Du Pont the Designer
One need only look at the Port Royal Parlor at Winterthur to see what made Henry Francis du Pont a great designer. There is the prominence of color in the rich yellow draperies, sofas, and chairs, a…
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Bearing Witness
This new installation invites visitors, community members, artists, scholars, and advisors to join us in new conversations about America’s cultural heritage. Objects in these galleries document makers and consumers, bearing witness to people, encounters, and entanglements…
Give Today
Make a secure gift online here. Or send a gift in the form of a personal or business check, made out to Winterthur and mailed c/o Development Office Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike Winterthur, DE 19735. Stock, Donor…
Shall We Dance? Three Centuries of Dance in America
Step out on the virtual dance floor and enjoy this celebration of social dancing in America from the early 1700s through the mid-1900s. Using the 2006 Winterthur Galleries show as a springboard, this online exhibition features…
The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration
Experience the treasures of Winterthur Library in this virtual exhibition based on the 2004 Galleries show. Books, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and printed ephemera, supplemented with museum objects, document the library’s evolution from a du Pont family collection…
Upcycled!
Upcycled!, a multi-year project at Winterthur, launched in the fall of 2021 with a community-driven art project developed in partnership with Winterthur’s neighboring communities and institutional partners. The resulting project was installed at Winterthur and one…
Housing & the Fellowship Experience
Winterthur’s semi-rural location on the former estate of Henry Francis du Pont offers researchers serene surroundings. Two renovated estate residences—the Visiting Scholars Residence (VSR) and Foulsham House—offer fellows spacious accommodations. Creating an Intellectually Safe and Supportive…
Re-Presenting Black Womanhood
Highlighting objects from the Winterthur collection, this exhibition invites visitors to engage with stories that celebrate Black women and confront racial and gender stereotypes. These objects highlight the creativity, ingenuity, and complex lives of their creators.…
Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition
Uncorked! presents a fascinating and incredibly broad range of wine-related materials—from wineglasses and cellarettes to song sheets and paintings—and, in total, includes more than 300 objects from the Winterthur collections and promised gifts. See the exhibition.
The Flowering of American Tinware
Selections from Winterthur’s superb collection of painted and decorated early American tinware are on display in our galleries (May 2013 – January 2014) and now are online for the first time. This pocket-sized exhibition highlights the…