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The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen at 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 26.

The Arden Craft Shop Museum cordially invites you to attend the opening of our new exhibition, Finding a Home in the Ardens: Camps, Cottages and Castles. The exhibition celebrates the unique places we call home. The opening will be Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 1pm to 3pm. This is a free event. Refreshments will be served.

The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed this Wednesday, October 11, 2017 while we install our new exhibit, Finding a Home in the Ardens. We will re-open on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Please join us then for our exhibition opening from 1pm to 3pm. Refreshments will be served.

The ACSM welcomed 16 campers from the ACRA Summer Camp program for two special days celebrating the tradition of plein air painting. The campers first visited the Museum for a look at a number of watercolor painting in the collection. Under the talented and expert direction of Betty O’Regan, the campers moved to the Arden Green for

After reading the story of the Lusty Horns by Allan Kleban in last month’s Arden Page it brought back great memories of the Arden Centennial Pageant and how it all happened. Back in the late 1990’s I was working at the Arden Archives (which had not yet become a museum) and I was mesmerized by

Here at the Arden Craft Shop Museum, we tell the story of the Ardens, which include the villages of Arden, Ardencroft, and Ardentown in Delaware. The Arden Craft Shop Museum seeks to educate visitors on the Ardens’ history as single-tax communities in addition to how the roles of theater, craftsmanship, art, and other aspects of

Journalist Mary Pilon will be giving a talk at Hagley Museum and Library on Thursday May 4th about her new book, The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game.  Arden is specifically mentioned in Pilon’s book, with an entire chapter dedicated to “A Utopia Called Arden.” The talk begins at 7pm

The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed this Sunday, April 26, 2017 to observe the holiday. We will reopen on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 pm. Have a wonderful weekend!

The ACSM is delighted to announce that we received a grant New Castle County Council through the good offices of our Councilman John Cartier!  On Wednesday, February Councilman Cartier presented a check for $1800 to the Museum and Archives Committee at their regular meeting.  The funds will be used to cover the cost of a

The mission of the Arden Craft Shop Museum is to collect and exhibit materials and artifacts related to the Ardens, which include the villages of Arden, