Adeline Moses Loeb Gallery
Path to Liberty – Martha, The First Founding Mother Revealed
Preview Event, November 16, 2026
Opening to the Public, November 17, 2026
Washington and Mrs. Washington at Valley Forge, gouache on board, Henry Alexander Ogden (1856-1936), 1936.3.16, Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden, 1936
As part of our broader Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation Semiquincentennial exhibition, this special exhibition will present Martha Washington as never before, with highlights from our permanent collection alongside several extraordinary objects on loan.
This illuminating exhibition centers on Martha Washington as a leader, a role model, a maternal figure, and a trusted partner to her husband, George Washington. It will detail her emergence as a national figure whose influence helped shape early American ideas about leadership, patriotism, and public service.
The preview event will be held on November 16, 2026. It will feature Colonial Williamsburg’s nationally celebrated Martha Washington interpreter, Katherine Pittman, along with remarks from leadership of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York and Daughters of the American Revolution, followed by an optional dinner. The exhibition will be open to the public beginning November 17, 2026.
