Now on View
Memorable Madonna

 

2008 Garden Wedding and Reception Dates still available

FREE Monthly Woodland Walks

NEW HOURS: 10 - 5, daily, year round, including Sundays

Lovelier than all Else, Curator Talk, Mother's Day @ 2 pm

Beginner Adult Sketching Class, June 8th

Family-Friendly Tours - Daily, June 16 through Labor Day, September 1st

Summer Art Camps

First Saturday in the Garden - Saturday, August 2, 9 - 12 noon

Artists in Their Studios - Sept. 13 - Nov. 23, 2008

“Holidays with the Melchers” Tours - December 1st through January 2, 2009

Holiday Open House - Sunday, December 14, 1-4 pm

Welcome

Gari Melchers Home and Studio, located in Stafford County near Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the former residence of the American figure painter Gari Melchers (1860-1932). The museum consists of the artist's home, studio and gardens. The stone studio and galleries house the largest collection of Melchers' works anywhere.

Gari Melchers was one of the most decorated artists of his day. Today he is relatively unknown. His unvarying ambition to reproduce the essential character of a place and its people was the key to his international success, and yet it caused him to be considered old-fashioned by the close of his career. Nevertheless, his role in the history of American painting is secured because of the legacy of his work preserved at the museum and because, like countless other Americans who made a living through their craft, his story testifies to the full breadth of our country's artistic vibrancy at the opening of the twentieth century.

In 1942, the artist's widow, Corinne Melchers, deeded the property and its collections to the Commonwealth of Virginia as a memorial to her husband. Gari Melchers Home and Studio is administered by the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia. A Virginia and National Historic Landmark, the museum is accredited by The American Association of Museums.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio is member of Historic Artists' Homes and Studios, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, because it exemplifies the best of America's legacy of artistic creation.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio is home to the official Stafford County Visitor Center. The Stafford County Visitor Center is open daily 9 am - 5pm. Visitors will find information about regional attractions, restaurants, hotels and other amenities. Visit www.TourStaffordVa.com or call 800-325-2059 or 540-654-1844 for more information on Stafford County tourism.

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