Be our guest! Step back in time to experience life at Belmont when American artist Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne lived here.Free Admission Sundays in January: Sunday, Jan. 12 10am – 4pm Sunday, Jan. 19 10am – 4pm Sunday, Jan. 26 10am – 4pmGari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont 224 Washington Street, Falmouth, […]
Executive Director of University Museums Scott Harris shared updates on UMW’s Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont in Stafford and James Monroe Museum in Fredericksburg on WFVA Radio’s ‘Town Talk.’ Listen to the segment.
Let’s Go to the Fair! Thursday, September 8, 10:30am Gari Melchers Home & StudioGari Melchers Home & Studio is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Richmond Chapter, to offer Picturing New Connections—a small, welcoming program for people with early stage memory loss, their families or care partners. These interactive tours include guided discussions in the […]
At its annual meeting on March 27, 2022, the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. presented the E. Boyd Graves Preservation Award to Gari Melchers Home and Studio for restoration of the ca. 1850 Horseshoe Staircase at Belmont. The museum shared the award with project Dominion Traditional Building Group of Marshall, Virginia and Stokes of England Blacksmithing […]
Gari Melchers Home and Studio will host its Spring Symposium event, “Made for the Shade,” on April 2. Bryce Lane will give two talks, “Heads Up: The Importance of Light in Plant Growth” and “Shade Tolerant Plants That Add Color and Texture.” The public is invited to learn how to measure light outside and how […]
