Annual Antiques Forum: "That the Future May Learn from the Past"

Name: Annual Antiques Forum: "That the Future May Learn from the Past"
Start: 2026-02-19T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-25T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Colonial Williamsburg

Schedule

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am to Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA

The 78th Annual Antiques Forum: “That the Future May Learn from the Past”
Join leading experts and explore extraordinary collections from the United States and abroad as we commemorate 250 years of American independence and 100 years of Colonial Williamsburg. This year’s Forum dives into how the past inspires the future through material culture and the decorative arts.
Program Highlights:
🔹 Scott Stephenson (Museum of the American Revolution) — Banners of Liberty: Flags that Witnessed the American Revolution
🔹 Jeff Evans — The German Shrank in Virginia
🔹 Calder Loth — The Colonial Revival Before Colonial Williamsburg
🔹 Amanda Keller, Elyse Wering & Samantha Dorsey — Preservation and Reinterpretation at Wilton and Scotchtown
🔹 Matthew Wood — Castle Howard: Restoration of an English Country House
🔹 William L. Coleman — The Designed Worlds of the Wyeths
🔹 Janine Skerry — Paul Revere and the Silver Shop Daybooks
🔹 Young Scholars Series presented by the Decorative Arts Trust
Plus, Colonial Williamsburg curators present fresh scholarship on:
🔹 Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s collecting legacy
🔹 Early Craft House history
🔹 The new exhibition Colonial Williamsburg: The First 100 Years
🔹 Archaeology, archives, and the “Original 88”
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to offer a limited number of student scholarships to attend the 78th Annual Antiques Forum: That the Future May Learn From the Past. Learn more about this on our website: www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/research/educational-conferences-forums-symposiums/antiques-forum
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🔹 In-Person: February 6, 2026
🔹 Virtual-Only: February 18, 2026