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You are Welcome Hither! On Arden Fair Day, September 5th, the ACSM is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Museum for special hours! We will be open from 11 AM to 5 PM. Our annual exhibition “A Dream…..Realized?” will be on display. Additionally, David Burslem’s wonderful artwork, shown during the Afternoon with the Artist […]
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The team of volunteers from the Arden Craft Shop museum got to do a special tour of Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia. It was a delight to see our objects in conversation with other Arden items from other organizations and other mid-Atlantic arts and crafts materials! The ACSM team at PMA
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum is so excited to be lending a group of objects to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for their upcoming exhibition Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia. One of the objects the museum is lending is the 1899 Frank Stephens sculpture of William Lightfoot Price in Costume with
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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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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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In July, the Arden Craft Shop Museum had the pleasure of hosting participants from ACRA for two exciting days of hands-on history and exploration. Over the two days, the museum was buzzing with energy and curiosity. ACSM invited participants to explore various stations around the Arden Green, each highlighting a different piece of history in
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