Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Unity by Design: Midcentury Modernism at Winterthur
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United StatesNow through July 28, 2019 Winterthur has a secret. Scattered throughout the various offices, storage rooms, and libraries of our extensive campus is a midcentury modern furniture collection. Represented in this group of furnishings is an incredible spectrum of Knoll and Herman Miller objects purchased as early as 1957. Unity by Design explores the perceived juxtaposition of midcentury modernism at […]
Azaleas, Bluebells & Follies
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United StatesSaturday, May 11 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Enjoy the spectacle of thousands of azalea blossoms and acres of spring wildflowers! The day’s events will include tours of the azaleas and Follies garden exhibition as well as a specialty sale of azalea plants propagated from specimens at Winterthur. Members free. Included with admission. Azalea Sale – 10:30 […]
41st Annual Point-to-Point
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United StatesSunday, May 5, 2019 Enjoy a day of elite horse racing and celebrate the 41st Annual Point-to-Point. Join us for kids' activities, festive tailgating, and beautiful hospitality tents with elegant luncheons. Tailgate spots and wristband sales start March 1, 2019. General Admission wristbands include access to all of the race day activities, free remote parking […]
Evening Lecture: “Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman, the Family, the Life”
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United StatesApril 30, 6:00 pm In Copeland Lecture Hall Biographer Sally Bedell Smith parts the curtain and describes what Queen Elizabeth II is really like as a human being-a wife, a mother, a friend-along with the secrets to her effectiveness as a highly respected leader. Ms. Smith will share what she discovered about the Queen's life […]
Follies Lecture: “Learning to See and Explore at Stowe”
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United StatesApril 20, 1:00–2:00pm Matt Rader, executive director of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will discuss his experiences learning to see the landscape as a young man at Stowe, the Capability Brown-designed landscape garden in Buckinghamshire, England. $10 per Member. $20 per nonmember. Free for Winterthur Garden and Landscape Society and Garden Associate Members. Purchase tickets online […]