CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager
(302) 658-2400, ext. 238 mmarcozzi@hagley.org
2013 EVENTS AND EXHIBITS AT
HAGLEY
JANUARY
January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 –
Tuesday-Sunday – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“Christmas at Hagley” continues
January 19, 20, 21 – Saturday,
Sunday, Monday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Invention Convention
Children and their families discover how things work through
exploration, innovation, and creativity. Families work together to build
inventions using everyday household items, and take apart electronics and gadgets
to see how they are made. Children explore scientific principles at our
hands-on science fair. The event will highlight the fascinating new
technology of 3-D printing. Admission is $4 for children 4-14, $6 for adults;
free for children 3 and under and free for members. Use Hagley's Buck
Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
FEBRUARY
February 3, 10, 17, 24 – Sundays
– 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dollar Days
Admission to
Hagley is only one dollar every Sunday in February. Enjoy
the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine. Experience the warmth of
the Steam Engine house and industrial noise of the Machine Shop. Visitors can tour the du Pont ancestral home,
Eleutherian Mills, and lunch at the Belin House Organic Café. It will feature
several items costing $1 each. Admission free for members. Use Hagley’s
main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
February 9 – Saturday – 12:30 to
4 p.m.
Victorine’s Valentine’s Day
Families
will love this afternoon of crafts and activities. Visitors taste gingerbread,
make a Victorian Valentine using the “scrap” method, write Valentine verses
with a quill pen, and design a candy bar wrapper. A special exhibit featuring
antique Valentine cards and candy packaging will be on display. Activities are
included in regular admission. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in
Wilmington, Delaware.
February 14 – Thursday – 6:30
p.m.
Research Seminar: David Lucsko,
Auburn University
“Not in My Neighbor's Backyard, Either:
Junkyards, Automobile Enthusiasts, and Property Owners, 1965-2010”
The seminar
is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the
seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins
promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library
building.
February 24
– Sunday – 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hagley
Bridal Show
Your special
day deserves a special place….Hagley! Join us for complimentary hors
d’oeuvres, music and the opportunity to meet our preferred partners. Visit www.hagleyweddings.com for more
information.
MARCH
March 3, 10, 17, 24 – Sundays –
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dollar Days
Admission to
Hagley is only one dollar on Sundays in March. Enjoy
the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine. Experience the warmth of
the Steam Engine house and industrial ambiance of the Machine Shop. Visitors
can tour the du Pont ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, and lunch at the Belin
House Organic Café. It will feature several items costing $1 each. Free
for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Excludes March 31 (Easter).
March 14 –
Thursday – 6:30 p.m.
Research
Seminar: Susan Strasser, University of
Delaware
“Snake Oil
Revisited”
The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is
circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the
paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol
Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The
seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of
Hagley’s library building.
APRIL
April 6 –
Saturday
New Exhibit Opens: “Fashion Meets
Science: Introducing Nylon”
Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material
named nylon was announced to the public. Created in DuPont Co.’s labs,
nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that
its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibit
will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion
industry. Exhibit included in cost of admission.
April 6 – Saturday – 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Nylon Exhibit Public Opening: Fashion, Sports, and Fun with Nylon!
Discover the wonders of nylon – the world’s first synthetic fiber! Enjoy
hands-on activities made possible by nylon used in fashion, parachutes, fishing
line, flags, badminton racquets, jump rope, tooth brushes, and more. Experience
the science behind the discovery that changed the world of fashion and make
your own fashion creations. Activities are included with general admission.
April 11 –
Thursday – 6 to 8 p.m.
Research
Seminar: Shennette Garrett-Scott, Case Western Reserve University
“‘All the
Other Devils This Side of Hades’: Jim Crow and State Regulation of Negro Banks
in Mississippi during the Progressive Era”
The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is
circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper
before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman,
clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar
begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s
library building.
April 18 – Thursday – 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Golden Pheasants Friendraiser
“Better Things for Better Living: Introducing Nylon”
Join
Hagley’s networking group, the Golden Pheasants, for a 1938-themed evening in
our latest exhibit, “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon.” Meet other
professionals, and enjoy light refreshments, cannon firings, and exhibit tours
with Curator Debra Hughes. Cost is $15, must be 21 years or older to attend.
Reservations requested by April 11. Call the membership office weekdays at
(302) 658-2400, ext. 235. Event will be held in the Visitor Center. Use museum
entrance on Route 141.
April 25 –
Thursday – 7 to 9 p.m.
Lecture:
Adam Rome, University of Delaware
“The Genius
of Earth Day”
The
lecture is free. Reservations requested, call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243. The
lecture will be held in the Soda House. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance
off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
MAY
May 4 –
Saturday – 10 to 3 p.m.
