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Gari Melchers Home and Studio To Offer Expanded Hours
March 26, 2008
Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont has announced plans to expand its hours of operation. Beginning April 1, the museum will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The museum will be open year-round, including Sundays. The Stafford County Visitor Center will continue to be open from 9 to 5 p.m.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio is a 26-acre estate and former residence of the artist Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne. The property, which is operated by the University of Mary Washington, is both a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. Located at 224 Washington St. in Falmouth, Va., a quarter mile west of the intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 17, it is open daily with an admission charge. The museum also serves as the official Stafford County Visitor Center.
For directions and other information, call (540) 654-1015 or visit the museum website at www.GariMelchers.org.
News release prepared by Brynn Boyer
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