Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
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Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
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Garden & Estate Insider: Daffodils of Winterthur
Garden & Estate Insider: Daffodils of Winterthur
Learn about the history, care, and future plans of the dazzling daffodil collection at Winterthur with Lori Shnick, associate curator, plant records and GIS, and Emily Perry, plant curatorial and …
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America’s Tapestry Project Demonstration
America’s Tapestry Project Demonstration
Be a part of America’s 250th anniversary. America’s Tapestry is a project featuring 13 hand-embroidered panels, one for each of the original colonies, illustrating the diverse stories of individual contributions–many …
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Garden to Vase: Spring Basket
Garden to Vase: Spring Basket
Use herbs and flowers to design a mixed basket that will bring the spring season into your home. Registration required by March 22. $90; $80 for Members. Sold out. Join …
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. Plus, enjoy a special …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Member Bloom Report Guided Garden Walk
Member Bloom Report Guided Garden Walk
Exclusively for Members! Discover the beauty of the spring garden on a walking tour led by Collin Hadsell, lead horticulturist. See what’s in bloom and explore unseen or off-the-beaten-path areas …
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
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Member-Exclusive Easter Egg Hunt
Member-Exclusive Easter Egg Hunt
Hop on down with your little bunnies to hunt for Easter eggs in the garden. While you’re here, stop in the Galleries for Spring Fling. Members only; Members free. Registration …
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Objects Up Close Virtual Series
Objects Up Close Virtual Series
Folk Binding: The Joseph Stidham Diary A ropemaker and wire weaver from Wilmington, Delaware, Joseph H. Stidham (1788–1870) was also an active diarist who bound his own notebooks using whatever …
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Birding Walk
Birding Walk
Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur, including wetlands, meadows, and the woodlands along Clenny Run. Observe resident birds as well as migrating raptors, warblers, …
Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
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Garden & Estate Insider: These Are a Few of My Favorite Trees
Garden & Estate Insider: These Are a Few of My Favorite Trees
Enjoy a guided walk through the garden, highlighting the stories and attributes of some of Winterthur’s specimen trees, with Carol Long, manager of the garden. Included with admission. Members free. …
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Off the Shelf: Advertising and Trade Literature
Off the Shelf: Advertising and Trade Literature
The history of selling goods and services is thrilling to behold! See eye-catching historical mail order catalogues, fascinating early price lists, and surprising sales sample books that demonstrate how craftspeople …
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. Plus, enjoy a special …
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Conservation Clinic
Conservation Clinic
Bring in cherished objects and learn how to preserve them for future generations. From family quilts and photo albums to ceramics, portraits, furniture, and everything in between, conservation staff and …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Spring Fling
Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear …
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Join Chris Strand, director of Winterthur, on a special walk highlighting interesting and seldom seen parts of the landscape. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. …
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Member Bonus Shopping Days
Member Bonus Shopping Days
Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month, Friday–Sunday.
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Daffodil Day
Daffodil Day
Celebrate Henry Francis du Pont’s lifelong passion for daffodils, which he began planting in the early 1900s on the March Bank. See his prized heirloom daffodils in cloudlike drifts on …
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Join Chris Strand, director of Winterthur, on a special walk highlighting interesting and seldom seen parts of the landscape. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. …
Continue reading "Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons"
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons
Join Chris Strand, director of Winterthur, on a special walk highlighting interesting and seldom seen parts of the landscape. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. …
Continue reading "Director’s Garden & Estate Walk: Winterhazels and Early Rhododendrons"
Member Bonus Shopping Days
Member Bonus Shopping Days
Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month, Friday–Sunday.
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The Design of a Country Estate
The Design of a Country Estate
Join Cathy Cherry of Purple Cherry Architecture & Interiors for a lively talk based on her book about her design of a grand estate on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Book signing …
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Winterthur Institute
April 12–24, 2026 Intended for professionals in the care of cultural heritage, graduate students, and scholars of American decorative arts, this two-week immersive experience includes lectures, hands-on workshops, research opportunities, …
Member Bonus Shopping Days
Member Bonus Shopping Days
Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month, Friday–Sunday.
