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Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

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Opened in 1985, this museum is home to an extensive collection of American and British antiques. See furniture, metals, ceramics, glass, paintings, prints, firearms, and textiles from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

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    Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

    325 West Francis Street
    Williamsburg, VA 23185

    Phone: (757) 229-1000   |  

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  • • Current Events

      05/01/12- 06/13/12	Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum May 1-June 13, 2012 Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War depicts how the Civil War shook our nation and tore us apart. Guests hear the stories and music of Williamsburg and America when we were at war with ourselves. The program is presented at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through June 13 and Saturday, May 5 at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St. Cost for this program is $18 for adults and $9 for children under six.
      04/06/12- 06/15/12	"Kids In Art" Fridays Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "Kids In Art" Fridays Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 6-June 15, 2012 “Kids in Art” is a new guided tour for guests to explore the galleries in search of depictions of kids in art and then create their own kid-inspired masterpiece to take home.
      04/06/12- 06/15/12	Artist Trading Cards Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Artist Trading Cards Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 6-June 15, 2012 “Artist Trading Cards” create a set of artist trading cards to commemorate your visit. This program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Fridays, April 6- June 15.
      04/05/12- 06/14/12	Heraldry Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Heraldry Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 5-June 14, 2012 “Heraldry” explores the galleries for coats of arms. While learning the meaning behind the symbols, kids may illustrate a book to take home. Recommended for children 8 and up. This program will take place at 1:45 p.m. Thursdays, April 5-June 14.
      04/03/12- 06/12/12	Explore the Declaration of Independence Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Explore the Declaration of Independence Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 3-June 12, 2012 "Explore the Declaration of Independence” traces the exciting events leading to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Young guests can create a patriotic souvenir to take home. This program will take place at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 3-June 12.
      03/17/12- 06/12/12	Art Stop Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Art Stop Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 17-June 12, 2012 “Art Stop” creates a work of art to take home inspired by objects in the collection during the program at 10:30 a.m. March 17 and 24, and Tuesdays, April 3-June 12.
      03/15/12- 06/14/12	"When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor" Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor" Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 15-June 14, 2012 “When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor.” Uncover more about a museum conservator’s job by learning what types of insects museums worry about, what kind of damage they can do and how conservators deal with them. This program begins at 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 15-June 14.
      03/14/12- 06/13/12	"The Material World" Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "The Material World" Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 14-June 13, 2012 Explore the world of art through the eyes of a conservator. Hands-on activities help children see how interconnected science and art truly are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, March 14-June 13 (except April 25 and May 9).
      03/26/11- 08/31/12	More Than Meets The Eye Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum More Than Meets The Eye Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 26, 2011-August 31, 2012 Maps fascinate many people because of the ability of those ancient documents to reveal stories about the past. Maps serve a variety of practical purposes — to document new discoveries, to facilitate travel, to claim land and to record military activity. As scientific and authoritative documents, maps imparted a perception of power and control over the environment. They also served as important tools for swaying public opinion when their creators carefully considered what information to...
      01/29/11- 08/31/12	Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840 Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840 Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum January 29, 2011-August 31, 2012 A new exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum features apparel that turned heads for 240 years and demonstrates that fashion accessories were just as important in the distant past as they are today. “Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840” takes wardrobe items out of the closet and illustrates their roles in reflecting the latest fashion trends for men and women. More than 200 fashion accessories are displayed —...
      09/05/08- Ongoing	Ceramics Up-Close Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Ceramics Up-Close Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum September 5, 2008 - Ongoing This in-depth 45 minute look at the museum's ceramics includes interesting stories about the craftsmen, their creations and the functions for which they were used.

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/09/12- 04/01/14

      Quilts in the Baltimore Manner Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Quilts in the Baltimore Manner Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum June 9, 2012-April 1, 2014 Some of the nation’s most treasured quilts were produced around the middle of the 19th century influenced by quiltmaking in the nation’s third largest city of the time, Baltimore. A dozen of these works of art — most created in a distinctive and elaborately conceived appliquéd style known as album quilts — are the focus of the newest exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. “Quilts in the...

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  • Current Events

    05/01/12- 06/13/12	Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum May 1-June 13, 2012 Un-Civil Harmony: Music of the Civil War depicts how the Civil War shook our nation and tore us apart. Guests hear the stories and music of Williamsburg and America when we were at war with ourselves. The program is presented at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through June 13 and Saturday, May 5 at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St. Cost for this program is $18 for adults and $9 for children under six.
    04/06/12- 06/15/12	"Kids In Art" Fridays Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "Kids In Art" Fridays Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 6-June 15, 2012 “Kids in Art” is a new guided tour for guests to explore the galleries in search of depictions of kids in art and then create their own kid-inspired masterpiece to take home.
    04/06/12- 06/15/12	Artist Trading Cards Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Artist Trading Cards Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 6-June 15, 2012 “Artist Trading Cards” create a set of artist trading cards to commemorate your visit. This program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Fridays, April 6- June 15.
    04/05/12- 06/14/12	Heraldry Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Heraldry Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 5-June 14, 2012 “Heraldry” explores the galleries for coats of arms. While learning the meaning behind the symbols, kids may illustrate a book to take home. Recommended for children 8 and up. This program will take place at 1:45 p.m. Thursdays, April 5-June 14.
    04/03/12- 06/12/12	Explore the Declaration of Independence Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Explore the Declaration of Independence Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum April 3-June 12, 2012 "Explore the Declaration of Independence” traces the exciting events leading to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Young guests can create a patriotic souvenir to take home. This program will take place at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 3-June 12.
    03/17/12- 06/12/12	Art Stop Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Art Stop Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 17-June 12, 2012 “Art Stop” creates a work of art to take home inspired by objects in the collection during the program at 10:30 a.m. March 17 and 24, and Tuesdays, April 3-June 12.
    03/15/12- 06/14/12	"When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor" Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor" Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 15-June 14, 2012 “When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor.” Uncover more about a museum conservator’s job by learning what types of insects museums worry about, what kind of damage they can do and how conservators deal with them. This program begins at 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 15-June 14.
    03/14/12- 06/13/12	"The Material World" Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum "The Material World" Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 14-June 13, 2012 Explore the world of art through the eyes of a conservator. Hands-on activities help children see how interconnected science and art truly are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, March 14-June 13 (except April 25 and May 9).
    03/26/11- 08/31/12	More Than Meets The Eye Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum More Than Meets The Eye Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum March 26, 2011-August 31, 2012 Maps fascinate many people because of the ability of those ancient documents to reveal stories about the past. Maps serve a variety of practical purposes — to document new discoveries, to facilitate travel, to claim land and to record military activity. As scientific and authoritative documents, maps imparted a perception of power and control over the environment. They also served as important tools for swaying public opinion when their creators carefully considered what information to...
    01/29/11- 08/31/12	Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840 Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840 Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum January 29, 2011-August 31, 2012 A new exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum features apparel that turned heads for 240 years and demonstrates that fashion accessories were just as important in the distant past as they are today. “Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840” takes wardrobe items out of the closet and illustrates their roles in reflecting the latest fashion trends for men and women. More than 200 fashion accessories are displayed —...
    09/05/08- Ongoing	Ceramics Up-Close Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Ceramics Up-Close Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum September 5, 2008 - Ongoing This in-depth 45 minute look at the museum's ceramics includes interesting stories about the craftsmen, their creations and the functions for which they were used.

  • Upcoming Events

    06/09/12- 04/01/14

    Quilts in the Baltimore Manner Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Quilts in the Baltimore Manner Presented by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum June 9, 2012-April 1, 2014 Some of the nation’s most treasured quilts were produced around the middle of the 19th century influenced by quiltmaking in the nation’s third largest city of the time, Baltimore. A dozen of these works of art — most created in a distinctive and elaborately conceived appliquéd style known as album quilts — are the focus of the newest exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. “Quilts in the...

