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25th Anniversary Lecture Series
at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. Each month, a curator shares details of objects in the Colonial Williamsburg collection. Mark your calendars now for the special Thursday Lecture Series.

A Colonial Williamsburg admissions ticket, museum pass or Good Neighbor Card provides access for the public. All 25th Anniversary lectures are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Hennage Auditorium.

  • Thursday, March 25

    Steve Harley: An Original Life

    Barbara Luck, Curator of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
    Rugged outdoorsman Steve Harley painted a brilliantly colored series of landscapes during his 1920s treks in America’s Great Northwest. Barbara Luck will share the details of his art and his unusual life.


    Multimedia:

    Watch video highlights from lecture

  • Thursday, April 22

    Records of Virtue: Virginia Samplers and Their Makers

    Kimberly Smith Ivey, Associate Curator of Textiles and Historic Interiors
    Kim Ivey will explore the intricate detail and the educational goals behind the remarkable needlework produced by Virginia girls of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

  • Thursday, May 27

    Colonial Gentlemen and the Study of America’s Natural History

    Margaret Pritchard, Curator of Prints, Maps, and Wallpaper
    Colonial American men of means were often fascinated by the study of America’s flora and fauna. Margaret Pritchard will explore their role in sharing the natural wealth of the Americas with European scholars of the day.

  • Thursday, June 17

    Antiques, Copies, & Fakes: When Old Chairs Multiply

    Tara Chicirda, Curator of Furniture
    Eighteenth-century chairs are in high demand, but they aren’t always what they seem. Tara Chicirda will discuss the differences between genuine antiques, old copies, and outright fakes.

  • Thursday, July 22

    “A tolerable advantageous Business”: The Varied Career of Paul Revere

    Janine Skerry, Curator of Metals
    Metals expert Janine Skerry will explore the life and work of Boston silversmith and Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere.

  • Thursday, August 26

    Dirty Old Dishes: Archaeology, Ceramics, and Historic Interiors

    Suzanne Hood, Associate Curator of Ceramics and Glass
    Ceramics expert Suzanne Hood explores the role of historical archaeology in creating the accurate interior settings we see in today’s house museums.

  • Next Lecture:

    Thursday, September 23

    Three Centuries of Quilts in America

    Linda Baumgarten, Curator of Textile and Costumes
    From whole cloth to patchwork to crazy quilts, Linda Baumgarten looks are quilts in America from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

  • Thursday, October 21

    George Washington Sipped Here: Tea and Liberty in 18th-Century Virginia

    Liza Gusler, Product Manager
    Ceramics expert Liza Gusler explores the ritual of tea drinking in colonial Virginia.

  • Thursday, November 18

    A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Prints to Recreate the Past

    Laura Barry, Associate Curator of Prints, Maps, and Paintings
    Laura Barry explores the role of 18th-century prints and other graphics in revealing the day-to-day lives of early Americans.

  • Thursday, December 16

    Decking the Halls: The Evolution of Holiday Decoration at Historic Sites

    Amanda Rosner, Assistant Curator of Historic Interiors
    Amanda Rosner looks at Christmas decorations in the house museum and reveals what is fact and what is fancy.

Programs and exhibitions at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.



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