‘A Very Victor Holiday’ at the Johnson Victrola Museum on Dec. 4, 2021
Spend the holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company at this special event.
‘Struggles for Equality’ series at The Old State House in February 2023
Series highlights important parts of Black history in Delaware, and pioneering African American artists of rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll music.
‘The War of 1812: Over Two Centuries Later’
Four-part Old State House Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2022.
‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Zwaanendael Museum on May 21, 2022
Day-long series of activities explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.
Revisiting history at the New Castle Court House Museum on William Penn Day
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 raises $1,500 during the 2023 State Employees’ Charitable Campaign
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!
2014 Dover Days Festival: A collaborative affair
Division a key player in this year’s event that is themed “Delaware Dresses Downton.”
24th Annual Chautauqua, “That’s Entertainment”
Thursday, September 8, 2022 — Friday, September 9, 2022 outside the Zwaanendael Museum in LewesANDSaturday, September 10, 2022 — Sunday, September 11, 2022 outside the New Castle Court House Museum in New Castle *Programs – Live and Livestreamed *Entertaining and Educational *Experiences for All Ages *Interact with Historical Legends! All programs are free and open […]
287th Army Band video-records performances at Buena Vista
Videos part of the band’s virtual holiday-concert-series, “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
50th anniversary of Johnson Victrola Museum celebrated during 2017
Museum highlights the life and achievements of Dover’s native son, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder of The Victor Talking Machine Company.
A December to remember!
Photographic chronicle of events during December 2019 sponsored by the division and its partnering organizations.
A guide to commonly mispronounced Delaware places
Have you ever tripped up on pronouncing Newark? Smyrna? Lewes? Explore the correct way to say some of the state’s trickiest sites.
A snack by any other name: A brief history of marshmallows
Marshmallows have been around for thousands of years, and this Nov. 30, Zwaanendael Museum is bringing back an ancient recipe.
Adventure film ‘Jumanji’ to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018
In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food.
African American History Month programs among 13 special events at division museums during February 2019
Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, Black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.
African American History Month programs among 16 special events at division museums in February 2017
Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.