Be a tourist in your own state.
Here’s what’s happening at some local museums and attractions in and around Delaware this summer:
1 Hoffmans Mill Road, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; brandywine.org/museum
The museum is known for its galleries dedicated to the work of NC Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth.
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The exhibition “Jamie Wyeth: Unsttled” featured more than 50 works drawn from the museum and private collection. It closed on June 9.
An exhibition of more than 100 black-and-white and color photographs by Frank Stewart, senior photographer for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, focuses on his portrait of world cultures and black life in many forms, including music, art, travel, food and dance. Includes photographs of jazz legends Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal and Wynton Marsalis. The exhibition will be open from June 29 to September 22 and includes a selection of his cameras from Stewart’s archives.
The museum is closed on Tuesdays.
2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, delart.org
The museum features around 12,000 works of art, including historic and contemporary American art, British Pre-Raphaelite art, and American illustration with major collections of works by John Sloan, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Howard Pyle.
The “Paintings from the Collection” exhibition explores everything from abstraction to landscape and many styles in between from the collections of the Delaware Museum of Art. The painting collection features works by Delaware artists, acquisitions from numerous annual and biennial exhibitions, and significant gifts from museum donors. It will be available until February 9, 2025.
The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
550 Justison St., Wilmington; delawarechildrensmuseum.org
The Wilmington Riverfront Museum has a 30-foot-diameter climbing structure and several interactive activities, including a stream table that lets kids explore everything from water locks to wind power, a train the size of a little boy and a car workshop with a miniature car. to help children practice motor skills.
The start of summer is scheduled for June 21. Enjoy music, outdoor games and bubbles. Dress for water play and bring a towel, 5-8 pm The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
4840 Kennett Pike, Kennett Pike, Greenville; delmns.org
The museum, formerly the Delaware Museum of Natural History, changed its galleries and public spaces through a major renovation and reopened in 2022. It contains some of the largest collections of shells and birds in the country and is the only permanent dinosaur exhibit in the state.
200 Hagley Creek Road, Greenville; hagley.org
Hagley is the site of the gunpowder factory founded by EI du Pont in 1802. It is located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine in Greenville and includes restored mills, a workers’ community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the duPont. family.
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Events during the summer include cannon firing and 90-minute walking tours every Monday at 11 a.m. that begin at the Visitor Center. The museum grounds are open to well-behaved, leashed dogs and their owners on Wednesday evenings from June to August.
1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; longwoodgardens.org
Longwood Gardens spans more than 1,100 acres and showcases horticultural splendor, intricate fountain systems and architectural grandeur.
Longwood is planning more fireworks and fountain shows this summer and fall.
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The first begins on Wednesday, July 3 and ends on Sunday, October 13. The shows feature a grand fireworks display, along with lush fountains that dance to a variety of tunes. This year events offer an upgraded sound system, new reserved seating throughout the venue and new views including the Conservatory’s new tiered viewing deck.
Fountain season at the Main Foutain Garden officially begins on May 9 and ends in the fall. Longwood is closed on Tuesdays.
1600 Rockland Road, Rockland; nemoursestate.org
The former estate of Alfred I. duPont includes a 77-room mansion, a chauffeur’s garage with antique automobiles, and 200 acres of French-inspired formal gardens, grounds, and woodlands.
It is open from April 2 to December 30, from Tuesday to Sunday. The farm holds various events throughout the summer on the farm grounds.
Water is available for guests and picnics are recommended. Bring a blanket to spread on the ground and enjoy the gardens. Picnic tables are not available.
4651 Washington St. Extension, near Wilmington, newcastlede.gov/431/Rockwood-Park-Museum
Visitors can tour the Gothic-style mansion and estate of Joseph Shipley, a Quaker merchant banker, who built Rockwood between 1851 and 1854. The museum also depicts the 20th-century lifestyle of the Bringhurst family, descendants of Shipley. In June, July and August, the museum offers paranormal experiences where visitors can investigate the mansion from the unfinished attic to the deteriorated basement and living spaces. Guests receive instructions on the use of paranormal equipment.
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5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur; winterthur.org
The former home of Henry Francis du Pont includes a 60-acre naturalistic garden and 1,000 acres of hills, meadows and forests. Winterthur has 40 kilometers of trails and lush gardens to explore. Visitors can also ride the new $70,000 electric tram that can travel the winding paths of the estate and Garden Lane. Winterthur has five other vehicles for guided tours: four gas-powered trams and a wheelchair-friendly garden bus.
The museum is closed on Mondays.
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