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

• 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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