Pages Tagged With: "History"

‘Wine and Spirits in Delaware: Producing, Preserving, and Presenting’ exhibit closed on Jan. 28, 2017

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.




Shared Truths’ exhibition now open at Zwaanendael Museum

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.




‘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.




‘Your Vote, Your Voice’ exhibition now open at the New Castle Court House Museum

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.




Collection close-up: Many voices make a good collection

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




DEAI work in the 10th anniversary of the Black Lives Matter movement

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




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!




100th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Jacob Jones

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




12th Annual Delaware Day Competition Winners Announced

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




17th-century life revealed at Avery’s Rest

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.




2014 Dover Days Festival: A collaborative affair

Division a key player in this year’s event that is themed “Delaware Dresses Downton.”




2021 Zwaanendael photo contest winners announced

“Museum Madness” contest sought photos of the historic Lewes site.