit series Outlander and learn about their uses today. Learn more about these treatments.
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Conservation
Before an artifact or antiquity reaches Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area or our Art Museums, it is analyzed, examined, treated, and documented by a team of conservation professionals, interns, and volunteers. The Conservation department, which includes eight discipline-specific labs, a materials analysis lab and a Preventive conservation group, perform their duties …
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The Regiment’s New Clothes
Military interpreter’s research triggered changes in the wardrobe for British foot soldiers
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Take Your Pick
Museum curators share some of the objects of their affections
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Happy Medium
Artists display their love for Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area
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Behind the Seams
When the Costume Design Center needed to make a new suit for Kurt Smith, who portrays Thomas Jefferson, it included an embroidered waistcoat inspired by one in the collection of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. It is believed to be one of several embroidered waistcoats that Jefferson acquired while …
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“Said it was done by a Crew of Mohawk Indians”: Why did colonists dress as “Mohawks” at the Boston Tea Party?
Distant whistles and whoops quieted the crowd. Something was happening outside.It was a cold December evening. Thousands of Bostonians had assembled in a town meeting to discuss what to do about the tea. Hoping to save the insolvent East India Company, Parliament had passed the Tea Act. This law lowered …
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Wearing 18th Century Clothing as a Modern Uniform
When visiting Colonial Williamsburg, we hope that guests feel they have taken a step back in time. One way to accomplish this is visually, by dressing our interpreters in historical clothing. It is one of many tools our interpreters use to convey the impression of time travel. The garments seen …
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How to Make a Mask
As we welcome guests back to the colonial capital, our experts are hard at work to create masks for our staff. Learn how to make masks using our instructions.
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What Does “interpretation” Mean, Anyway?
In his 24 years at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Ken Treese has held a variety of roles, from interpreter to coach, to journeyman and educator. Now, as the Manager of Interpretation and Professional Development for the Historic Area, we decided he would be the perfect person to break down this …
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Scottish Dress in 18th-Century Virginia
While dressing Colonial Williamsburg’s interpretive staff is both exciting and rewarding, it also comes with a great deal of responsibility. Along with daily tasks of constructing and maintaining period-appropriate clothing, there is the obligation to ensure that the clothing presented is correct not only in fit, but accurately represents the …
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King’s Arms Tavern Welcomes Diners Back
Known to cater to colonial elites and influential politicians, King's Eye Tavern treats you to historic culinary delights. Read to learn more about this Tavern.
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The Yule Log Ceremony
It’s almost time again for a beloved Colonial Williamsburg holiday tradition: the Yule Log Ceremony. The first Yule Log Ceremony was held at Colonial Williamsburg in December 1940, although it had been preceded for some years by one at William & Mary. In 1940, Colonial Williamsburg was looking for ways …
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On a Mission
Ann Wager’s purpose in teaching free and enslaved black students was grounded in religion
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‘The Rhythm of Life’
African American Music ensemble celebrates 40 years
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Researching 40 Years of African American Interpretation
Delve into the research behind the 40 years of African-American Interpretation exhibit at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Read on to learn more.
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What Similarities and Differences Did the 13 Colonies Share?
What did the 13 colonies in the 18th century have in common? Learn about the similarities and differences these colonies shared to create an independent nation.
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How to Savor Summer
6 Things to do in Williamsburg before summer’s over