August 28, 2009 Preservation of the nation's original founding
documents subject of video at CW's Wallace Museum Saving the
National Treasures, a PBS NOVA program, examines the restoration
of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights, in a special showing at Colonial Williamsburg’s
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum’s Hennage Auditorium. On
selected dates through November, the NOVA program not only gives
viewers a fascinating glimpse of cutting-edge preservation
technology, but it also explores the background and meaning of
these documents. “Saving National Treasures” is being shown in
conjunction with Colonial Williamsburg’s “Declarations of
Independence” exhibition. This exhibition showcases the artistic
endeavors of five printer engravers who made the engrossed
copies of the document for its 50th anniversary in 1826 that
have since become an iconic image of American history. Guests
can see the video at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9,
11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23,