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Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Founded in 1912, the Delaware Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection that focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th century to the present as well as the British Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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Delaware History Center, Wilmington, DE
Visit the Delware History Museum, Old Town Hall or historic Willingtown Square. Dedicated to preserving Delaware's history.
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DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum, Fenwick Island, DE
Features artifacts from shipwrecks off the Deleware, Maryland, and Virginia coast, as well as other collections from around the U.S. (includung many from Florida)and the world. Also has working conservation lab for the public to view. Experts on hand to answer questions.
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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.
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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.
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Read House and Gardens, New Castle, DE
See the splendor of George Read II's Federal mansion.
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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.
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Winterthur Meseum, 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.
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