Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will host a spring open house Sunday, April 22. The museum will open its doors free of charge to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., allowing visitors to experience the 28-acre estate and former residence of the artist Gari Melchers and his wife Corinne.
![Preschool Palette classes will take place during Sunday's open house at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont.](https://www.umw.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/04/DSC_0021-300x200.jpg)
Featuring complimentary house and studio tours, the open house will allow visitors to stroll the restored gardens and find unique gifts in the museum shop.
Drop-in Preschool Palette classes will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Roots house will be open from noon until 3 p.m., during which time guides will give the public a rare view of the building and share its fascinating history.
Glory Dawgz will be on site to serve gourmet hot dogs.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio is a 28-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, Virginia, a quarter mile west of the intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 17, it is open daily with an admission charge.
For directions and more information, call (540) 654-1015, or visit the museum website at www.GariMelchers.org.