{"id":330,"date":"2007-06-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.umw.edu\/news\/?a=330"},"modified":"2007-06-11T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-11T12:00:00","slug":"gari-melchers-home-and-studio-to-offer-family-fun-learning-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2007\/06\/11\/gari-melchers-home-and-studio-to-offer-family-fun-learning-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Gari Melchers Home and Studio to Offer Family Fun &amp; Learning Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Fredericksburg, Va. &ndash; Gari Melchers Home and Studio is introducing new kid-friendly tours on Saturdays and Sundays from June 16 through Labor Day, September 3.&nbsp;<\/p><p>These special guided tours of Gari Melchers&rsquo; art studio and the 1790s Georgian Revival house he and his wife Corinne shared are geared toward school-age children and their families.&nbsp;&nbsp;They will run approximately 45 minutes, not including optional sketching in the restored gardens and grounds.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Family Fun &amp; Learning Tours will take place Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.&nbsp;Regular admission prices, $10 per adult and $5 per child age 5 and older, apply. Registration is not necessary.&nbsp;Children will receive a souvenir to remember their visit by.<\/p><p>&ldquo;Hands-on objects, archival letters, documents and photographs, and an interactive style of learning will hopefully bring alive the art and life of Gari Melchers for young people,&rdquo; explains Education Coordinator Michelle Crow-Dolby.&nbsp;&ldquo;I hope both locals and out-of-town tourists will take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn and have fun together at Belmont.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><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 part of 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. 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