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Welcome to Winterthur’s online Press Room. Members of the media may view information for current, past, and upcoming exhibitions and programs.

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Current Press Releases

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Winterthur Ushers in First Wave of Spring with Bank to Bend on March 14
Event rooted in founder Henry Francis du Pont’s family tradition of walking…

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Step into a Storybook Holiday: Yuletide at Winterthur Returns November 22
WINTERTHUR, DELAWARE (October 27, 2025)—Dazzling decorations and imaginative holiday trees inspired by…

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Winterthur Announces Point-to-Point Will Not Be Held in 2026 to Make Way for Museum’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations 
WINTERTHUR, DE (October 13, 2025)—Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library announced today that…

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Winterthur’s “Looking Back to the Future” Symposium Nov. 14-15 Explores Visionary 19th-Century “Afric-American Picture Gallery” Essay and How Museums Shape Collective Memory
WINTERTHUR, DE (September 29, 2025)—Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library will host a…

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Winterthur’s 62nd Annual Delaware Antiques Show Returns to Wilmington, November 7–9, 2025
Opening Night Party November 6 Kicks Off Weekend of Shopping, Lectures, and…

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Winterthur Hosts Free Day of Exploration, Creativity & Fun on August 23
WINTERTHUR, DE (August 15, 2025)—On Discover Winterthur Day, August 23 from 10:00…

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Artisan Market Press Release
New at Winterthur’s fifth annual Artisan Market July 18–20: 50 more vendors,…

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Garden Club of America Inducts Winterthur CEO Chris Strand as 2025 Honorary Member
WINTERTHUR, DE – May 20, 2025—The Garden Club of America (GCA) recently…

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NEH Grant Terminated
April 7, 2025 Late last week we learned that our $71,880 multiyear…

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Bringing the “Afric-American Picture Gallery” to Life for the First Time
Bringing the “Afric-American Picture Gallery” to Life for the First Time: Winterthur…

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“The Peale Painters: Global Perspectives in the Winterthur Collection” Now on View
WINTERTHUR, DE (October 17, 2024)—Works by Charles Willson Peale and members of…

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Winterthur Appoints Merissa Courtright as Chief Development Officer
WINTERTHUR, DE (October 14, 2024)—Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library has appointed Merissa…

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Winterthur acquires painting depicting a free Black woman in pre-Civil War Maryland
WINTERTHUR, DE (May 4, 2024) – Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library has…

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National Park Service grant to help restore Winterthur gatehouse
WINTERTHUR, DE (December 12, 2023) – A project to preserve the historic…

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Scholars to reveal interpretations of unique centuries-old manuscript that illuminates life in the American borderlands
WINTERTHUR, DE (May 9, 2023) – A devotional manuscript made in the…

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