Museum to showcase artists responding to and representing Afro-Caribbean culture WILMINGTON, DE — With a range of artists celebrating the history and artistry of such places as Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago, and a host of performance styles, the Delaware Art Museum is thrilled to feature a lineup of multidisciplinary performances by Afro-Caribbean […]
Continue ReadingFamily-friendly food and music fest returns on May 31, 2019 WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Art Museum’s annual outdoor food and music festival, the Backyard Bash, returns on Friday, May 31, 2019 from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. in its Copeland Sculpture Garden. In partnership with People’s Festival organizers, the Backyard Bash kicks off the summer […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE – The Delaware Art Museum is delighted to announce the inaugural year of the Distinguished Artist Series-a core part of the Museum’s strategic vision to highlight local artists and welcome diverse audiences. This new program celebrates artists who have-for fifty years or more-impacted contemporary art in the greater Wilmington area through their artistic […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE Fairy Tales to Nursery Rhymes: The Droller Collection of Picture Book Art March 2 – May 12, 2019 Gallery 10: The Anthony N. and Catherine A. Fusco Gallery From the Brothers Grimm and Mother Goose to Dinosaur Bob and Bumble-Ardy, engaging stories and captivating images come alive in the art of picture books. […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE – E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) generously fulfilled their $1 million dollar pledge made to the Delaware Art Museum late last year. This gift, which honors the Delaware-based company’s priorities and corporate giving philosophy to invest in its communities, underwrites the Museum’s Free Sundays program. As funding for the arts […]
Continue ReadingPresented by the Delaware Art Museum Council, the Holiday House Tour returns for its 31st year on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m., the self-guided tour features six spectacular homes, decorated for the holidays, and especially chosen for the theme “Celebrating Timeless Classics.” The Museum Council enlisted Dewson […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE – Delaware Art Museum 2019 Exhibition Schedule The Lopers on Film February 23-May 12, 2019 Gallery 9 Edward Loper, Sr. is one of Delaware’s most celebrated artists, having lived his entire life in the state and taught generations of local artists. His son, Loper, Jr., was equally prolific, taught at the Christina Cultural […]
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DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation and the Delaware Zoological Society will open the Brandywine Zoo for the season with a weekend of festivities from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, March 10, and Sunday, March 11, 2018. Visitors can tour the zoo’s “Curiosity Learning Stations,” and learn from zookeepers what the animals did during […]
Continue ReadingDNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced that the “Swinging Bridge,” a pedestrian foot bridge in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, will be closed on weekdays beginning Monday, February 12, 2018. The bridge will be open for weekend use. The Swinging Bridge straddles the Brandywine River between North and South Park Drives. The closure is necessary […]
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