\nGari Melchers Home and Studio will offer Family Fun and Learning Tours daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Monday, June 16 through Labor Day.<\/p>
\nThe 45-minute family friendly program allows guests to observe, discuss and explore art and history. After the tour, visitors are encouraged to extend their experience by sketching outside. <\/p>
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 and older and free for members Friends of Belmont. Registration is not needed.<\/p>
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 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum also serves as the official Stafford County Visitor Center.<\/p>
For directions and more information, contact Michelle Crow-Dolby at (540) 654-1851 or visit the museum website at www.GariMelchers.org. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gari Melchers Home and Studio will offer Family Fun and Learning Tours daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Monday, June 16 through Labor Day. The 45-minute family friendly program allows guests to observe, discuss and explore art and history. After the tour, visitors are encouraged to extend their experience by sketching outside. Admission is $10 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[],"topics":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-stories","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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