Through January 3, 2010
Hagley Museum and Library
Christmas at Hagley
The 1803 du Pont ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, is decorated primarily in Colonial Revival style for the holidays. Dried flowers, greenery, fruits, and other natural materials create a beautiful holiday ambiance accentuated by soft lights and Christmas music. Use Hagley's main entrance off of route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission: Included in regular museum admission; free for members.
Phone: 302-658-2400
Weblink: www.hagley.org
 Through January 11, 2009
Brandywine River Museum
A Brandywine Christmas
The museum celebrates the season with fabulous holiday displays including an extensive O-gauge model railroad, an elaborate Victorian dollhouse, and thousands of whimsical "critter" ornaments on holiday trees.
Hours: On view during regular hours
Admission: Included with general admission
Phone: 610-388-2700
Weblink: www.brandywinemuseum.org
 Through January 17, 2010
Delaware Art Museum
Maxfield Parrish: Illustrated Letters
In 1884- 85, the teenage Maxfield Parrish travelled to England and Europe with his parents. In his letters home to a cousin and his grandmother, Parrish chronicled and illustrated his experiences. These youthful illustrated letters provide a peek at life in England and Europe in the mid-1880s and a link to Parrish's amazing adult talent and humor.
Hours: Regular hours
Admission: Included with general admission
Phone: 302-571-9590
Weblink: Maxfield Parrish
 January 23
Longwood Gardens
OrKid Day featuring Billy Jonas & the Philadelphia Zoo
A Billy Jonas performance is an explosion of energy. In singalongs, bangalongs, whisperalongs, as well as improvised songs, his primary instrument is the audience. Everyone becomes part of this performance.
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free with general admission
Phone: 610-388-1000
Weblink: www.longwoodgardens.org
Euphemia White Van Rensselaer
George P. A. Healy, 1842, oil on
canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Cruger, 1923
(23.102)
Image (c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Through January 24, 2010
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate
Faces of a New Nation: American Portraits of the Early 18th and 19th Centuries from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
View masterpieces portraying the men, women, and children of early America. These stunning paintings depict not only people from a particular time and place, but they also reveal the values of the nation across a span of nearly 150 years. Winterthur is the only venue for this select group of portraits from The Met, which represents many of the young country's great artists, including John Smibert, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, and Samuel F. B. Morse. The exhibition was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is sponsored by DuPont and Potter Anderson & Corroon.
Hours: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Admission: Members free. Included in regular admission
Phone: 800.448.3883 or 302.888.4600
Weblink: www.winterthur.org
Through January 31, 2010
Delaware Museum of Natural History
 The Science of SuperCroc
Step into the amazing world of the largest croc that ever roamed the earth! Bus-size kinetic skeletons, a fossil skull, and a 40-foot-long flesh reconstruction of Sarcosuchus imperator take you back 110 million years in this interactive exhibit. Find out how scientists discovered SuperCroc in the Sahara and see the tools they used to preserve and transport these amazing specimens.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday noon-4:30 pm.
Admission: Included with general admission
Phone: 302-658-9111
Weblink: www.delmnh.org
 January 23 - March 31, 2010
Longwood Gardens
Orchid Extravaganza
Escape winter's chill and visit a lush oasis as thousands of orchid blooms fill Longwood's Conservatory. Breathtaking displays, including the award-winning Living Wall of Orchids, enchant visitors. In March, thousands of bulbs begin to bloom outside creating a palette of early spring color.
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free with general admission
Phone: 610-388-1000
Weblink: www.longwoodgardens.org
Half Moon in Newburgh Bay
Len Tantillo
Henry Hudson explores the river which today bears his name, September 1609 |
Through March 13, 2010
Delaware History Museum
Frontier Delaware: The Dutch and the Swedes
504 Market Street, Wilmington
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11a.m. - 4p.m. Saturday 10a.m. - 4p.m.
Admission: Adults $4 Children $2
Phone: 302-656-0637
Weblink: www.dehistory.org.
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