Werowocomoco: Seat of Power - Special Exhibition
Sat, May 15 - Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Werowocomoco was the principal residence of Powhatan, the paramount chief of 30-some Indian tribes in Virginias coastal region at the time English col... [ Read On]
Yorktown Market Days at the River
Sat, May 22 - Sat, Sep 4, 2010
Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, specialty cut flowers, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Marke... [ Read On]
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Museums in and Around Williamsburg, Virginia
Animals, fine art and sea life - oh my! The Williamsburg area has an amazing assortment of museums. Check them out below...
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Enjoy the unrestrained exuberance of American folk art in its new home adjacent to the Wallace Museum. Both Colonial and contemporary artists and craftspeople work outside the mainstream of academic art to record aspects of everyday life, making novel and effective use of the materials at hand. Their creations using bold colors, simplified shapes and imaginative surface patterns, can be seen in the variety of paintings, sculpture, painted furniture, carvings, toys, musical instruments and needlework. 757-220-7984 |
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Bassett Hall
Visit Bassett Hall, the Williamsburg home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Hear the stories of the Rockefeller family visits to Williamsburg during the original days of restoration and reconstruction. Tour the manor house and outbuildings, including a teahouse, smokehouse, kitchen and dairy, as well as the home's surrounding 14 acres of gardens and woodlands. 757-220-7984 |
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DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
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. Musical, live performance and scholarly programs related to the collections are offered at the Hennage Auditorium, along with tours of special exhibitions. 757-220-7984 |
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Historic Jamestowne Archaearium
Objects belong to Jamestown colonists 400 years ago, unearthed from the long lost James Fort site, are showcased in the Archaearium. Discover how archaeologists found the fort and encounter displays of arms and armor, medical instruments, personal objects, ceramics, tools, coins, trade items, musical instruments, games, amusements and food remains. 757-229-1733 |
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Jamestown Settlement
A museum of 17th-century colonial Virginia, Jamestown Settlement chronicles the history of America's first permanent English colony, founded in Virginia in 1607, from its beginnings in the Old World through the first century of its existence and explores the Powhatan Indian, English and west central African cultures that converged there. Features galleries, introductory film and outdoor living-history areas. 757-253-4838 |
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Mariners' Museum
The Mariners' Museum, America's National Maritime Museum, is one of the
largest and most comprehensive maritime museums in the world. For over
70 years, the Museum has illustrated the spirit of seafaring adventure,
assembling a renowned and strikingly diverse collection of maritime
artifacts. The Museum also houses the remains of the one of the most
famous ships in American history, the Civil War ironclad, USS Monitor.
757-596-2222 or 800-581-SAIL |
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Muscarelle Museum
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Muscarelle Museum of Art by visiting our permanent collection and exploring many rotating exhibits. Located on the campus of the College of William and Mary, next to Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, the collection has grown to almost 4,000 works of art from many cultures and historical sites. 757-221-2708 |
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U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Explore the world of Army Transportation at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. Throughout America's military history, the Army's transportation soldiers have been "first in, last out." Experience the history of Army transportation through its equipment and soldiers. Visitors will get a glimpse of soldier's living conditions during Desert Storm and see an actual HMMWV used in Afghanistan. Located on Ft. Eustis. 757-878-1115 |
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Virginia Living Museum
View endangered red wolves. Get up close to a loggerhead turtle and moon jellies. See fish with no eyes and frogs that change colors. Touch live spider crabs and fossilized dinosaur tracks. It's all at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, where living exhibits depict Virginia's natural heritage from mountains to the sea. 757-595-1900 |
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Yorktown Victory Center
A museum of the American Revolution, the Yorktown Victory Center chronicles America's struggle for independence from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation. Thematic exhibits and living-history programs relate the experience of ordinary men and women who lived during the Revolutionary era. Features galleries, film and outdoor living history areas. 757-253-4838 |
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