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  • Tour: Freedom's Paradox

    Take a 60-minute walking tour of the Randolph Yard, Market Square and Palace Green.

  • 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?

  • Good Stories about Great Stuff

    Discover who created the object, who owned it, and how it ended up in our collection. A curator, educator, or conservator will examine an object each week.

  • Pictures of West Africa

    Join Harold Caldwell, apprentice carpenter, as he shares a pictorial of the connected 18th-century African and Virginian history, while tying it to a modern understanding.

  • Thomas Jefferson and John Hemings: A Collaboration

    During this lecture explore how after his retirement, Jefferson returned to Monticello, where he relied on John Hemings, an enslaved woodworker, to build and decorate Monticello.

  • Voices of Their Hands

    Discuss the lives of enslaved tradespeople on this walking tour. Hear from our historic tradespeople discussing their experiences interpreting skilled laborers and their work.

  • Tour: Black Artists and Artisans

    Tour the museum galleries, including the “I Made This” exhibition, to explore decorative arts and folk art made by Black American artists and artisans. Free reservation required.

  • A Taste of Freedom

    This performance tells the story of Americus Weston’s journey to freedom during the Civil War, developed to commemorate Juneteenth.

  • To Purchase a Likely Man

    Join Colonel and Mrs. Washington as they discuss the intricacies and complexities of purchasing a pair of enslaved brothers.

  • Museum Discoveries: Crafting the Collection

    Drop by the Education Studio and create a work of art inspired by an object on exhibit.

  • Phillis Wheatley and the Music of Freedom

    Join the Governor’s Musick in a musical exploration of the paradox of freedom as seen through the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person and well-known poet.

  • DIY Craft: Quilting

    Join us at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the quilt and the maker, then enjoy a mini quilting project.

  • The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret

    Join Mrs. Washington in December of 1799 as she comes to terms with the General’s Last Will and Testament, and hear from George Washington on his evolution on slavery.

  • 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.

  • Clothing Enslaved People in Colonial Virginia

    This lecture will explore some of the complex relationships between apparel, labor, identity, and enslavement.

  • How Did They Survive?

    Join Ayinde Martin, Journeyman Carpenter, to discuss enslaved people in colonial Virginia and their survival techniques and skills.

  • God is My Rock

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

  • (re)educate

    This theatrical performance explores the agency of free and enslaved students of the Williamsburg Bray School and the legacies of their lessons.

  • She Had on When She Went Away

    Explore the material culture and lives of self-liberated Black women in the 18th century and the society they inhabited.

  • Loquacious Lucy, Queen for a Day

    When Lucy, a loquacious enslaved child, learns that her friend has been sold, her father must teach her hard lessons about slavery and instill in her the pride of her ancestors.

  • Presentation: Audience with Author Alvin Hall

    Join Alvin Hall, an award-winning broadcaster, on a journey through America’s haunted racial past using The Green Book as your guide.

  • Black History Month

    Learn even more about Black History Month by exploring these resources from both our museum and other trusted institutions.

  • Research Spotlight: Finding Colonial Williamsburg's Black Archaeologists

    Twenty-twenty was an excellent year to be an archaeologist. Direction from the CDC that we gather only outdoors, and that we maintain social distance required only minor tweaks to excavation protocols. Over the last 15 months, Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeologists have charged ahead, spreading out across four acres to excavate Custis …