NatureFest
Come and
join us for our 2nd Annual NatureFest! Celebrate May Day,
Arbor Day, and Earth Day at this fun-filled family program! Play and learn
with exciting “Earth-themed” hands-on activities brought to you by local
community partners. Tour the gardens and greenhouse at Hagley. Refreshments
are available for purchase. Admission charged. Use Hagley’s Buck
Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
May 16 – Friday – 1:00 to 4:30
p.m.
Conference
“Making Intellectual Property out
of Intangible Property: Historical Perspective”
The
conference is free. Advance registration required; call (302) 658-2400, ext.
243 or email Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org.
The conference will be held in Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck
Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, DE.
May 18 –
Saturday – 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life
Explore how
life in the 19th century was different from today! Visitors can
try out chores, taste what was for dinner, and discover why people decided to
settle along the Brandywine. Activities are included with general admission and
are free for members.
May 18 – Saturday
Hagley Teacher Appreciation Day
Teachers
visiting Hagley today receive complimentary admission. Children of teachers who
are fourteen and under will also receive free admission on May 18.
JUNE
June 15 – Saturday –
12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: The Natural World
Investigate
the beautiful natural setting of Hagley! The unique natural resources at Hagley
made it the ideal site for the Du Pont powder yards. The Creek Kid’s hands-on
activities will explore why du Pont settled here and how we can work to
preserve the site’s natural beauty. Activities are included with general
admission and are free for members.
June 24, 25,
26, 27, 28 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hagley Summer Camp
Registration required.
JULY
July
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Wednesdays – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Bike and Hike Evenings at Hagley
Hagley members and visitors will once again stroll and cycle the grounds of
Hagley on Wednesday evenings as we continue to open up our property from 5 to 8
p.m. Enjoy our extended three-mile walk as you loop through the property from
the Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills and back, and see spectacular views
along the most beautiful mile of the Brandywine. Bring a picnic or dine at the
Belin House Organic Café. Rain dates will be July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. Admission
is $2 per person. Free for members and children five and under. Use Hagley’s
main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
July 8, 9,
10, 11, 12 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hagley
Summer Camp
Registration required.
July 16 – Tuesday
- 12:30 to 4 p.m.
July 20 – Saturday - 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: Black Powder
Experiment
with the many different uses of black powder, from stone cutting to gun firing!
These Creek Kid events will focus on the science behind black powder and how it
was used during times of war and peace. Activities are included with general
admission and are free for members.
July 29, 30,
31, August 1, 2 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hagley
Summer Camp
Registration required.
AUGUST
August
7, 14, 21, 28 – Wednesdays – 5 to 8 p.m.
Bike and Hike Evenings at Hagley
Hagley members and visitors will once again stroll and cycle the grounds of
Hagley on Wednesday evenings from July 11 through August 29, as we continue to
open up our property from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy our extended three-mile walk as you
loop through the property from the Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills and
back, and see spectacular views along the most beautiful mile of the
Brandywine. Bring a picnic or dine at the Belin House Organic Café. Rain dates
are August 8, 14, 21, and 28. Admission is $2 per person. Free for members and
children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in
Wilmington, Delaware.
August 13 – Tuesday
– 12:30 to 4 p.m.
August 17 – Saturday – 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: Innovation and
Power
Discover the
unique innovations incorporated into the Hagley Powder Yards! Explore how
turbines harness water power, why roll mills were constructed so unusually, and
other sources of power utilized by the DuPont Company. Activities are
included with general admission and are free for members.
SEPTEMBER
September 12 – Thursday – 7 to 9
p.m.
Lecture: Regina Lee Blaszczyk,
University of Leeds
“The Color Revolution”
The lecture
is free. Reservations requested, call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243 or email Carol
Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The
lecture will be held in the Auditorium of Hagley’s Soda House building. Use
Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
September 15 – Sunday – 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Hagley Car Show
Browse
through more than 500 antique and restored cars that date from the early 1900s-1980s.
The show features vehicle parades, motoring music, video and go-kart racing,
and a festival food court. Activities are on Hagley’s upper property. Admission
charged. Advanced ticket sales begin August 15. Free for Hagley members and
children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in
Wilmington, Delaware.
OCTOBER
October 3 – Thursday – 6 to 8
p.m.
Research Seminar: TBA
The seminar
is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the
seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins
promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library
building.
October 5, 12, 19, 26 – Saturdays
– 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hayrides
On
Saturdays in October, families can take a hayride along the Brandywine to
experience the beautiful fall foliage in the Powder Yard. Visitors can see a
gunpowder explosion, the roll mill in action, and working nineteenth-century
machines. Included with admission, free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance
off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
October 19
and 20 – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hagley Craft
Fair
This artisans’ marketplace brings talented artisans from the
Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts and crafts. This premier show
will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media.
