Events at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg including live theatre in the Hennage Auditorium
Colonial Williamsburg has holiday programs all throughout December at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg & Hennage Auditorium (located on the lower floor of the Museum). Here are the ones for January 2023. Most of these programs are included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass but a few may require a separate ticket in addition to your museum admission or Good Neighbor Pass and one requires a free reservation. Each event below indicates tickets needed.
Museum Theater & in Hennage Auditorium Schedule: January 2023
Some events are included in museum admission and some have a separate ticket. Both are indicated below in the event description
A Taste of Freedom – Saturday 4, 11, 18 and 25 in February at 1:30 p.m.
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved men, women, and children gained freedom and sanctuary by escaping to Union camps in the South. Learn about one of those men, Americus Weston, and his journey to freedom. (45 minutes) Included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass
DIY Craft: Quilting – Thursdays from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm through June 8 (there are some exceptions so click the link below) – Join in at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the quilt and the maker, then enjoy a mini quilting project. $5 fee plus admission or a Good Neighbor Pass. More Info
Tour: Black Artists and Artisans – Tuesdays from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. Tour the museum galleries, including the “I Made This” exhibition, to explore decorative arts and folk art made by Black American artists and artisans. Museum admission (or Good Neighbor Pass) and Free reservation is required. INFO
God is My Rock – Monday, January 16 and every Monday in February at 1:30 p.m.
Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom. Discover the life of Pastor Gowan Pamphlet and Old Paris, a first-generation Ibo African. (45 minutes) Included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass.
Domestic Diversions – Friday, January 27, February 10 & 24, and March 10 at 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Imagine an 18th-century Williamsburg home and listen to music best suited for these intimate settings on the organizedpiano, a rare organ-piano hybrid instrument built in 1799. In the exhibition “Making Music in Early America.” (20 minutes) Included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass.
Public Hospital Visit – Mondays at 2:00 p.m. Jan – March 6 (except on Feb 27)
Tour the reconstructed Public Hospital of 1773 and chat with a historian about Mental Health Care in the 18th century. (30 minutes) Free reservation required. Please visit a ticket office or call our Guest Services at (888) 965-7254.
Backstory – Tuesdays in January 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Explore the hidden stories behind the objects on display, such as paintings, ceramics, textiles, and more. Discover who made the object, why, and how it wound up in the Colonial Williamsburg collection. (30 minutes) Included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass.
Pop-Up Archaeology – Tuesdays and Thursdays, in January 2023 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Archaeologists will be on hand to talk with you about our ongoing excavations at the Custis Square, First Baptist Church, and Powder Magazine archaeology sites and show off some of the recently unearthed artifacts. Included in admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass
Behind Closed Drawers – Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. in January and Wednesdays from 2 – 3 pm March 15 – June 7, 2023
Drop in and peer into the textile study drawers to examine antique clothing, accessories, and household textiles from Colonial Williamsburg’s collections. You only need your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass for entry.
A Quilter’s Story – Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. Join us at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the quilt and the maker, then enjoy a mini quilting project. (1 hour) $5 program ticket in addition to your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass.
Art Stop – Fridays and Saturdays in January from 2-4 p.m. (not offered on January 27 and 28). Saturdays in February & March and Fridays & Saturdays April – June 10, 2023
Portraits, quilts, prints, and sculptures provide great ideas for your own crafts. After exploring the galleries, drop by the Education Studio to create a work of art inspired by an object on exhibit. You only need your day pass or your annual membership or Good Neighbor Pass for entry.
SPECIAL TOURS EXCLUSIVELY FOR ART MUSEUMS MEMBERS
Free reservations required. Exclusively for Art Museums Members. To book your reservation, please visit a ticket office or call Guest Services at 888.965.7254.
Art Museums Members: Stitched in Time: American Needlework – Thurs, Jan. 26 at 9:45 a.m.
Art Museum Members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition Stitched in Time with Kim Ivey, senior curator of textiles. Meet Kim in Wolf Hall. (1 hour) Free reservations required. Exclusively for Art Museums Members. To book your reservation, please visit a ticket office or call Guest Services at 888.965.7254.
Art Museums Members: Promoting America – Tuesday, January 24 at 9:45 a.m.
Art Museum Members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition Promoting America: Maps of the Colonies and the New Republic with Katie McKinney, associate curator of prints and maps. Meet Katie in Wolf Hall. (1 hour) Free reservations required. Exclusively for Art Museums Members. To book your reservation, please visit a ticket office or call Guest Services at 888.965.7254.
Art Museums Members: English Portraits – Wednesday January 18 at 9:45 a.m.
Art Museum Members are invited to a private tour of our exhibition of English portraits with Kate Rogers, assistant curator of paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Meet Kate in Wolf Hall for a tour of these special paintings. (1 hour) Free reservations required. Exclusively for Art Museums Members. To book your reservation, please visit a ticket office or call Guest Services at 888.965.7254.
TOURS Included in museum admission.
At a Glance: Museums Introduction – Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg have daily live theatre, art projects for kids, and so much more. Your Good Neighbors Pass, Annual Membership, day pass or museum ticket will get you into the Art Museums and The Hennage Auditorium located inside the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. If an extra fee is needed it will be mentioned below or at the link on each event. Most programming is included with your Pass or day ticket. Programming is wonderful as is the newly renovated Museum.
Hennage Auditorium
301 S Nassau St
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Programs are subject to change. You can find the latest information at colonialwilliamsburg.org.
Love CW programs but always find it a nuisance to see what’s on when and where— wish I could just get a daily calendar of what is where, when….
and a daily list of Hennage events.thank you!!!!!
And beautiful big trees replanted at p 6? The lot where the wonderful huge trees have just been knocked down! And, my friends and I have no idea how to use the lot behind the book store— so— we don’t. Nor do we know what to do at the Garage. LOVE the ice rink and hot chocolate hut!!!! Love CW!
Hi Nanci
We have the Hennage programs listed on our Daily Calendar. Also Colonial Williamsburg now has each program listed if you visit their calendar page. Usually because of the time of day that the Hennage Programs run they are usually listed at the bottom of the days events.
Here is our Calendar
Here is CW Calendar
Also there is free parking in the lot across from the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg – best place to park when visiting the historic area. There is a detour to enter but just follow the signs then you can walk right in to the Museums.