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Conferences, Forums, and Workshops
The office of Conferences, Forums and Workshops presents a broad range of high-quality programs that address issues of historical and contemporary significance as well as focusing on the decorative arts, material culture, historic trades and horticulture. Colonial Williamsburg's skilled professionals are joined by distinguished members of the academic and professional communities to present these programs.
Join us for the Garden Symposium, Working Wood, the Antiques Forum, and other programs for a rewarding learning experience.
Please bookmark this site and check back frequently for new offerings. Special conference rates are available for programs at Colonial Williamsburg's official hotels. To make room and dining reservations, call (757) 220-7255 Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m.
Program Information and Online Registration
2012
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September 25-28
Early Music Festival
Spark your love for the sounds of the 18th century with the Early Music Festival. It's a four-day tribute to the melodic music of colonial America that includes rare music demonstrations and a special baroque performance by dancer Paige Whitley-Bauguess and trumpet soloist Barry Bauguess.
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November 8-10
(Note: Date Change)Influences on American Quilts: Baltimore to Bengal
American bed quilts display a variety of design influences. These influences came from textiles imported from Asia, the Mediterranean, northern Europe, and the United Kingdom, as well as the diverse groups of people who immigrated to the colonies and later to the United States. This symposium will explore these multifaceted influences through a series of formal lectures, juried papers, and tours.
November 11-12
Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Symposium
The Twelve Days of Christmas
2013
January 20-23 and 24-27
Working Wood in the Eighteenth Century
April 14-15
67th Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium
May 30 - June 2
2013 joint meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) and the Historical Keyboard Society of North America (HKS-NA)
The 2013 joint meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) and the Historical Keyboard Society of North America (HKS-NA) will convene in Williamsburg, Virginia, within the timeframe of May 30 to June 2, 2013. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is host for a program of concerts, recitals, papers, meals, and museums.
Step into an eighteenth-century landscape including restored colonial architecture, historic trades, period costume, and many other extensively researched aspects of life and culture in colonial Virginia. See and hear period instruments in period spaces. Look behind the scenes at study collections of instruments and other historic objects, conservation laboratories, library collections, and other research facilities.
The featured exhibit, "Changing Keys: Keyboard Instruments for America 1770-1830," elegantly presents 27 examples from the collection, most exhibited for the first time.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Post Office Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Fax: (757) 565-8921
Telephone: (757) 220-7255
Toll free: (800) 603-0948
Email: dchapman@cwf.org
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