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  • Past Events

    05/17/12	Surprises from the Soil: The Material World of America's Birthplace Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    05/11/12	From Jamestown to Williamsburg: Making and Breaking English America Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    05/05/12	Tours of the Camps Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    04/04/12- 04/25/12	Crack the Code Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    04/03/12- 04/24/12	Magical Creatures Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    03/15/12- 04/27/12	Accessorize! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    03/06/12	Scrapbook Colonial Williamsburg Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/26/12	Jane's Struggle Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/25/12	Defying Slavery Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/24/12	Change is Coming! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/24/12	Freedom to Slavery Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/24/12	Ain't I Free? Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/17/12- 02/24/12	Growing Up Like George Washington Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/17/12- 02/24/12	Crack the Code Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/16/12- 02/23/12	What’s a Theorem? Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/16/12- 03/08/12	When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/15/12- 02/22/12	Magical Creatures Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/15/12- 03/07/12	Material World Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/15/12- 02/22/12	Across the Landscape Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/13/12- 02/20/12	Explore the Declaration of Independence Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/13/12- 02/20/12	Toys Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/09/12- 02/16/12	Jane's Struggle Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/07/12- 02/28/12	Love Notes Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/06/12- 02/27/12	African American Folk Art Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/06/12- 02/27/12	African American Folk Art Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/04/12- 02/11/12	Freedom to Slavery Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/03/12- 02/10/12	Daniel's Dilemma Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    02/03/12- 02/24/12	Discover Gee’s Bend Quilts Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/31/11	Happy Hogmanay Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/30/11	A String Band Christmas Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/28/11	Peace on Earth - Goodwill to All! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/27/11	Brass Christmas Celebration Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/27/11	A Folk Music Holiday Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/27/11- 12/29/11	Holiday Memories Shadow Puppet Show Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/27/11	Celebrate the Holidays with the Eastern Virginia Brass Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/26/11	An Irish Christmas Celebration Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/26/11	Pillowcases, Parades, and Puddings! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/24/11	Profound Joy Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/24/11	Twelve Days and Night Before Christmas, The Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/23/11	Christmas on the Home Front Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/22/11	Mr. Jefferson’s Musical Family Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/22/11	Music from the Jefferson Collection Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/21/11	Old Time Country Holiday Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/20/11	Joyous Holiday Strings Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/19/11	Bagpipes, Serpents and Pochettes, Oh My! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/18/11	Songs for the Christmastide Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/17/11	An Early American Chistmas Songbook Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/16/11	Mandolins for the Holidays Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/15/11	Christmas Present for a New Nation Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/11/11	Swing Band Christmas, A Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/10/11- 12/17/11	Wassail! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/09/11	On Christmas Day in the Morning Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/05/11- 12/29/11	And He Called for His Fiddlers Three Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/04/11	A Cappella Grand Illumination Celebration Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/03/11	Colonial Music for Children Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/02/11	Charting the Holidays Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/30/11	St. Andrew’s Day Celebration Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/29/11- 12/13/11	Cleansing Fountain: Early American Folk Hymns Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/29/11- 12/29/11	The Art-Full Tree Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/29/11- 12/23/11	Changing Clothes, Changing Fortunes Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/28/11- 12/12/11	Fiddling Away the Holidays Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/26/11	Musical Traditions and Entertainments of the 19th Century Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/25/11	Harvest, Haints, Humor and Hoedowns Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/28/11- 10/29/11	From Black to White: Challenging Racial Identity and Politics Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/25/11	Mother, Sister, Wife: Washington's Ladies Awaiting the Hero's Return Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/20/11	Dances with Dwarves: A Celtic Celebration Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/18/11	American Folk Songs for Christmas Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/16/11- 10/18/11	More Than Meets the Eye: Maps and Prints of Early America Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/05/11	The Man in the Middle – George Washington’s Relationship with Lafayette and Gouverneur Morris Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    10/01/11- 10/02/11	Free Open House at The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    09/21/11	The Founding Gardeners Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    09/15/11	Reading the Evidence: 18th-century Upholstered Chairs Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    09/14/11	Realistic Visionary – The Evolving Leadership of George Washington Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/28/11- 08/30/11	High Life Below Stairs Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/19/11- 08/07/11	Victorian Shadowlight Theater: The Pied Piper Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/18/11- 08/20/11	Art Stop Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/17/11- 08/19/11	Accessorize Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/17/11- 08/19/11	Mission Mythology! Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/17/11- 08/19/11	Folk Art for Familes Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/16/11- 08/25/11	When Insects Invade: The Unwanted Museum Visitor Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/16/11	Stories in Stone Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/15/11- 08/31/11	Material World Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/14/11- 08/19/11	Folk Art Afternoons Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/14/11- 08/16/11	Heraldry Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/14/11- 08/16/11	Once Upon a Time Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/13/11- 08/15/11	Explore the Declaration of Independence Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/13/11- 08/15/11	Crack the Code Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    06/13/11- 08/15/11	Scherenschnitte…What’s That? Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    05/26/11	Old Walls within New – Installing Period Rooms in the New Wing of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    05/14/11	Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Free Day Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    04/21/11	The Conservation of Two Rare African American Watercolor Portraits Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    01/20/11	Preserving the Past: The History of Colonial Williamsburg Conservation Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    12/26/10	Celebrate the Holidays with the Eastern Virginia Brass Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    11/24/10- 01/01/12	Dollars, Farthings & Fables: Money & Medals From the Colonial Williamsburg Collection Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    09/02/10	Princes Without a Palace: Tracing African Princes and Captives Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    08/19/10	Princes Without a Palace: Tracing African Princes and Captives Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    08/12/10	Princes Without a Palace: Tracing African Princes and Captives Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    07/15/10	Princes Without a Palace: Tracing African Princes and Captives Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    07/09/10	Star Spangled Brass with the Eastern VA Brass (Smithfield) Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
    07/08/10	Princes Without a Palace: Tracing African Princes and Captives Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

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