Every object in our collection has an interesting backstory. 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.
Other Experiences
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Performance: Visit a Nation Builder
Step into the past with a Nation Builder. Through stories, discussion, and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges they faced.
CW Admission
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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?
Art Museums Admission
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Music: 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.
Art Museums Admission