Wilton House Museum

🌎⚔️The American Revolution wasn’t just America’s fight. It shook the world! On June 26th, professor of history and award-winning author, Richard Bell, brings a sweeping global perspective to this pivotal conflict, tracing its impact from India to Ireland, the Caribbean to Canada.

Join us for this unforgettable deep dive into the American Revolution on a global scale at Wilton House Museum.

🕰️ Friday, June 26th | 6–8 PM
🍷🧀Wine & cheese reception to follow
📚Copies of Bell’s book for sale
🎟️Virtual & in person ticket options (https://app.theauxilia.com/Event/richardbell_lecture)
📍215 S. Wilton Rd., Richmond

🌞Jammin’ on the James: The Ham Biscuits
🗓️Saturday, June 20th | 4-7pm
🏠House Tours 4-6pm
🎶Live Music & Italian Ice () 5-7pm
🌦️Rain or Shine
🎟️ Online $5/person or $10 at the door
 
💭Lecture: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World with Richard Bell
🗓️Friday, June 26th | 6-8pm
🍷Wine Reception to follow
🎟️$10 in-person or $5 virtual recording
 
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🌞 Summer nights on the James River? Music to our ears! Join us at Wilton House Museum for Jammin’ on the James three evenings of tours, treats, and live music on the lawn.

Jammin’ Timeline:
🖼️ House Tours: 4–6pm
🎶 Live Music & 🍧 Italian Ice from Good Vices: 5–7pm

🧺 Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair or blanket, and settle in for great music and gorgeous river views.
🚗 On-site parking is limited, but no worries—our neighborhood shuttle will keep things moving. Follow the parking attendants’ directions so everything flows safely, and carpool when you can.

Concert Line-up:
🗓️ June 20 — The Ham Biscuits
🗓️ July 11 — Buckshot Roberts
🗓️ August 8 — Grace Street Seven - Vintage Jazz Band

🎟️ Tickets are ONLY $5/concert when you buy ahead online www.wiltonhousemuseum.org, or $10 at the door

🌦️ If rain tries to crash the party, the concert simply pops indoors to our spacious lecture hall.

This original cornice from 1753 once crowned the rooms of Wilton House, but hidden within it is something even more personal: the signature of Sampson Darrell, a craftsman who helped shape the house itself. A rare and powerful reminder of the hands behind the history.

When the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America stepped in to save Wilton, details like this weren’t lost, they were uncovered, protected, and given new life.

What looks like just a fragment is actually a voice from 1753, still speaking.

See how small details tell powerful stories in “The Women Who Saved Wilton.” 🏛️✨
Because preservation isn’t just about buildings, it’s about the people who left their mark.

Visit Wilton Wednesday - Saturday
10am - 4pm

This original cornice from 1753 once crowned the rooms of Wilton House, but hidden within it is something even more personal: the faint signature of Sampson Darrell, a craftsman who helped shape the house itself. A rare and powerful reminder of the hands behind the history.

When the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America stepped in to save Wilton, details like this weren’t lost, they were uncovered, protected, and given new life.

What looks like just a fragment is actually a voice from 1753, still speaking.

Come see how small details tell powerful stories in “The Women Who Saved Wilton.” 🏛️✨
Because preservation isn’t just about buildings, it’s about the people who left their mark.

This 18th century sickle, found on the original Wilton House Plantation Site, was once used to harvest wheat by hand, a task that took days of back breaking labor in Virginia’s fields, much of it carried out by enslaved people whose work sustained the plantation.
Even more intriguing, an X-ray revealed a mysterious maker’s mark that historians still can’t identify. Was it imported or forged locally?
Objects like this are helping us piece together the hidden stories of Wilton’s past.

Come see what else has been discovered in “Wilton Uncovered” and explore the artifacts that are rewriting what we know about the site.
History is waiting beneath the surface. Come uncover it.

We are back and ready for your visit!

Wilton House Museum is open to the public on Saturday, April 4th.

✨ FREE guided tours on the hour from 10AM – 4PM all day
🖼️ Two dynamic exhibitions on view: “Wilton Uncovered” and “The Women Who Saved Wilton”
🌞 Enjoy our back terrace with a book or a picnic, while admiring the beautiful river views

See you soon!

In honor of Lafayette Day, we’d like to announce our most Revolutionary open house of the year…
 
⭐️CAMP WILTON⭐️

🗓️ Saturday, May 2nd
🕰️ 11am – 4pm
📍 Wilton House Museum | 215 S. Wilton Rd.
 
Step into Colonial life and the Revolutionary War at Camp Wilton! This free, family-friendly open house brings history to life with living history demonstrations, colonial games, puppet shows, doll making, and the chance to meet the Marquis de Lafayette. Inspired by Lafayette’s 1781 encampment at Wilton, it’s a day of hands-on fun for all ages.
 
Wilton: Where Revolutionaries Once Gathered
Registration is free and recommended - link in bio

Calling all Girl Scouts! 💚

Wilton House Museum is hosting a special genealogy workshop, “A Sister to Every Girl Scout,” for registered middle and high school scouts who want to learn more about the past. Scouts can earn a Wilton House Museum badge while stepping into history with a guided tour of the 1753 Wilton House, which explores the paradox of hardship amidst elegance, and how the past continues to shape life in America today.

After the tour, participants will be introduced to genealogy, learn why family history matters, and explore how to research and analyze historical records. To finish, scouts will get creative by making their own family legacy book, beginning the journey of preserving their family stories 📜⭐️

Join us at Wilton House Museum
Sunday, April 26th 1 PM–3 PM 🕰️

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