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Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
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Garden & Estate Insider: The April Garden: History and Plants of the Sundial Garden
Garden & Estate Insider: The April Garden: History and Plants of the Sundial Garden
Enjoy a walk and talk about Winterthur’s most formal garden, and one of the last gardens designed by Marian Coffin: the Sundial Garden, with Maryanna Dose, horticulturist. Included with admission. …
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Garden to Vase: Branching Out
Garden to Vase: Branching Out
Discover how to use branches as a design element in a natural floral arrangement. Learn to force branches and take a guided walk through the garden to enjoy spring-flowering trees. Registration …
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Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. Plus, enjoy a special …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
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Cover to Cover, Naturally! A Nature Lover’s Book Club
Cover to Cover, Naturally! A Nature Lover’s Book Club
Read books with nature in mind, then come together with Delaware Master Naturalists and others in the Hawkes Center for a casual chat and snack. For this program, read Slow …
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Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery The industrializing North and the agricultural South—that’s how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth …
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Member Garden Walk & Plant Sale
Member Garden Walk & Plant Sale
Take a morning walk in the spring garden with a horticulturist as your guide. Then visit our plant sale in the Museum Store featuring Winterthur-propagated azaleas and more (while supplies …
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Great American Songbook Concert
Great American Songbook Concert
Celebrate timeless tunes with soprano Emily Margevich of OperaDelaware, accompanied by pianist George Hemcher, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, and more. Reservations required. $20–22; …
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Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World When we think of the American Revolution, we often picture thirteen colonies squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited …
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Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
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Garden & Estate Insider: Earth Day Celebration
Garden & Estate Insider: Earth Day Celebration
Delaware Master Naturalists will share eco-friendly activities, tips and tricks to help celebrate Mother Earth. Included with admission. Members free. Register now. Join our staff and invited experts as they …
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Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. Plus, enjoy a special …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Birding Walk
Birding Walk
Join us to explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur, including wetlands, meadows, and the woodlands along Clenny Run. Observe resident birds as well as migrating raptors, warblers, …
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Eco Explorers: Tree-mendous Trees
Eco Explorers: Tree-mendous Trees
Children and their adults will enjoy hands-on activities and walks with a Delaware Master Naturalist. Learn about the natural lands at Winterthur, the plants and animals living here, and how …
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Curators’ Salon Series
Curators’ Salon Series
Threads of a Nation: Textiles That Made America Look closely and uncover stories of remarkable examples of American craftsmanship and artistry from our most iconic collections, guided by Winterthur’s experts. …
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Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Garden & Estate Insider: Kurumes of Azalea Woods
Garden & Estate Insider: Kurumes of Azalea Woods
Take a stroll through Azalea Woods and learn the history of how it came to be with Susan Sibley, horticulturist. Included with admission. Members free. Register now. Join our staff …
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Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Story Time in Enchanted Woods
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. Plus, enjoy a special …
Wellness Yoga
Wellness Yoga
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practice slow, easy motions to get into the rhythm of nature. Led by Beth Sheehy. Bring a yoga …
$15
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Tailgate Tour: May Day: A Spring Awakening
Tailgate Tour: May Day: A Spring Awakening
Take a leisurely stroll through the garden and estate guided by one of our staff members and hear about Winterthur’s history, design, and plants. Then stop off at our tailgate …
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Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
A Sensible and Human Bohemia: The Utopian Moment in American Arts and Crafts, 1895–1903 At the turn of the 19th century across America, intentional communities of artists in Rose Valley, …
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Member Bloom Report Guided Garden Walk
Member Bloom Report Guided Garden Walk
Exclusively for Members! Discover the beauty of the spring garden on a walking tour led by Collin Hadsell, lead horticulturist. See what’s in bloom and explore unseen or off-the-beaten-path areas …
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