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Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with us! Meet craftspeople from the Harmony Weavers Guild and the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM), who will display finished products, in-progress projects, and tools to demonstrate their crafts. In addition, quilter Selina Toedter (of Bean and Toad) will finish the community quilt that was started with visitors to …
Bring your objects to this free event and faculty and students of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation will consult on the condition, care, and possible conservation treatment of them. Paintings, textiles, works of art on paper, books and archival documents, photographic materials, furniture, and decorative, archaeological, and ethnographic objects are welcome. Free. …
Explore works collected by Henry Francis du Pont by the Peale family of artists, including Charles Willson Peale, James Peale, and portraits of the du Pont family by Rembrandt Peale, as well as more recent acquisitions of works by Sarah Miriam Peale and Mary Jane Peale, who remained unmarried to pursue successful careers as professional …
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Thank you for being a Member! Enjoy a day of Member-exclusive programs, including a special lecture, garden walks, guided tours in the galleries, family activities, and meet and greets with library and conservation staff, plus double discounts in the Museum Store. Registration required for the lecture and the director’s garden walk. Be sure to log …
Exclusive free program for schools and homeschoolers! The American Pops Orchestra will perform The Little Engine that Could. This classic children’s story is re-told by Broadway and HBO’s Claybourne Elder and features actors from TV, Broadway, and beyond. The concert will include performances of “Locomotion,” “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “Ring My Bell,” “My Heart Will …
Discover the treasures in your own backyard on this admission-free day at Winterthur! Get outside and explore the garden, take a hayride over the hills, or learn something new in our galleries. Enjoy live music and activities around the estate such as crafting, garden hikes, and story time. Together with our community partners, Winterthur offers …
Enjoy pop-up tours, family-friendly activities, and a French-themed menu in the Visitor Center Café, celebrating the On Tour: Lafayette, America’s Revolutionary Rock Star exhibit, co-hosted with People to People of Delaware. Included with admission. Members free. Drop-in program.
Get up close to big equipment, suit up in firefighter gear, take a hayride, and more on this day of farm-style fun. Included with admission. Members free. This is a rain or shine, drop-in event, although you may register in advance. Register now.