A number of beautiful and interesting new works are now featured at the Delaware Art Museum. As part of the renovations and redesign, works by artists James Turrell and Dale Chihuly have transformed the Delaware Art Museum building itself into a work of contemporary art. A new light installation by James Turrell now illuminates the clerestory windows of the building’s upper levels, while Dale Chihuly has made significant additions to the Museum’s Persian Window. An archway of colored glass works by Chihuly greets visitors at the North Terrace main entrance.  

The new 9-acre Sculpture Park at the Delaware Art Museum includes works from a variety of sources. Sculptures from the Museum’s permanent collection, specially commissioned sculptures, and pieces borrowed from others’ collections are featured in the Park. Works by John Van Alstine, Bernie Felch, Lin Emergy, Tom Otterness, Isaac Witkin, Joe Moss and others grace the beautiful Sculpture Park.

There are two levels of galleries filled with exceptional art to tour at the Delaware Art Museum. The main level features themed arrangements of some of the Museum’s permanent collections, including 19th Century American Art, several stained glass windows, and more than 60 works by artist Howard Pyle. Illustrations by Pyle’s students and followers and works by John Sloan are also featured in the first floor galleries. Early American Modernism artists are showcased in impressive gallery exhibits on the main level, as well.
 
The Upper Level Galleries at the Delaware Art Museum include a variety of types of artwork. French and English prints, etchings by Seymour Haden, and additional works by Howard Pyle students are exhibited on the Museum’s second floor. American Art thru the mid-20th century, 20th Century Works on Paper, and a variety of types of artwork from the 20th and 21st Centuries are exhibited in three themed galleries on the upper level.

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Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green – New Castle, Delaware

This church was built in 1703 and was the first church of England Parish in the colony of Delaware.  Wander through the graveyard and you will see many of the graves date from the 18^th century.  You can also see a number of Revolutionary War veterans buried there and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Queen Anne (1665-1714) gave the church a silver communion service.

Although the building at the site is not old, it is built on the site where Anglicans have been worshipping for over 300 years.  Anglicans were in the minority in the colony.  It was heavily settled by Anabaptists, Presbyterians, and Quakers.

During the American Revolution the church struggled since it was the official state church of England.  It had to find its roll in the future of a new country once the division of England and the United States split.  Many of the members questioned its legitimacy and whether it should continue to exist.

During the 18^th century the church building had become dilapidated to the point where it was dangerous to be inside.  The rector of the time loaned the parish $1,600 to perform repairs on the church.

In 1820 the membership decided to invest heavily in improvement of the church building.  They added a bell tower and an extension of the transepts (this is the part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir).

In the 1850’s the interior was changed to suit Victorian tastes and then altered again around 1900 with Colonial Revival architectural features.

In 1980 the church was heavily damaged in a fire.  The church was rebuilt in its 1820 design, with modifications to the sanctuary to accommodate modern needs.

Location: The Strand and Harmony Streets, New Castle, Delaware 19720

Phone: 302-328-2413

Delmar Historic Sites - Delmar, Delaware.  Wonder where the “real” Mason-Dixon Line is located?  It’s right here in Delmar (at least the marker is.)  The Mason-Dixon Line is a demarcation line between the four state of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia.  It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to resolve a border dispute between British Colonies in Colonial America.  It is symbolically used as a cultural boundary between the North and the South.  It was the dividing line separating free and slave states (established in 1768.) (more…)

Dogfish Head Brewery - Milton, Delaware

Have you ever been through a brewery?  If not, or if you want to compare this one to the others you have been through, then you will want to visit the Dogfish Head Brewery.

The typical brewery isn’t Dogfish Head.  I is an interesting and adventurous small brewery just waiting for you to visit and try their creations. (more…)

Nassau Valley Vineyards - Lewes, Delaware

So you thought that wine was only made in California, huh?  Well, think again.  This winery has award winning wine for your enjoyment.  Come and visit the tasting room and find the wine just right for your taste.

This is a farm winery.  What does that mean?  It means that the grapes are grown, produced into wine and sold all at the same location.  There is a wide variety of wines to choose from including sweet and dry, white and red.  They grow Cabemet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabermet Franc and supplement their production with high quality regionally grown fruit. (more…)

Overfalls Lightship - Lewes, Delaware

This is one of 17 remaining lightships in the United States and it is located in Lewes, Delaware.  The Overfalls (LV118) has been restored by a group of volunteers to keep this piece of history alive for all to see.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The volunteers dedicated over 10,000 hours to get it in the pristine condition it is now, although the hull needs to be repaired when the funds have been raised to remove the ship from the water for this work.

The Lightship Overfalls was built in 1938 by the United States Lighthouse Service as a state of the art lightship design.

The Overfalls history it was stationed at three different lightship stations: first, at Cornfield Point off the coast of Connecticut, then at the Cross Rip Station off the coast of Massachusetts, and finally the Boston Station just off Cape Cod.  In 1973 it was donated to the Lewes Historical Society. (more…)