A masterful colorist, Pyle imbued his paintings and drawings with drama and emotion. His dedication to accurate historical detail, combined with a Romantic sensibility, lent a convincing realism to...
Sloan's images of pedestrians and public places helped define New York City in the popular imagination. He was also a skilled landscape and portrait artist. Delaware Art Museum is home to the largest...
The museum's collection of American art spans over 200 years. It includes works by masters such as Thomas Eakins, Frederic Church, Edward Hopper, Jim Dine and Dale Chihuly.
Tour this historic building, built by Quaker merchant banker Joseph Shipley between 1851 and 1854. Its Gothic revival architecture and enchanting landscape were designed by Shipley to reflect the...
The Blue Ball Barn is home to the Delaware Folk Art Collection. The works in the collection reflect the local cultures of Delaware. Visitors are able to tour the exhibit and use the interactive...
This exhibit chronicles 200 years of DuPont Company history. Check out some of the company's innovative products, sit in Jeff Gordon's #24 NASCAR vehicle, admire an astronaut's suit and more.
This area focuses on the social and family history of the workers who operated the powder mills. Costumed interpreters reflect life during the late 19th century.
This exhibit focuses on the DuPont family's decision to come to America, the manufacturing of black powder and the role of explosives in 19th and early-20th-century life.
Massive stone mills, storehouses and a waterwheel recall the time when waterpower was the source of energy. Exhibits and working models tell the history of the economic and technological expansion of...
The first du Pont Family home in America, Eleutherian Mills, was built by E. I. du Pont in 1803. Situated on the crest of a hill, it affords a commanding view of the Brandywine River, with a dam which...