The Arden Craft Shop Museum is delighted to celebrate the installation of a new student exhibition by Liam Trageser of the University of Delaware. The exhibition explores the revival of American folk music and the influential role the Ardens played in nurturing this vibrant cultural movement. Lead Belly at the Gild Hall, 1947, ACSM00842 From […]
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum is proud to celebrate Board and Museum & Archives Committee member Barbara Macklem, who is representing the museum and the Ardens as a community curator in Reflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History at the Biggs Museum of American Art. This exhibition is part of the statewide Delaware250
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed on New Year’s Eve. We look forward to welcoming visitors on Sunday, December 28, and Sunday, January 4, from 1:00–3:00 pm. During your visit, explore our current exhibition, A Dream… Realized?, celebrating the 125th anniversary of Arden and the 75th anniversary of Ardencroft. The exhibition highlights the
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We’re delighted to announce that Afternoon with the Artist: Rick Rothrock Mini-Retrospective has been extended! Due to popular interest and the wonderful response from our visitors, the exhibition will now remain on view through Sunday, November 23rd. If you haven’t yet experienced Rothrock’s striking stoneworks and his craftsmanship, this is the perfect opportunity to stop by.
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum welcomes you to the opening of our newest exhibition: A Dream….. Realized? on October 19th from 1-3 pm. This exhibition celebrates the 125th anniversary of Arden and the 75th anniversary of Ardencroft. A dream was planted like a young tree in Arden, matured in Ardentown, flourished with the founding of
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Date October 26th, 1:30-2:30 pm Location Arden Craft Shop Museum, Arden Join us for our rescheduled Arden History Stroll! Step back in time as we stroll the paths of Arden—where utopian dreams, theatrical legends, and artistic ideals were born. Local historians from the Arden Craft Shop Museum will guide this journey, continuing their mission to whose mission
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It is the season when we look forward to new things at the Museum. In addition to our regular hours, we will be open for the Arden Fair on Saturday, August 30th from 11 AM – 4 PM. We hope you we be able to stop in and see our Childhood in the Ardens exhibition.
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Date Sunday, August 13, 1-3PM Location Arden Craft Shop Museum, Arden Join us this Sunday for Afternoon with the Artist featuring Megan Murphy King. Megan creates ceramics, sculpture, and paintings that blend realism, whimsy, and a love of transformation. Her pottery ranges from functional planters and fountains to playful, sculptural pieces, while her paintings, done in
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