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Colonial Williamsburg News

• Art Museums Reach New Audiences Online Through Sotheby’s Partnership
  When you have world-class collections such as we have at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg (known individually as the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, now celebrating its 60th anniversary year, and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum), you want to share them with as broad an audience as possible beyond the visitors who...Read More » […]
• Haunting on DoG Street Returns!
  Join us as we celebrate the Halloween season with new evening programs, ghost tours, spooky carriage rides, museum talks, and trick-or-treating on DoG Street. Special Events Trick-or-Treating on DoG Street Saturday and Sunday, October 28 and 29 | 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. This Halloween season, Colonial Williamsburg depicts a world turned upside down. The British hav […]
• John Ross Hamant, 1949 – 2017: An Appreciation
  It is with heavy hearts that we note the passing of longtime Colonial Williamsburg Foundation employee and veteran character interpreter, John Hamant.  Mr. Hamant, a Baltimore native, earned a bachelor’s degree in theater production and a master’s degree in acting and directing from the University of Arizona, but it was his love of archaeology that first...R […]
• Handling the Heat: Animal Safety & High Temperatures
  The heat index soared this weekend, and that naturally raises questions about safety—for both our costumed interpreters and animals. Besides plenty of water, breaks, and shade, Coach & Livestock utilizes a heat index policy for working animals.  Cattle—like dogs—cannot sweat, so they are removed from work when the heat index reaches 95°.  Horses can swea […]
• THE WORD ON DOG STREET: REVERSING ATTENDANCE TRENDS
  The word on DoG Street is that the program changes at Colonial Williamsburg over the past few years have led to a decline in attendance. In fact, just the opposite is true. In 2014, after President Mitchell Reiss and his new team brought innovative program changes to CW, attendance rose after a seven-year decline. For...Read More »