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: Kate Rogers, Associate Curator of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture - Faces of Early Williamsburg: Portraits from the Colonial Capitol
March 11: Emily Nootbaar, Americana Foundation Curatorial Intern - Adding a Friendship Album to the Collection
March 18: Eric Schweickart, Archaeologist - An Archaeological Discovery from the Williamsburg Powder Magazine
March 25: Tracey Gulden, Media Collections - Home Movies
April 1: Christina Westenberger, DeWitt Wallace Gallery Learning - Hunting, Murder, and Bacon: Three Handkerchiefs from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection
April 8: Laura Barry, Juli Grainger Curator of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture - New Paintings Accessions
April 15: Erik Goldstein, Senior Curator of Mechanical Arts, Metals, & Numismatics - Arms from Flixton Hall
April 22: Christina Westenberger, DeWitt Wallace Gallery Learning - Hunting, Murder, and Bacon: Three Handkerchiefs from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection
April 29: Sean Devlin, Senior Curator of Archaeological Collections - Tobacco Hoes from an Archaeological Perspective
May 6: Margaret Perry, Apothecary Assistant - Material Culture and the Public Hospital
May 13: Eric Schweickart, Archaeologist - An Archaeological Discovery from the Williamsburg Powder Magazine
May 20: Kate McEnroe, Conservator of Archaeological Materials - The Excavation of a Rare Bleu Persan Flower Urn
May 27: Margaret Perry, Apothecary Assistant - Material Culture and the Public Hospital
Programs are subject to change.
Other Experiences
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Music: Harpsichord Battle Sonatas
Learn how the evolving and bombastic battle sonata helped shape an American musical identity separate from our British ancestors.
Art Museums Admission
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Goodwin Room Independence Tea
Enjoy a delightful afternoon with your family and friends while indulging in the fine Afternoon Tea at the Williamsburg Inn with an exciting Revolution inspired menu.
Open to the Public
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Evening Program: Historical Keyboard Recital
Guest artists from the Historical Keyboard Society of North America offer an elegant evening of 18th-century music performed on historical keyboard instruments.
Open to the Public
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