‘A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World’ exhibit at the Zwaanendael Museum
Exhibit explores His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship that was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
‘Delaware Railroads: Elegant Travel and Timely Transport’ exhibit at the Zwaanendael Museum
Exhibit explores the history of rail travel and transport in the First State.
‘Drawing America to Victory: The Persuasive Power of the Arts in World War I’
Online exhibit revolves around 27 World War I posters from the collections of the State of Delaware.
‘Lost Off Lewes: The British Warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of this 18th-century shipwreck.
‘Middletown Goes to War’ exhibit closed on June 30, 2016
EXHIBIT CLOSED June 30, 2016.
‘Wine and Spirits in Delaware: Producing, Preserving, and Presenting’ exhibit closed on Jan. 28, 2017
EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.
100th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Jacob Jones
Destroyer named for Delaware’s Commodore Jacob Jones, a hero of the War of 1812.
2014 Dover Days Festival: A collaborative affair
Division a key player in this year’s event that is themed “Delaware Dresses Downton.”
America’s Heavy Hitter—The B-17 Flying Fortress
Third in a series of articles exploring the subjects of images from the state’s William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.
Ann Baker Horsey to retire from the division after 44 years of service
Curator of collections made a lasting impact in presenting and Saving Delaware History.
Carolyn Apple receives a Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award
Division volunteer honored for her efforts in saving the William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.
Collection close-up: ‘La Femme avec Carte’
New research finds history of a painting once plundered by Nazis in WWII in the State of Delaware’s museum collection.
Collection Close-Up: ‘Spirit of Independence’
This 1976 limited-edition print series explores the notion of independence for America’s Bicentennial.
Collection close-up: First lady Killen Stout
Portrait of Delaware’s first lady from 1820 to 1821 features several visual codes that indicate her role and social status to contemporary viewers.
Collection close-up: ladybug costume
The division currently curates approximately 100,000 objects in the State of Delaware’s Historic Collection, among them, a child’s ladybug costume dated to 1974.
Collection close-up: protest face mask and shirt
Recently accessioned collections items reflect the calls for racial justice that surged across the nation in 2020.