JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT PRESENTS
‘THE WORLD OF 1607’

 February 2008—The one-year special exhibition “The World of 1607,” opened in April 2007 for the 400th-anniversary commemoration of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, places America’s first permanent English colony in a global context, portraying a larger world of discovery, strife, expansion, innovation, artistic expression and cultural exchange.

 Jamestown Settlement is a living-history museum of 17th-century Virginia operated by the state’s Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

The exhibition, which continues through April 9, 2008, has been presented in four distinct cycles, each with its own topics and iconic artifacts from national institutions and eminent private collections.  Developed in collaboration with a group of 28 internationally recognized scholars, “The World of 1607” focuses on worldwide intellectual and cultural developments during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Sub-Saharan African kingdoms, the Ottomans as a world power and Russia during 1607-1613 are among seven topics featured in the fourth and concluding cycle of “The World of 1607.”  The fourth cycle also considers the beginnings of globalization, scientific achievement in Europe and the Islamic world, and the relationship of church and state.  Finely crafted decorative objects and cloth, books, maps, scientific instruments, and military and equestrian accouterments are exhibited.

 Jamestown Settlement is located on State Route 31 just southwest of Williamsburg.  The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.  Admission is $13.50 for adults and $6.25 for ages 6-12.  A combination ticket is available with the Yorktown Victory Center.  A combination ticket is available with the Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution. 

For more information, call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838.

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