UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris recently went on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to provide an update on happenings at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Museum. Listen here.

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UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris recently went on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to provide an update on happenings at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Museum. Listen here.

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University of Mary Washington Museums Executive Director Scott Harris appeared on Town Talk with Ted Schubel on WFVA, joining Washington Heritage Museum’s Anne Darron to discuss how the pandemic and social unrest has impacted local museums – and what the future looks like. Listen here.

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University of Mary Washington Museums Executive Director Scott Harris discussed upcoming programs at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Museum downtown on Town Talk with Ted Schubel. Listen here.

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Fredericksburg, VA: Two museums administered by the University of Mary Washington—Gari Melchers Home and Studio and the James Monroe Museum—will reopen to the public on Monday, March 15 after a three-month shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Both museums will be open to general visitors only, with no public programs or facility rentals through the end […]

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UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris and Belmont Assistant Director and Curator Joanna Catron were interviewed for an article in The Free Lance-Star about the restoration of the “horseshoe staircase” at Belmont.Some stories are quick turnarounds I can share mere hours after learning the details. Today’s story—about the removal and restoration of the “horseshoe staircase” […]

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