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  • Tour: Black Artists and Artisans

    Enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit “'I made this': Works by Black Artists and Artisans."

  • DIY Craft: Quilting

    Discover the story of Emma Russell, quilter, and enjoy a mini-quilting project.

  • Presentation: Good Stories about Great Stuff

    Join a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist, or historian to discover who created an object, who owned it, and how it ended up in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.

  • Music: How to Play the (18th-Century) Violin

    The violin was played by all classes and in all settings in 18th-century Virginia. Come hear how this instrument was played; it is easier said than done.

  • Performance: Beyond The Walls

    The scholars of the Bray school have a lot that they can learn from the tiny creatures within its walls.

  • Tour: Good Stories about Great Stuff

    Explore the galleries with a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist, or historian on this guided tour.

  • Performance: Finding Jane Vobe

    A sneak peek behind the scenes into the research behind Colonial Williamsburg's newest Nation Builder Jane Vobe.

  • Music: A Fiddler's 75th Christmas

    Part of the Hennage Holiday Concert Series, join master fiddler John Turner for an hour of holiday-related melodies gleaned from a lifetime of listening, performing, and composing.

  • DIY Craft: Jane Austen

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

  • Hands-On: The Art-full Tree

    Explore the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and discover the Folk Art Christmas Tree, then make your way to the Goode Education Studio and create an ornament to take home.

  • Music: A Charles Dickens Christmas

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

  • Museum Discoveries: Pop-Up Archaeology!

    Stop by the Art Museums for a special pop-up exhibition of recent finds from Custis Square, along with artifacts from some of Colonial Williamsburg’s most iconic sites.

  • Music: Domestic Diversions

    Celebrate the holidays with seasonal tunes enjoyed by Nancy Geddy and other 18th-century citizens of Williamsburg at home.

  • Music: A Very Virginia Christmas

    A concert of songs through the centuries interwoven with stories about Virginia from Wilford Kale’s book “A Very Virginia Christmas."

  • Music: A Christmas Peaceable Kingdom

    Doves, donkeys, cattle, sheep and more. Join Kelly Kennedy for the joyous songs, tunes and stories of the animal kingdom from all over the world that mark the season.

  • Music: Eastern Virginia Brass

    Celebrate the holidays with the festive music of the Eastern Virginia Brass. Enjoy familiar music, new pieces and always great music.

  • Music: Keeping the Home Fires Burning

    Singer, actor, and folklorist Kelly Kennedy shares the music, recipes, tales, and lore from women through the centuries as they continue to keep the home fires burning.

  • Music: Holiday Celebration of Dulcimers

    With musicality and seasonal joy, join Timothy Seaman for distinctive American melodies and festive holiday music showcased on a magnificent array of dulcimers.

  • Music: Nowell Sing We Clear

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

  • Music: One Street Over

    Join One Street Over, a traditional Irish band of multi-genre instrumentalists, and an Irish dance ensemble for foot-tapping tunes that will capture your ear and heart.

  • Performance: A Posture of Defense at Christmas

    Christmas 1774, George Washington is caught in the middle of growing fears of civil war with England. Where does he stand?

  • Music: All Hail to the Days

    Join Lynn, Barry, and Lee to enjoy music for the winter season from the late 16th through the 17th centuries on lute, cittern, viols, hurdy gurdy, violin, percussion, and voice.

  • Music: Christmastide with Governor's Musick

    Join members of the Governor’s Musick for musical entertainments enjoyed during Christmastide in the 18th century.

  • Music: Profound Joy

    In this concert, Timothy Seaman celebrates the wonder of the holiday season with early American and worldwide melodies and new compositions.

  • Music: 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.

  • Performance: A Holiday Medley

    A Holiday Medley brings the warmth and joy of holiday traditions, telling the tale of winter in Williamsburg over 250 years.

  • Music: Breaking Up Christmas

    Dance tunes and songs that create a musical portrait of Virginia from the days of English country dances to the rise of country music in the Appalachian hills and hollows.

  • Performance: Sing and Merry Be!

    Come celebrate the holidays as the families of 18th century Virginia did, with merriment and the music of the season!

  • Performance: 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?

  • Performance: Winter Revels at Pemberley

    The halls of Pemberley have witnessed years of winter revelry and today, preparations for yet another ball are underway!

  • Performance: 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?

  • Presentation: History of the Holidays Series

    In this presentation series, learn about a variety of topics highlighting the history of the holidays in Virginia.

  • Performance: 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.

  • Performance: Pursuing Happiness

    Witness imagined conversations between Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and King George III to discover the ghosts behind Jefferson’s drafts of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Special Event: The Three Tenors

    Enjoy the celebration of the Christmas holidays with the sounds of traditional, spirituals, gospel, and contemporary music.

  • Special Event: Holiday Handbell Concert

    Enjoy the ethereal sounds of holiday music played by combined Handbell ensembles from Bruton Parish and First Baptist Church.

  • Tour: Art Museums Overview Tour-Holiday Edition

    Celebrate the holiday season at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg on a 30-minute guided tour.

  • Special Event: The Gonzales Sisters

    Usher in the holiday season with the musical stylings of the Gonzales Sisters, classical cellist and violinist.

  • Tour: An Art-FULL Winter Evening

    Discover objects and stories of wintertime past and present on a guided tour.

  • Special Event: The Williamsburg Symphony

    The Williamsburg Symphony's brass quintet heralds the spirit of the season.

  • Decorating the Private Homes

    Join us for our 32nd annual, fun-filled celebration of the decorating skills of the employees who live in Colonial Williamsburg's restored private residences.

  • Presentation: To Decorate a Christmas Tree

    Discover the history of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Christmas Tree with Christina Westenberger, co-author of The Art-Full Tree.

  • Performance: God is My Rock

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

  • Performance: Measure of a Man's Worth

    While conversing with Major James Innes, Benjamin, an enslaved carriage driver, gradually learns what the revolution has in store for enslaved men and women in Williamsburg.

  • Special Event: Artful Winter Evenings

    Celebrate the holidays in this magical after-hours event at the Art Museums.

  • Performance: Judith and Daniel

    Judith and Daniel, an enslaved couple, anxiously await their reunion after a year apart. Learn the tragic story resulting in their separation.

  • Performance: 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.

  • Performance: Forgotten Hero: General Rochambeau

    Join French General Rochambeau as he discusses his role in the American Revolution, specifically during the Yorktown campaign.

  • Hands-On: Create Art!

    Drop by the Goode Education Studio and create art inspired by an object on exhibit.

  • 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.

  • Tour: Poetry & Art

    Join us on a family-friendly tour. We will explore the galleries, connecting objects on exhibit to favorite poems, and then enjoy a poetry-writing activity.

  • Music: Governor's Musick at the Art Museums

    Learn how the evolving and bombastic battle sonata helped shape an American musical identity separate from Britain.

  • Special Event Hands-On: The Art-full Tree

    Explore the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and discover the Folk Art Christmas Tree, then make your way to the Goode Education Studio and create an ornament to take home.

  • Williamsburg's Twilight at the Square Piano

    Journey through the final years of Williamsburg as Virginia’s capital, when piano music was discovered in the evanescent city.

  • Tour: Museum Highlights

    Discover highlights from Colonial Williamsburg’s diverse collections during a guided tour.

  • Explore the Declaration of Independence

    Join this guided tour and explore the Declaration of Independence through objects on exhibit.

  • Tour: Favorite Family Pets

    Join us on a family-friendly tour as we explore the galleries for animals of all shapes and sizes.

  • 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 …