Preservation assistant Emily Campbell, right, carries a sword to be packaged and removed from the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. 
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Senior Art Preparator carefully removes the swords from the inside of the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. VIDEO HERE
A lot of muskets await being cleaned at the Colonial Williamsburg conservation lab on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. The arms collection from Colonial Williamsburg Governor’s Palace will receive general maintenance and re-displayed after the Palace main entrance restorations are complete.
Colonial Williamsburg is embarking on a dramatic makeover of the iconic arms display at the Governor’s Palace. The hope is to create similar displays from related 18th-century England displays with a light colored backdrop. (Aileen Devlin/Daily Press) MORE PHOTOS HERE PAINTING VIDEO