Spend a Summer Saturday at Hagley and relax with fun outdoor activities. These are drop-in activities, so feel free to join the fun at any time during the activity. Included in admission and free to Hagley Members. Check out Hagley's Science Saturda…

Enjoy an in-depth, special guided tour at Hagley. Tours begin promptly at 11 a.m. at Hagley's Visitor Center. $25 for adults, $15 for children 6-14, free for children 5 and under (includes museum admission). $5 for Hagley Members. Tours may involve w…

Don’t miss Delaware’s best fireworks show! This members-only event is a spectacular evening of family fun held two Fridays every Summer. This year, Hagley's Fireworks Shows will be held on Friday, June 13, and Friday, June 20, 2025. Rain dates a…

Hagley is teaming up with the Food Bank of Delaware for a Food Drive, running from Monday, April 21, through Friday, June 6. Because of a gap in essential resources and funding cuts, there is a critical need to keep Delawareans fed. Donatio…

From coded telegrams to early computer games, connect with technologies past and present on this tour. Join our Head of Reference Services for a guided jaunt through our new library exhibit, "Just Text Me! Telecommunications and Computing History at…

To mark International Games Month in November, Hagley will host weekly board-game nights at the new Hagley Unboxed event. All month long, people are invited to play reproduction versions of historical games  in Hagley’s archives. These games are…

It's Christmas in July at Hagley! At Hagley's Summer Nights event on July 24, visitors are invited to stop by the Hagley Store for our first-ever Christmas in July Sale! Enjoy special store discounts to celebrate the occasion, and get a picture with…

(You can download the slides shown here) This event is sold out. Thank you for your interest in this program! Thanks to Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest for sponsoring this event with Hagley. Thomas Jefferson had a long association with the du…

Hagley celebrates Kid Inventors' Weekend February 15 through 17 by offering activities that will ignite your kids’ creativity and curiosity. Participate in activities that celebrate the genius behind design. Learn about the patent process and se…

Please join us to honor and celebrate the recent induction of Rear-Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont into the Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame! 6 pm • Welcome and light refreshments with archival items on display 7 pm • Presentation by Lucas Clawson,…

Hagley's Nation of Inventors exhibition is having its first birthday! We're celebrating with hands-on activities throughout the historic site on Saturday, October 7. Admission Special: Buy one full-price admission, get one free! Valid October 7…

In honor of Mother’s Day, we invite you to join Hagley curators on Friday, May 12, as we dive more deeply into the patent model collection focusing specifically on women inventors.  Women in the 19th century were inventing in the same…

This Author Talk has been postponed. A Good Place to Do Business: The Politics of Downtown Renewal Since 1945 will be the topic of the author talk by historians Roger Biles and Mark Rose. Their book chronicles efforts to reinvigorate the downtowns of…

WINE down from your work week with a one-hour tour with Hagley curators! Hagley invites its members and guests to join Hagley curators Caroline Western-Osienski and Chris Cascio for a behind-the-scenes exploration of what it takes to transform o…

Come learn about the patent process and examples of early American ingenuity in our Nation of Inventors exhibit. In the "Tinker and Create” area, you can take apart electronics, use everyday household “junk” to create your own patent model, and submi…

Consider supporting Hagley's STEM programs for Giving Tuesday.

Halloween has gone to the dogs at Hagley! Bring your leashed canine companion (with or without a costume) to enjoy Halloween-themed activities designed especially for our four-legged friends. Go ghost hunting down the Bark-or-Treat trail and grab so…

Click here to register. This event is held at Hagley Museum and Library and hosted by the Delaware College of Art and Design Inspired by the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, which founded the Drawing Marathon 25+ years ago…

During Hagley's winter clousure, the Hagley Museum Store will open for limited hours on Mondays. The store features merchandise reflective of the beautiful grounds and history of the site as well as the museum’s public programming. Inside you will fi…

Hagley members are invited to preview Hagley's re-opening that will include the Powder Yard Trail Experience and Sunday cannon firings. Cannon firings will take place near the Machine Shop on Sunday, June 28, at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Visitors are invited…

Hagley will re-open on June 1, 2020, with visitation limited to Hagley Members. Click here for more information.

Find out how sound is produced and create a musical instrument that will vibrate to make sound. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges. This is a drop-in activity, feel free to join the fun at an…

Don’t miss Delaware’s best fireworks show! This members-only event is a spectacular evening of family fun held two Fridays every Summer. This year, Hagley's Fireworks Shows will be held on Friday, June 13, and Friday, June 20, 2025. Rain dates a…

Relax and enjoy an after-work stroll along the Brandywine’s most beautiful mile on summer Wednesday evenings from June through August. Bring the whole family for summer fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring a picnic or sample local food trucks.…

On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century: the launch of Apollo 11. Over the next few days, the world watched on with wonder and raptu…

An evening talk will explore Hamilton, the Tony-winning musical about American statesman and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.      Dr. Richard Bell, a University of Maryland associate professor of history, will review what its succe…

Hagley celebrates the return of the fall season with a member appreciation event on Thursday, October 3, at the Hagley Barn.  Entertainment will be provided by The Acoustic Jam, a band from Newark, Delaware, which plays blues, country, folk, pop…

Please join us for the second annual members-only, family-style, Farm-to-Table dinner.  This unique experience will be held on Tuesday, September 24, at 6 p.m. at the Hagley barn.  Taste Catering of Columbus Inn has created a mouth-watering…

Discover the fascinating stories of the immigrant workers who lived along the Brandywine and worked for the DuPont Company in the black powder manufactory. This is the only tour that offers in-depth commentary on Workers’ Hill. Tour involves walking…

The Game Dinner is SOLD OUT. Contact Kim Kelleher at kkelleher@hagley.org or (302) 658-2400, ext. 235, if you would like to be added to a wait list. Robin Kusumi, Golden Pheasants Committee Member, will discuss Hagley's Seagram Collection a…