Adult Programs

Fridays, September 3 & October 1
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Come to the Museum’s Copeland Sculpture Garden on first Fridays for an evening of relaxation and education! Between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., our labyrinth volunteers are available to provide guests with a historical overview of labyrinths and an introduction to walking them. Free, but donations will be accepted to help maintain the Museum’s labyrinth.

Thursdays, September 23, October 21, November 18
10:00 a.m. – noon | $30 Members/$40 Non-Members for all three sessions (price includes admission and refreshments)
Member Registration | Non-Member Registration

Join the Museum’s Book Club and participate in lively discussions on art and literature.

September 23: The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein October 21: My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok
November 18: Red, by John Logan

Join us to celebrate the opening of Leonard Baskin: Art from the Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr., at the Members preview party. Take a tour of the exhibition with Curator of American Art Heather Campbell Coyle and learn more about this fascinating American artist. Features hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Register online or call Heather Anderson at 302.351.8520.

In conjunction with the opening of the Leonard Baskin exhibition, Museum Director Danielle Rice will engage Rabbi Michael Beals in a conversation regarding Jewish laws and traditions and how they have impacted the visual arts of the centuries. Baskin was the son of a Rabbi, and he received a traditional yeshiva education which had a significant effect on his aesthetic. Yet Jewish practice (which takes very seriously the commandment against graven images) has often been seen as limiting the development of visual art.

Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 3

Save the dates of October 1 – 3, when the Newark Film Festival presents the DAM Best of the Fest at the Museum. Check www.newarkfilm.com for more information.

Thursday evenings in October (October 7, 14, 21 & 28)
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Free, but donations are accepted to help maintain the Museum’s labyrinth.

Illuminated by tea lights, the labyrinth is a perfect way to help you wind down at the end of a long day.

Organized by the University of Delaware, the Delaware Art Museum, and Winterthur, with assistance from the William Morris Society, this conference will focus on the multitude of transatlantic exchanges that involved Morris, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements of the late 19th century. In addition to the scheduled events, including a keynote address by noted biographer Fred Kaplan, presentations by Arts and Crafts practitioners, and a performance of Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, several coinciding exhibitions, such as the Museum's A Belief in the Power of Beauty: Selected Works by May Morris, will be on display.

Sundays, October 10 & October 24, 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Visit the Museum on select Free Sundays to hear local poets read their original poems inspired by the wide-ranging art of the prolific Leonard Baskin. Jointly presented with the Delaware Division of the Arts.

Have you ever wanted to donate time or money to a worthy cause but aren’t sure where to begin? Come to the Delaware Art Museum for a free informative presentation and lively discussion about making your generosity truly count. Joanna Krotz, author of The Guide to Intelligent Giving, will explain how to practically choose an organization and make purposeful donations by strategically leveraging your gift of time or money.