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Item Description

History lovers, art lovers, art history lovers, you won't want to miss this! Enjoy a getaway to Historic Colonial Williamsburg! Includes a $600 gift card to Colonial Williamsburg. This card does it all. It's valid at any Colonial Williamsburg ticket office, store, restaurant, or resort property. The highlight of your trip: an exclusive, in-depth tour of the painting conservation lab for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation! Led by Senior Painting Conservator (and aunt of Burke students!), Shelley Svoboda, the tour will enable you to have an up close view into the ongoing conservation work on the diverse painting collection supporting the exhibitions on view in the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Folk art, fine art and everything in between! Come to see the unique collections undergoing professional conservation in the state-or-the-art lab. [View new acquisitions before they go on view.] Shelley's 16 years of work on the Foundation's paintings provide rich knowledge about this unique, fascinating and ever expanding collection.

Item Special Note

Expires April 18, 2021. Colonial Williamsburg gift certificate can be redeemed for merchandise or services at participating Colonial Williamsburg stores, ticket offices, hotels, restaurants, spa, tennis, and golf courses. Visit the Colonial Williamsburg website to learn more about where gift cards are accepted. Discounts and promotions do not apply to this item. No refunds. 

The tour is for two to four people. Students and young people welcome, but please, 12+ (or mature) and accompanied by an adult. Mutually agreeable date to be arranged as far in advance as possible. A weekday tour/visit is preferred, but a weekend is possible with advance planning.

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