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Museums of Delaware
Delaware
History Center, Wilmington, DE
Visit the Delaware History Museum, Old Town Hall or historic Wilmington
Square. Dedicated to preserving Delaware's history. [938:00.00.00]
Discover Sea
Shipwreck Museum, Fenwick Island, DE
Features artifacts from shipwrecks off the Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia coast, as well as other collections from around the U.S. (including
many from Florida) and the world. Also has working conservation lab for
the public to view. Experts on hand to answer questions. [1178:01.15.04]
Hagley
Museum, Wilmington, DE
Hagley Museum is the original du Pont mills, estate, and gardens. On
the location where E.I. du Pont began to manufacture black powder in
1802, the museum features industrial demonstrations, models and
dioramas, two historic houses and a school, as well as 235 acres of
scenic property along the Brandywine River. [544:00.00.00]
Nutter
D. Marvel Carriage Museum, Georgetown, DE
The Marvel Museum contains a large collection of horse drawn wagons,
equipment and memoabilia related to horses and carriages. Other items
in the collection are related to life and history of Sussex County
Delaware. [1029:00.00.00]
Read
House and Gardens, New Castle, DE
See the splendor of George Read II's Federal mansion. [939:00.00.00]
Rockwood
Museum, Wilmington, DE
Built between 1851-57, Rockwood is a rural Gothic mansion with
Gardenesque grounds. Rockwood was a private residence until 1972 and
its collections consist of the furniture, clothing, documents,
photographs, and artwork amassed by the Shipley/Bringhurst/Hargraves
families. [639:00.00.00]
Winterthur
Museum, Wilmington, DE
The former country estate of Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur is a
museum filled with his collection of American decorative arts made or
used in America between 1640 and 1860; a 60-acre garden that features
color throughout the year; and a research library for the study of
American art and material culture. [203:00.00.00]
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