Museum Multimedia

Interactive & Online Exhibits

Learn more about our online exhibits.

• Conserving the Murray Sisters

  Walk through the restoration of an 18th-century painting, a modern process that reveals an ancient artist's hand.

  

• 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.

  

• Mapping Colonial America

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

  

• New in the Collection

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

  

Slideshows

• Coffee and Chocolate Pots

  

• New Life for the Carolina Room

  from the Summer 08 Journal

  

• Folk Art

  from the Christmas 05 Journal

  

• Snapshots from a Williamsburg Collection

  from the Summer 03 Journal

  

• Medals Lasser Collection

  from the Winter 02-03 Journal

  

Downloads

• Wooden Decoy

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• Quilt

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• Dressing Up

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• DeWitt Wallace Museum

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Podcasts

• This week's podcast: March 15, 2010

  New in the Collection

  

  Objects rare and poignant joined the Colonial Williamsburg museum collections in 2009. Chief Curator and Vice President for Collections, Conservation and Museums Ron Hurst describes the finds.Comment.

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• Jan 11 2010

  Pottery With a Past

  Stoneware held a place in every household. Curators Janine Skerry and Suzanne Hood describe the innumerable forms.

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• May 25 2009

  Migrating Cultures

  Foreign tools and family treasures came to America like stowaways in immigrants' baggage. Trish Balderson retraces migration's story through museum objects.

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• Jan 26 2009

  Mourning Art

  Tangible expressions of grief keep lost loved ones close. Curator Kim Ivey explains the customs of mourning art.

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• Nov 24 2008

  The Carolina Room

  Modern-day curators focus on reversible restoration techniques. Conservator Shelley Svoboda describes the renewal of the Carolina Room.

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• Aug 11 2008

  Captured Colors

  Four flags survive through battle and time against equally long odds. Curator Erik Goldstein talks about a compelling new exhibit at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

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• Apr 14 2008

  Fakes and Forgeries

  Fakes and phonies are stopped with a squint. Curator John Davis discusses the subtleties of form.

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• Mar 10 2008

  A Rarity Restored

  Two artists collaborate across the centuries: one working with a brush, and the other with a micro spatula. Curator Barbara Luck and conservator Pam Young describe the restoration of a rare watercolor.

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• Mar 3 2008

  Treasure Keepers

  Good as new isn't always as good as old. Curator John Watson talks about conservation at Colonial Williamsburg.

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• Jan 28 2008

  Mythical Beasts, Magical Creatures

  Dragons, mermaids and griffins lurk in the museum collections. Christina Westenberger leads the hunt.

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• Dec 17 2007

  A Child's-Eye View

  Old toy trains and sprawling dollhouses connect imaginations through the span of years. Curator Jan Gilliam has the happy task of laying them out.

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• Jun 11 2007

  Caring for the Mentally Ill

  Williamsburg's Public Hospital was the first facility for the treatment of the mentally ill in British North America.

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• Jan 15 2007

  Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens

  Curator Erik Goldstein describes the antecedents of modern coinage in a new exhibit at the DeWitt Wallace Museum.

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• Jan 8 2007

  Museum Renovation

  Vice President of Collections and Museums Ron Hurst says refreshed exhibits and gallery spaces make two of Colonial Williamsburg's museums warm, welcoming, and inviting.

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• Oct 24 2005

  Making museum exhibits come alive

  Christina Westenberger discusses creative museum programs for children, school groups, and families.

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