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Museum Multimedia
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New in the Collection
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Conserving the Murray Sisters
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Coins & Currency in Colonial America
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Mapping Colonial America
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Past and Present: Conservation: Where Art and Science Meet
Museum curators wage daily battle against 10 agents of decay. April 05, 2010
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Coffee and Chocolate Pots
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New Life for the Carolina Room
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Folk Art
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Snapshots from a Williamsburg Collection
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Medals Lasser Collection
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Wooden Decoy
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Quilt
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Dressing Up
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DeWitt Wallace Museum
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Apr 26
2010Weapons of War
Muskets, swords, buttons and drums convey powerful memories of the soldiers who claimed them. Curator Erik Goldstein highlights some of his favorite military treasures from the Colonial Williamsburg collections.
Additional resources- Learn more about the Governor's Palace.
- Learn more about the Geddy Gunsmith and Founder.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Apr 5
2010Conservation, Where Art and Science Meet
Museum conservators wage daily battle against 10 agents of decay. Exhibit Curator Emily Williams outlines the plan of attack in "Conservation, Where Art and Science Meet."
Additional resources- Learn more about the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
- Learn more about Electronic Field Trips.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced and video podcasts.
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Mar 15
2010New 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.
Additional resources- Browse our collections in eMuseum.
- Learn more about the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jan 11
2010Pottery With a Past
Stoneware held a place in every household. Curators Janine Skerry and Suzanne Hood describe the innumerable forms.
Additional resources- Learn more about Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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May 25
2009Migrating Cultures
Foreign tools and family treasures came to America like stowaways in immigrants' baggage. Trish Balderson retraces migration's story through museum objects.
Additional resources- Learn more about museum programs.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jan 26
2009Mourning Art
Tangible expressions of grief keep lost loved ones close. Curator Kim Ivey explains the customs of mourning art.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Nov 24
2008The Carolina Room
Modern-day curators focus on reversible restoration techniques. Conservator Shelley Svoboda describes the renewal of the Carolina Room.
Additional resources- Read New Life for the Carolina Room from the Summer 2008 journal.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Aug 11
2008Captured 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.
Additional resources- Learn more about the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Apr 14
2008Fakes and Forgeries
Fakes and phonies are stopped with a squint. Curator John Davis discusses the subtleties of form.
Additional resources- Learn more about The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Mar 10
2008A 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.
Additional resources- Learn more about the technology of conservation.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Mar 3
2008Treasure Keepers
Good as new isn't always as good as old. Curator John Watson talks about conservation at Colonial Williamsburg.
Additional resources- Learn more about The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jan 28
2008Mythical Beasts, Magical Creatures
Dragons, mermaids and griffins lurk in the museum collections. Christina Westenberger leads the hunt.
Additional resources
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Dec 17
2007A 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.
Additional resources- Visit our family of museums.
- See "The Joys of Toys" slideshow.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jun 11
2007Caring for the Mentally Ill
Williamsburg's Public Hospital was the first facility for the treatment of the mentally ill in British North America.
Additional resources- Read about the Public Hospital.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jan 15
2007Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens
Curator Erik Goldstein describes the antecedents of modern coinage in a new exhibit at the DeWitt Wallace Museum.
Additional resources- View the online exhibit.
- Read "How Much is That in Today's Money?" from the Summer 2002 Journal.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Jan 8
2007Museum 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.
Additional resources- Learn more about the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's family of museums.
- Explore an on-line version of the exhibit, "Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens: Coins and Currency in Colonial America."
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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Oct 24
2005Making museum exhibits come alive
Christina Westenberger discusses creative museum programs for children, school groups, and families.
Quicktime 7 (free) is required to view the enhanced podcasts.
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