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The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

Celebrating its 25th anniversary

DeWitt Wallace Gallery 326 West Francis Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Ticket required.

January 4 – March 14, 2010
Open 10–5 Sunday through Thursday
Open 10–7 Friday and Saturday

March 15, 2010 – January 2, 2011
Open 10–7 daily

Opened in 1985, this museum is home to 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. Attend lectures and musical performances in the Hennage Auditorium.

Enter through the Public Hospital of 1773, a three-part exhibit on mental illness and treatment methods.

The Museum Store offers a range of books, music, jewelry, gifts, and accessories reflecting the museum's collection of 18th and early 19th-century decorative arts.

The Museum Café offers sandwiches, soups, beverages and desserts.
Open 11-4 daily. Download menu

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Programs and exhibitions at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Teen Audio Tour The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg offer a special audio tour written and recorded by teenagers for teenagers called “Teen Takes: A New Angle on Art.” Museum curators augment the teens’ insights during the hour-long tour of 17 decorative arts and folk art pieces. The audio tour devices are available daily at the museum’s front desk in the museum lobby and are free to ticketed guests. Colonial Williamsburg Productions and Antenna Audio Tour produced the tours.