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Event commemorates the 336th anniversary Penn’s Oct. 27, 1682 disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.

Event commemorates the 340th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.

Learn more about the people who witness, shape and record Delaware history in a new exhibition called “Shared Truths,” now open to the public at the Zwaanendael Museum.

Spend the holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company at this special event.

Series highlights important parts of Black history in Delaware, and pioneering African American artists of rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll music.

Learn more about the First State’s voting history, from the late 17th and early 18th centuries through today, in a new exhibition at the New Castle Court House Museum.

The division strives to develop an inclusive collection reflective of its current mission, vision and equity statement.

Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 and, over the last decade, the museum field and the division have evolved to address systemic injustices.

William Penn Day brought a day of Colonial era-inspired performances and storytelling to the New Castle Court House Museum this fall.

The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs raised more than $1,500 for multiple nonprofit organizations during the 2023 State Employees’ Charitable Campaign. Find out how!

Application deadline: March 21, 2014

Grant-application process to be administered by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ State Historic Preservation Office.

Destroyer named for Delaware’s Commodore Jacob Jones, a hero of the War of 1812.

Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution.

Over the last five years, archaeologists have learned a lot more about the 11 burials found at Avery’s Rest near Rehoboth Beach. Find out what they have discovered thanks to modern-day technology and DNA testing.