The Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives

Located on the lower level of the Delaware Art Museum, the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives houses over 30,000 volumes. This non-circulating research collection includes monographs, exhibition catalogs, periodicals, reference works, and extensive vertical files relating to individual artists. The scope of the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives reflects the Delaware Art Museum’s permanent collection.

Library Hours

The Library is open by appointment to visitors Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment or submit an information request, please call 302.351.8540 or e-mail rdieleuterio@delart.org.

Adopt-a-Book for Our Library

The Museum’s Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives is asking supporters to sponsor books for adoption. Donors who pay the cost of a book will be identified with a bookplate. The following titles are available for adoption:

Ford Madox Brown: A Catalogue Raisonné ($200)
Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s ($75)
Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks ($59.50)
The Journals of Grace Hartigan, 1951 – 1955 ($20.00)

To sponsor a contribution to the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, please send a check, made payable to the Delaware Art Museum, along with the book’s title to:

Adopt-A-Book
Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806

New Opportunity: Be A Friend of the Library

Show your support of the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives by adding Friend of the Library status to your Delaware Art Museum Membership. For an additional $20 each year, you’ll receive exclusive invitations to Library events and hear about special Library activities.

Click here to learn more about the Delaware Art Museum Membership program.

Learn More

For more information, please contact:

Rachael DiEleuterio
Librarian
Direct line: 302.351.8540
rdieleuterio@delart.org