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Dickinson/Zwaanendael museums add Tuesday hours

Both museums now open Tuesday through Saturday.




Disney film ‘Moana’ to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017

Free outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food on the grounds of one of Delaware’s most historic estates.




Division celebrates African American History Month 2021

Five free, virtual programs streamed live on the Web.




Division celebrates African American History Month 2022

Five of the month’s six events celebrate the invaluable contributions that the Black community has made to the culture and history of the United States.




Division celebrates Black History Month 2023

Eight of the month’s events celebrate the invaluable contributions that the African American community has made to the culture and history of the United States.




Division celebrates Women’s History Month 2022

Join the Division in March to learn about women in Delaware history, the HMS DeBraak and more!




Division launches on-line calendar of events

Calendar provides comprehensive, long-term listings of programs taking place at the division’s five museums, and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.




Division museums add Thursday operating hours

Visitation guidelines in keeping with Gov. Carney’s Phase II reopening of the state.




Division museums closed on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017

New Castle Court House Museum, the Johnson Victrola Museum, The Old State House, the John Dickinson Plantation and the Zwaanendael Museum closed for the holiday.




Division museums resume standard hours

Resumption of hours in keeping with Gov. John Carney’s lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency on July 13, 2021.




Division produces rack cards advertising the state’s museums and DeBraak tours

Cards evoke the experiences that visitors can expect when they visit these iconic places in Delaware history.




Division to sponsor 11 special events during November 2018

Changes to American society in the early 20th century, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and candle-making among topics to be explored.




Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2017

Highlights include programs on inventors in the sound-recording industry, a historic murder mystery and Dr. Who




Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2018

Film screenings, and programs on Sherlock Holmes, George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin to be featured.




Division to sponsor 13 special events during November 2017

18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.




Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016

Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.