43 Results for tag "Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg"
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Tour: Art Museums Overview
Join us on a 20-minute guided tour and enjoy some Museum favorites.
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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."
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DIY Craft: Quilting
Examine a quilt by maker Rita Mae Pettway, then enjoy a mini quilting project.
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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.
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Performance: A Taste of Freedom
Developed to commemorate Juneteenth, this performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War.
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Presentation: Rediscovering the Bray School
Discover how our interpreters and scholars are making history by exploring the untold and ongoing story of the Williamsburg Bray School.
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Music: Women in Early Music
Explore the lives and elegant accomplishments of the women who turned the domestic skill of music-making into successful careers.
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Performance: Nation Builders Discuss the Rights of Women
Join two Nation Builders to discuss how they viewed and debated women's rights.
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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.
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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.
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Performance: The Soldier and the Widow
Experience the first conversation between Colonel George Washington and Martha Custis that set them on the path to becoming the iconic couple that history remembers.
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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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Special Event: An Evening with the Presidents
Nation Builders discuss their experiences as presidents.
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Performance: Kayewla: The Marquis and the Oneida
Join the Marquis de Lafayette, known as a friend of the Native Americans, in 1824 as he recounts his history with the Oneida Indians during his time in America.
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Special Event: Anna Bon - The Virtuosa of 18th-century Venice
In this lecture recital, step into the world of 18th-century Venice and uncover the works of the accomplished composer and musician Anna Bon di Venezia.
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Performance: Finding Jane Vobe
A sneak peek behind the scenes into the research behind Colonial Williamsburg's newest Nation Builder Jane Vobe.
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Music: Viola da Gamba, From England to Virginia
Join Governor’s Musician Brady Lanier in exploring the musical journey of the viola da gamba from England to Virginia.
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Performance: Before Revolution: Fairfax Resolves
Join George Mason in 1774 as he reflects on the philosophies, conversations, and circumstances of others and witness how he uses these to create The Fairfax Resolves.
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Music: Mind the Music and the Step
Join members of the Governor’s Musick for an exploration of the political lyrics set to popular tunes at the time of the American Revolution.
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Performance: The Frolic
The Jug Broke Theatre Co. captures the spontaneity and energy of multiple musicians who happen to be playing in the same space at the same time.
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Performance: From Freedom to Slavery
After making a free life for herself as an adopted Shawnee Indian, Methotaskee is brought back into slavery.
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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.
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Presentation: Excavation to Programming
Join a Nation Builder and a Colonial Williamsburg Archaeologist as they discuss important sites in Williamsburg from the 18th century to today.
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Presentation: Deed Without a Name
Discover the tale of this musical theater playwright, who lost his career due to public exposure of his homosexuality. Mature subject matter, audience discretion advised.
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Hands-On: Crack the Code
Investigate events of Revolutionary War through secret messages to see if you can Crack the Code.
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Museum Discoveries: The Public Hospital of 1773
Explore the Public Hospital of 1773 for a discussion about 18th-century mental health and the history of the reconstructed mental hospital.
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Hands-On: Create Art!
Drop by the Goode Education Studio and create art inspired by an object on exhibit
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Hands-On: Passport to a World of Goods
Drop by the exhibit "Revolution in Taste" exhibition and explore goods bought and sold in 18th-century Virginia as you collect information and stamp your passport.
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Tour: Backstory
During this guided tour, explore the stories behind the objects on display.
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Tour: Good Stories about Great Stuff
Enjoy "Good Stories about Great Stuff" as you explore the galleries with a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist or a historian.
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Special Event: Elegance, Taste, & Style Lecture
Join Neal Hurst, curator of textiles and historic dress, in a lecture on the Art Museums' newest exhibition: Elegance, Taste, and Style: The Mary D. Doering Fashion Collection."
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Tour: Williamsburg Lost & Found
Explore the history of Williamsburg through objects on exhibit during this guided tour.
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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.
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Special Event: A Revolutionary Friendship
Frank Cogliano, University of Edinburgh, will discuss his newly released book, A Revolutionary Friendship, the first book-length study of Washington and Jefferson's relationship.
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Special Event: Portraying the Ancestors
Join us for an insightful panel discussion where we delve into the complexities and challenges of portraying enslaved women in historical narratives. Moderated by Sheila Arnold.
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Special Event: Permission to Be Free
Join Sheila Arnold on an extraordinary storytelling journey as she invites you to embrace the power of hope, resilience, and the unyielding desire for freedom.
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Special Event: Master Blacksmith Panel Discussion
Join us for a special panel discussion featuring Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves, his apprentice, Karina Roca, and New Orleans Master Crafts Guild Co-Founder and CEO Jonn Hankins.
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Special Event: The Big Bang of Country Music
Henley Fork re-imagines classic country music from Virginia and North Carolina recording artists from the late 1920s performed on mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and bass.
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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.
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …