Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
So your shopping is done (show-off!), the presents are wrapped, and the family is dangerously close to channel surfing. What to do? Why not spend part of your Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, with us? There’s a festive atmosphere, amazing decorations, and full slate of family-friendly activities on tap. Here’s a guide that might help….
For the next several months your ticket to the Art Museums at Colonial Williamsburg will come with a side of archaeology! Undeterred by the winter cold, archaeologists are excavating the site of the Galt Cottage, located in what is, today, the Museums parking lot. Had you visited the Galt cottage in the 18th century, however, you would have found it tucked conveniently behind the Public Hospital, at the edge of a ravine….
Hundreds of handmade ornaments adorn the majestic 16-foot Christmas tree near the central stairway of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. The folk art tree is a Williamsburg tradition dating back decades. And if you’d like to make your own, we can help….
A stolen hour in a quiet spot, somewhere near the edge of town. Rhythms pounded out on a djembe break the silence. “With the beat of this drum I call on the ancestors!” bellows Israel….
On Sunday, Dec. 4, we’ll be welcoming the season with Grand Illumination, one of Colonial Williamsburg’s most magical—and popular—evenings. We hope you’ll join us for the lights, music, and fireworks. Here are some tips to help you make the most of it!
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The first large-scale expansion and upgrade to the building that houses the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum since its opening in 1985 is slated to break ground in April 2017. “The expansion means the creation of dedicated gallery spaces for fine art, costumes, archaeological artifacts, weapons, numismatics, and a host of other materials that are now too rarely seen,” said Ron Hurst, Carlisle Humelsine chief curator and vice president for collections, conservation, and museums….
As I write this, the fire in the fireplace is crackling and the temperature outside is a single digit. My desire to go outside does not exist. I realize, as a born and raised New Yorker, I have experienced some cold weather, but there is a reason I moved south. And, mostly, Virginia does a good job of delivering the nice weather. But as we sit here facing a month or so of particularly cold weather, I am revisiting one of my favorite parts of Colonial Williamsburg… The Art Museums!…
January may bring colder weather (we think!) and fewer options in the Historic Area, but there’s plenty to fill your schedule at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Here are a few suggestions….
Here’s what I know about silver. It’s expensive, it’s hard to clean, and it’s more decorative than functional. My parents own more than I do, and my kids will probably own less than me. Which is why I asked Janine Skerry, Colonial Williamsburg’s curator of metals, to show me around Silver From Mine to Masterpiece, the new exhibit she and her team designed at the DeWitt Wallace Gallery.
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As part of the Halloween fun, you and your family can create your own creatures to take home at our Art Museums on Oct. 30 - 31. All you need is your Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket or pass!
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