Historic Threads: Three Centuries of Clothing

Explore antique clothing and accessories from 1600-1860 in this online exhibit.
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New in the Collection

Zoom in close on the latest arrivals at the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums.
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Conserving the Murray Sisters

Walk through the restoration of an 18th-century painting, a modern process that reveals an ancient artist's hand.
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Coins & Currency in Colonial America

"Coins & Currency in Colonial America" examines the diverse types of money jingling in the pockets and purses of our colonial ancestors.
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Mapping Colonial America

Explore colonial maps from Colonial Williamsburg's collection in an online exhibition that includes maps dated from 1587 to 1782.
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Portrait of George Washington

Explore Charles Willson Peale's famous portrait
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Changing Keys

This exhibition explores the evolution of spinets, harpsichords and pianos in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Painters and Paintings in the Early American South

Preparation for a new exhibit unites artists and conservators.

Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe

The accessories that graced the ensembles of history are on display at the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums.

Conservation: Where Art and Science Meet

Museum curators wage daily battle against 10 agents of decay. April 05, 2010

Painters and Paintings in Early American South

from the exhibit Painters and Paintings in Early American South opening March 23, 2013, in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

A Letter from the President

from the article "Dear Eighteenth Century" in the Winter 2011 journal.

Coffee and Chocolate Pots

Coffee and chocolate pots whimsical and ornate graced the 18th-century table.

Wooden Decoy

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Quilt

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Dressing Up

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DeWitt Wallace Museum

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The Organized Piano

September 26, 2016

John Watson, Curator of Musical Instruments and Conservator of Instruments, discusses the Foundation’s organized piano, which first belonged to the St. George Tucker family.

George Washington’s Wallet

January 19, 2015

What was in George Washington’s wallet? Long before the establishment of a standard American currency, there was trade, barter and credit. How were these financial activities handled with the myriad coins and metals in circulation?

Stories in Silver

July 28, 2014

Rare and beautiful silver forms share the social history of their users and their makers. Visit “A Handsome Cupboard of Plate,” an exhibit open now at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

An Organized Piano Restored

March 3, 2014

A new blog launching March 3 follows the restorative conservation of a rare survival: an organized piano. A piano combined with a pipe organ, this unique instrument towered at nine feet tall and seven feet wide.

Its restoration raises questions at every step. Repairing a broken element could mean erasing a piece of the object’s history. Conservator John Watson prepares to meet the challenges publicly in the Organized Piano blog, where he’ll search for the best balance of repair and conservation.