Admission charged, free for members and children under six years old. Use
Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
October 24 – Thursday – 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Golden Pheasants Friendraiser
Something’s brewing at Hagley! Join our networking group, the
Golden Pheasants, for an evening program on beer brewing. Light refreshments
will be served. Cash wine and beer. Cost is $15, must be 21 years or older to
attend. Reservations requested by October 17. Call the membership office weekdays
at (302) 658-2400, ext. 235. Event will be held in the Copeland Room of the
library. Use Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington,
Delaware.
October 24 – Thursday – 6 to 8
p.m.
Research Seminar: Tiffany Gill,
University of Delaware
“Africa Must be Seen to be
Believed: The Henderson Travel Agency and the Making of Black Global Citizens”
The seminar
is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the
seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins
promptly at 6:30, and takes place in Gallery 1 of Hagley’s Soda House building.
NOVEMBER
November 8 – Thursday – 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Conference: Business and Politics
in 20th Century America
The
conference is free. Advance registration required; call (302) 658-2400, ext.
243 or email Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org.
The conference will be held in Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck
Road East entrance of f Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
November 23 – Saturday
“Christmas at Hagley” Exhibit Opens
See the du
Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, dressed for the holidays.
“Christmas at Hagley” features a different theme each year. Check
www.hagley.org for family activities, special sales days at the Hagley Store,
and other events and programs. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first bus
leaves for the exhibit at 10 a.m. and the last bus at 3:30 p.m. The holiday
display is included in the cost of admission and free for members. Use Hagley’s
main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
November 29, 30, and December 1 –
Friday, Saturday, Sunday – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Christmas Family Programming
Hagley’s
Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors. Like the
nineteenth-century families who lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy
making Victorian Christmas paper decorations and ornaments, taste holiday
cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,” and experience family Christmas
traditions. Activities are included in the cost of admission.
DECEMBER
December 5 – Thursday – 6 to 8
p.m.
Research Seminar: Hasia Diner,
New York University
“Jewish Peddlers and American
Culture”
The seminar
is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the
seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins
promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library
building.
December 7, 8, 14, 15, 21-24,
26-31 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Christmas Family Programming
Hagley’s
Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors. Like the nineteenth-century families who
lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy making Victorian Christmas paper
decorations and ornaments, taste holiday cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,”
and experience family Christmas traditions. Activities are included in the cost
of admission.
JANUARY
January 1 – Wednesday – 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Christmas Family Programming
Hagley’s
Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors. Like the
nineteenth-century families who lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy
making Victorian Christmas paper decorations and ornaments, taste holiday
cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,” and experience family Christmas
traditions. Activities are included in the cost of admission.
EXHIBITIONS
Through February 3, 2013
“100 Years of Picturing the Nation’s
Business: Photographs from the Collection of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States of America.”
Hagley
Museum and Library celebrates the 100th anniversary of the United
States Chamber of Commerce with this exhibit of photographs that show business
in the United States in the twentieth century. The exhibit features original
prints from some of the twentieth century’s greatest photographers such as
Lewis Hine, Margaret Bourke-White, Arthur Rothstein, William Rittase, Robert
Yarnall Richie, Dorothea Lange, in addition to anonymous corporate and
commercial photographers, and photographs from U. S. government agencies. Exhibit-only admission is $6 for adults, $2
for children six through fourteen, and free for children five and under.
Exhibit included in regular admission. Free for members. Use Hagley’s main
entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Through May 31, 2013
Exhibit in Eleutherian Mills
“The American Eagle: Symbol of
freedom and enterprise to the du Pont family”
The image of the eagle has been an important icon in the history of the
du Pont family. The du Pont family came to America on the ship “American
Eagle," the DuPont Company's first product was Eagle Gun Powder, and
decorative arts collected by Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield were adorned
with eagles, a common symbolic element in Federal-style furnishings. This
exhibit is on display in the du Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills.
Open through Janaury 1, 2013. Included in regular admission and tour. Free for
members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
April 6, 2013 through March 31,
2014
“Fashion Meets Science:
Introducing Nylon”
Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material
named nylon was announced to the public. Created in DuPont Co.’s labs,
nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that
its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibit
will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion
industry. Included in regular
admission and tour. Free for members. Exhibit-only admission is $6 for
adults, $2 for children six through fourteen, and free for children five and
under. Exhibit included in regular admission. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
ABOUT HAGLEY
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Hagley
Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of
American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and
senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for children five
and under. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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Hagley
Creek Kids Youth Leadership program offer hands-on activities that explore
history, science, technology, and innovation.
In A Day in the Life (May 18),
families can imagine themselves living in the nineteenth century and try doing
chores and playing games. Get down and dirty with Hagley’s natural resources
during The Natural World on June 15. Families can fish in the Brandywine and
learn about river ecology. Black Powder on July 16 and 20 will focus on the
science behind black powder. A cannon
will be fired, and kids can explore a military camp. The heat of August brings
Innovation and Power on August 13 and 17. Kids can shoot bottle rockets and
learn about innovation in the Hagley Powder Yards.
