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Current Press Releases

FEBRUARY 12, 2010
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
FASTER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HAROLD EDGERTON

FEBRUARY 4, 2010
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
WOMEN COLLARED FOR WORK

FEBRUARY 4, 2010
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM RESCHEDULES DINOTOPIA FAMILY DAY
FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

JANUARY 15, 2010
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
DINOTOPIA: THE FANTASTICAL ART OF JAMES GURNEY

2009 Press Releases

OCTOBER 12, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
TWO MAXFIELD PARRISH EXHIBITIONS

NOVEMBER 12, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM’S HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR
CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

NOVEMBER 3, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
FOURTH ANNUAL MINIATURES EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 3, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
DELAWARE BY HAND: MASTERWORKS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
HIGHEST AUGUST ATTENDANCE SINCE 2005 REOPENING

JULY 30, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
EXPOSED! — REVEALING SOURCES IN CONTEMPORARY ART

JULY 24, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE THROUGH 2010

JULY 15, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
ILLUSTRATING HER WORLD: ELLEN B. T. PYLE

JUNE 24, 2009
DISCOUNT PACKAGE MAKES BRANDYWINE VALLEY
THIS SUMMER’S HOT SPOT!

JUNE 12, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
FOR YOUTHSPEAKS! PROGRAM

JUNE 12, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
FOR 2009 MINIATURES EXHIBITION

APRIL 22, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS ANCESTRY & INNOVATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART FROM THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM

FEBRUARY 13, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS JOHN SLOAN
IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK

FEBRUARY 11, 2009
SEE THE MONA LISA WITHOUT GOING TO FRANCE

JANUARY 29, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM WELCOMES NEW ACQUISITION BY AARON DOUGLAS
IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

JANUARY 15, 2009
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA:
THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION, LONDON

2008 Press Releases

DECEMBER 22, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
NEW ADMISSION RATES AND HOURS OF OPERATION

NOVEMBER 20, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 24TH ANNUAL
HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR

OCTOBER 29, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
FRANK E. SCHOONOVER: AN ARTIST FOR ALL SEASONS

OCTOBER 23, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
THIRD ANNUAL MINIATURES EXHIBITION

OCTOBER 23, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
THE INVENTED WORLDS OF ALIDA FISH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
BARE WITNESS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GORDON PARKS

AUGUST 28, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
2008 FALL FUNDRAISER

AUGUST 13, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM & CHRISTINA CULTURAL ARTS CENTER LAUNCH
“EYE/I WITNESS GORDON PARKS ARTS COMPETITION”

JULY 31, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE THROUGH 2009

JULY 2, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
GIFTED: RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

JUNE 9, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
GARRY KNOX BENNETT: CALL ME CHAIRMAKER

MAY 27, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM EXPANDS HOURS FOR FINAL WEEKEND OF
THE BAROQUE WORLD OF FERNANDO BOTERO

MAY 21, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS WEBSITE FOR
THE ART OF STORYTELLING

MAY 13, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM WELCOMES
FIRST RECIPIENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN PRE-RAPHAELITE STUDIES

MAY 8, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM OFFERS
LECTURE AND TOUR FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS

APRIL 30, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
BOTERO FAMILY DAY

APRIL 22, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
THIS IS WAR!

APRIL 14, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
FOR 2008 MINIATURES EXHIBITION

MARCH 20, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM WELCOMES
ART IN BLOOM

MARCH 18, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
BRIDGE OF HOPE: IRAQI/U.S. ART INITIATIVE

FEBRUARY 21, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
THE BAROQUE WORLD OF FERNANDO BOTERO

JANUARY 17, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
FRIDA KAHLO: THROUGH THE LENS OF NICKOLAS MURAY

JANUARY 11, 2008
2008 SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS AND MAJOR EVENTS

JANUARY 9, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM EXPANDS HOURS
TO MEET DEMAND AS SEEING THE CITY: SLOAN’S NEW YORK NEARS END

JANUARY 3, 2008
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
WEST MEETS EAST:  ENCOUNTER WITH CHINESE ART

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2007 Press Releases

NOVEMBER 20, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 23RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR AND UPCOMING HOLIDAY EVENTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL MINIATURES EXHIBITION

OCTOBER 9, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS SEEING THE CITY: SLOAN’S NEW YORK

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO VISIT DELAWARE ART MUSEUM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS RARE, RE-DISCOVERED TIFFANY WINDOWS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS ARTSPEAKS FINALE

AUGUST 30, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THE PRE-RAPHAELITES

AUGUST 22, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS HARAMBEE FESTIVAL COMMUNITY DAY

JULY 31, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS SECOND INSTALLMENT OF ARTSPEAKS,
INVITES YOUTH POETS TO PERFORM

JUNE 18, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS FIRST FRIDAYS AND ARTSPEAKS

JUNE 7, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW TRUSTEES

MAY 31, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE GARDEN—DECEITS AND FANTASIES

MAY 21, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS THE CULTIVATED EYE—
BRANDYWINE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHERS

