Monday, May 13, 2019
By: Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D., Curator
The year 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, granting women the right to vote—although many voting struggles persisted for minority groups. To celebrate this...
Read MoreFriday, July 29, 2016
By: Christine B. Podmaniczky, Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
From about mid-summer to mid-October, it’s common in the farm-centric Delaware and Chester counties of Pennsylvania to see haying going on...
Continue ReadingWednesday, July 27, 2016
By: Cheryl Koblensky, Manager of Visitor Services, Admissions & Retail and Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
As we hit this last month of summer we know how hard it can be to keep kids smiling through temperatures over 100 degrees. Here are eight great ways to spend your last few weeks of vacation and keep kids excited and engaged through the month of August!Check Out Get the...
Continue ReadingFriday, July 15, 2016
By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
Of all the wonderful creatures currently residing at the Brandywine River Museum of Art (a cat named Mr. Wuffles, a whale with a tiny hat, a swan bicycle, and a charming bear for good measure) a few of our favorites belong to the Pokémon family....
Continue ReadingMonday, June 20, 2016
By: Hannah Dieringer, 2015 Education Intern
Traveling to my grandparent’s house on Ring Road, I pass a beautiful, faded, red barn and a white farmhouse. Fields of tall dying grass, which continue up a large hill, surround the property. Far out on the sides of the house tree lines emerge. There is a simplicity about the farm that makes one...
Continue ReadingWednesday, June 15, 2016
Whether he taught you how to drive, identify a ruby-throated hummingbird, or canoe down the Brandywine, the greatest gift you can give your dad is proof you were paying attention. This Father’s Day celebrate the new worlds he helped you discover with a gift from the...
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