Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. The museum was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in honor of the artist Howard Pyle. The collection focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, and on the English Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement of the mid-19th century.
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| Established | 1912 |
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| Location | 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19806, USA 302.571.9590 |
| Coordinates | 39°45′55″N 75°33′54″W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Molly Giordano |
| Curator | Heather Campbell Coyle |
| Public transit access | DART First State bus: 10 |
| Website | www |
The museum building was expanded and renovated in 2005 and includes a 9-acre (36,000 m2) Sculpture Park, the Helen Farr Sloan Library and Archives, studio art classes, a children's learning area, as well as a cafe and museum store.
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