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Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum is a nationally recognized regional museum that connects people through art and experience. Founded in 1912 to honor illustrator Howard Pyle, the Museum now houses over 13,000 works, including the largest Pre-Raphaelite collection outside the U.K. and a growing contemporary art collection. Its campus features galleries, a six-acre sculpture garden, labyrinth, and event spaces—creating a dynamic center and vibrant cultural resource, offering exhibitions, classes, and community programs that reflect and engage the diverse Delaware community and beyond.
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Attractions Kids & Family Friendly Visual Arts Northern Delaware
Events
DelArt Film Society: The Wild West presents Rio Bravo (1959)
- Delaware Art Museum
- Saturday, September 5
Creative Connections: Memory Cafe featuring Pyle & the Pre-Raphaelites
- Delaware Art Museum
- Thursday, September 10
Hispanic Heritage 50th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off
- Delaware Art Museum
- Saturday, September 12
Family 2nd Sunday
- Delaware Art Museum
- Sunday, September 13
DelArt Film Society: Formative Films presents The 400 Blows (1959)
- Delaware Art Museum
- Sunday, September 13
Little Listeners
- Delaware Art Museum
- Wednesday, September 16
Slow Art
- Delaware Art Museum
- Friday, September 18
Lisa Bradley: Beyond Luminosity
- Delaware Art Museum
- September 19, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Princeton Excursion: History, Art, and a Day with Friends (Bus trip)
- Delaware Art Museum
- Wednesday, September 23
DelArt Film Society: The Wild West presents A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- Delaware Art Museum
- Saturday, September 26
Meet the Author: Victoria Johnson, Glorious Country
- Delaware Art Museum
- Sunday, September 27
Photovoice
- Delaware Art Museum
- Through September 6
Sculpture Garden Happy Hours
- Delaware Art Museum
- Through September 10
Danza on the Wall in The People's Gallery
- Delaware Art Museum
- Through September 6
The People's Gallery
- Delaware Art Museum
- Through September 6
Citizen Photographer Exhibition at The Warehouse
- The Teen Warehouse
- Presented by Delaware Art Museum
- Through September 4
Plan Your Visit
Address
Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806
Parking
Free parking available. The Delaware Art Museum is located on historic Kentmere Parkway in a quiet residential neighborhood.
DIRECTIONS FROM I-95
Traveling Northbound: In Delaware, take Exit 7 (Delaware Ave). From the exit ramp, turn left at the fourth light onto Delaware Ave. Follow Delaware Ave. to N. Bancroft Pkwy. Turn right onto N. Bancroft. Next, turn left onto Kentmere Pkwy. The Museum will be on your right.
Traveling Southbound: In Delaware, take Exit 7B (Delaware Ave). From the exit ramp, turn right at the first light onto Delaware Ave. Follow Delaware Ave. to N. Bancroft Pkwy. Turn right onto N. Bancroft. Next, turn left onto Kentmere Pkwy. The Museum will be on your right.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH ON RTE 202
Take RTE 202 South toward Wilmington. Exit at Augustine Cut-off (Just before the I-95 exit). Follow Augustine Cut-off untill it ends at Lovering Ave. Turn right on Lovering Ave. Make a slight right from Lovering Ave onto Kentmere Parkway.
The Museum is on the right.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Merge onto I-95 N/US-202 N via the exit on the left toward Wilmington. Take Exit 7 (Delaware Ave). From the exit ramp, turn left at the fourth light onto Delaware Ave. Follow Delaware Ave. to N. Bancroft Pkwy. Turn right onto N. Bancroft. Next, turn left onto Kentmere Pkwy. The Museum will be on your right.
other: Admission fees are charged as follows: Adults (19-59) $12, Seniors (60+) $10, Students (with valid ID) $6, Youth (7-18) $6, and Children (6 and under) free. Admission fees are waived Thursdays 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. thanks to support from generous individuals. For more information, call 302-571-9590 or 866-232-3714 (toll free), or visit delart.org.
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