Designed to help guests plan their visit. Our volunteers and costumed staff lead the 30-minute walks and provide guests with the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests also get an overview of the 18th-century community and learn about the restoration of Williamsburg.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes. Thirty minute tours depart every 10-15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

Enjoy an interactive public audience with a founding father of our nation in the historical context of the 18th century discussing political and social events of the day.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

Enjoy changing exhibitions of American folk art, the colonial and contemporary artists and craftspeople who work outside the mainstream of academic art to record aspects of everyday life. Attend lectures and musical performances in the Hennage Auditorium. Visit the Museum Store and the Museum Café.

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See 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 and the Public Hospital of 1773. Attend lectures and musical performances in the Hennage Auditorium. Visit the Museum Store and the Museum Café.

View Current Exhibits

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

All about Oxen! During this lively program guests will learn the history of these gentle giants and how they were used in the 18th century. Everything - from "yoking" to comparisons to horses to the care and feeding of these important draft animals will be covered during the course of the program.

No Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket required.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

The Apollo Room was the site of many dance assemblies in 18th-century Williamsburg. This makes the room a perfect place to see both theatrical and social dancing performed and to join in to learn this most popular social accomplishment.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes. Space is limited.

Designed to assist guests with planning their visit, this program highlights options families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th-century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to some of the masterworks on exhibit, such as paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and silver.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

The Apollo Room was the site of many dance assemblies in 18th-century Williamsburg. This makes the room a perfect place to see both theatrical and social dancing performed and to join in to learn this most popular social accomplishment.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes. Space is limited.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

Ticketed event.

Master of glass instruments Dean Shostak features a glass violin, spectacular new instruments from around the world, and Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica in this amazing concert.

All tickets $7. Tickets available without Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket.

Reservations or additional tickets required. Call 1-800-HISTORY for prices and reservations.

Designed to assist guests with planning their visit, this program highlights options families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th-century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to the whimsical and fascinating paintings, sculpture, textiles, and more from Mrs. Rockefeller's original collection, for which the museum was founded.

Thirty-minute tours begin at noon and 2 p.m. Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Everyone knows Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence, but how did he decide what to say? Meet the president as he recollects writing the Declaration of Independence and ask him questions about this important document. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Declarations of Independence" at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

This one-hour walking tour takes guests through the stable and carriage facilities and introduces them to the rare breeds conservancy program operated by Colonial Williamsburg. Guests will view the facilities, see some of the animals, and view the various carriages and vehicles owned and operated onsite. Discussion of animal treatment, training, equipment use, and the Coach and Livestock operation is ongoing throughout the tour. This experience includes some hands-on activities, such as trying out a sidesaddle or inspecting a horse's hoof.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. 

Available to Annual Pass members, Good Neighbors, and Hotel Guest Pass holders only. Free reservation required.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to some of the masterworks on exhibit, such as paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and silver.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Shakespeare was a favorite of actors and audiences here in the colonies as well as in England. However, then like today, theater companies rewrote the Bard's words to suit the tastes and sensibilities of their audiences. Scenes, speeches, and even characters themselves were often added, deleted, or changed completely. Enjoy this lively look at how these "improvements" to his plays did, and did not, survive.

Included in all Historic Area or Museum admission passes.

Ticketed event.

Master of glass instruments Dean Shostak features a glass violin, spectacular new instruments from around the world, and Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica in this amazing concert.

All tickets $7. Tickets available without Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket.

Reservations or additional tickets required. Call 1-800-HISTORY for prices and reservations.

Join a museum volunteer in the textile gallery to learn about the latest textile exhibitions on view, and to examine fashion accessories, costumes, and needlework in the textile study drawers.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Guests may enter and exit any time during the program.

Shakespeare was a favorite of actors and audiences here in the colonies as well as in England. However, then like today, theater companies rewrote the Bard's words to suit the tastes and sensibilities of their audiences. Scenes, speeches, and even characters themselves were often added, deleted, or changed completely. Enjoy this lively look at how these "improvements" to his plays did, and did not, survive.

Included in all Historic Area or Museum admission passes.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to the whimsical and fascinating paintings, sculpture, textiles, and more from Mrs. Rockefeller's original collection, for which the museum was founded.

Thirty-minute tours begin at noon and 2 p.m. Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.