The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will host its 78th Annual Antiques Forum from Feb. 19 to 25, 2026. Offered both virtually and in-person, this years conference is organized around the foundations mission statement, That the future may learn from the past. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the 100th anniversary of Colonial Williamsburgs founding, the 2026 forum will explore past inspiration and future influence through the lens of material culture and the decorative arts. Forum attendees will also have an exclusive opportunity to preview Colonial Williamsburg: The First 100 Years, a new exhibition at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg opening Feb. 28, 2026. Curators and scholars from Colonial Williamsburg will be joined by leading experts and collectors from across the nation to present on historic preservation, decorative arts, antiques, architecture, historic costume and more. President and CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, will open the conference with a keynote address that expands upon his museums recent exhibition, Banners of Liberty: Flags that Witnessed the American Revolution. Additional guest presenters include Jeff Evans, decorative arts specialist; Calder Loth, senior architectural historian, Virginia Department of Historic Resources; Amanda Keller, executive director, Wilton House Museum; Elyse Werling, director of interpretation and collections, Preservation Virginia; Samantha Dorsey, independent consultant; Matthew Wood, curator, Castle Howard; William L. Coleman, director of the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Student Center, Brandywine Museum of Art; Janine Skerry, independent consultant; and emerging scholars presenting new scholarship as part of the Carolyn and Michael McNamara Young Scholars Series sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust. To register and view the full conference agenda, visit www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/antiques. The majority of conference activities will take place in the Virginia Room of the Williamsburg Lodge, located at 310 S. England St. in Williamsburg, Va. A variety of exclusive pre- and post-conference activities are available for in-person registrants, as are special room rates at Colonial Williamsburg hotel properties. A limited number of in-person and virtual attendance scholarships are available to students and emerging professionals in relevant positions or programs. Applications are due by Tuesday, Dec. 16. In-person registration is $660 per person through Sunday, Jan. 4, and includes a welcome reception, continental breakfasts, coffee and refreshment breaks, conference reception and dinner, and presentations, as well as access to the conference streaming platform. Virtual-only registration is $150 per person and includes access to all general session presentations through the conference streaming platform. Both in-person and virtual-only registrations include a seven-day ticket voucher to Colonial Williamsburgs Art Museums and Historic Area, valid for redemption through Dec. 31, 2026. Registration and payment in full are required by Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Antiques Forum is sponsored by Roger & Ann Hall and Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections, Mark & Loretta Roman, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Brunk Auctions, The Decorative Arts Trust, Doyle Auctions, Americana Insights, Winterthur Museum, Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, Bayou Bend, and The National Institute of American History & Democracy. Additional information is available at www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/conferences or by calling 1-800-603-0948 toll-free or emailing educationalconferences@cwf.org.