MAY 17, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES $6.85 MILLION BEQUEST

MAY 14, 2007
CITY OF WILMINGTON AND DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
PARTNER WITH JAZZ REACH

APRIL 12, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NAMING OF
COPELAND SCULPTURE GARDEN

MARCH 8, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS ART IN THE ’TOON AGE

FEBRUARY 23, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 2007 MINIATURES EXHIBITION

FEBRUARY 13, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM REDUCES ADMISSION PRICES
TO CELEBRATE WILMINGTON’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY

JANUARY 15, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES DONATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND PRESENTS NATURE/CULTURE/BLUES

JANUARY 3, 2007
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS FEVER PITCH:
NEW WORK FROM THE CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS

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2006 Press Releases

DECEMBER 11, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF RED APPLE FUND STUDIO ART CLASS GRANTS

DECEMBER 1, 2006
DELAWAREART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN WILMINGTON ART ON THE TOWN AND NEW HOURS OF OPERATION

NOVEMBER 29, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES DISPLAY OF TISSOT PAINTINGS

NOVERMBER 22, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM COUNCIL PRESENTS
22ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR

NOVEMBER 10, 2006
BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM AND DELAWARE ART MUSEUM JOINTLY ACQUIRE PAINTING BY HOWARD PYLE

OCTOBER 27, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS PRECIOUS SPACES:
THE ARTIST’S STUDIO IN MINIATURE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOL TOUR GRANTS THROUGH RED APPLE FUND

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS BUILDING BOOKS: THE ART OF DAVID MACAULAY

JULY 7 , 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS ICONS & IDOLS:
A PHOTOGRAPHER’S CHRONICLE OF THE ARTS, 1960–1995

JUNE 26, 2006
DIAMOND STATE CONCERT BAND CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY AND CD RELEASE
AT THE DELAWARE ART MUSEUM

MAY 25, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

MAY 4, 2006
DELAWARE
ART MUSEUM GRANTS FREE ADMISSION TO MILITARY FAMILIES
IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY

APRIL 24, 2006
Delaware Art Museum
, Delaware Museum of Natural History, and Winterthur Museum & Country Estate Jointly Announce Participation in Museums on Us

MARCH 21, 2006
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS PORTRAITS OF A PEOPLE: PICTURING
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

FEBRUARY 20, 2006
EXHIBITION: "SOMETHING WAITS BENEATH IT" –
EARLY WORK BY ANDREW WYETH, 1939-1969

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS

WINTER SESSION STUDIO ART CLASSES AT THE DELAWARE ART MUSEUM BEGINS JANUARY 9, 2006

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM NAMES ROB SKOMORUCHA
NEW DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

DIRECTOR'S DISCOVERIES: WHO'S AFRAID OF MODERN ART
Art History Course with Danielle Rice

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM RECEIVES GENEROUS GIFT OF ART
Two Clowns, by 20th Century American Artist Walt Kuhn

2006 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

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2005 Press Releases

21st ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR
Saturday, December 10, 2005, 10 –4 p.m.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
THE ORIGINAL PIRATE PARTY AT THE
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM, 2301 KENTMERE PARKWAY

Saturday, November 12, 2005, 7–11 p.m.

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN "MUSEUMS HELPING MUSEUMS: A NATIONAL RELIEF EFFORT FOR THE GULF REGION"
American Association of Museums

FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION PIRATE TALES AND BEYOND: THE ADVENTURES OF
RIP SQUEAK AND FRIENDS

October 22, 2005 10AM -3Pm

EXHIBITION: PIRATE TALES AND BEYOND:
THE ADVENTURES OF RIP SQUEAK AND FRIENDS

October 22, 2005 - January 29, 2006

ART AFTER HOURS
October - December Schedule

BOOK SALE
Helen Farr Sloan Library and Archives
October 16, 2005

KIDS' CORNER & ARTFUL AFTERNOONS

STUDIO ART CLASSES
Fall Semester 2005

STARVING FOR ART
June/July/Aug 2005

ART AFTER HOURS
June - Sept 2005

EXHIBITION: CONSUMING DESIRES: MODERN MARKETING POSTERS, 1880 - 1918
June 26 - October 2, 2005

GRAND OPENING PRESS KIT
June 2005

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES DATES FOR GRAND OPENING CELEBRATIONS
June 25 & June 26, 2005, Festivities Set

MELISSA H. MULROONEY NAMED DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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2004 Press Releases

August 2004
Emancipation Proclamation on Display at Delaware Art Museum--4 days only

August 2004
First State is Last Stop for National Archives Tour

May 26, 2004
Stephen T. Bruni, Executive Director of the Delaware Art Museum, announced today that he will retire, effective March 2005. This will coincide with the opening of the newly expanded and renovated Museum.

April 2004
The Delaware Art Museum will present two exhibitions, African American Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and "Glorious Dignity"- Drawings of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Harvey Dinnerstein and Burton Silverman, concurrently, July 2 through September 5, 2004.

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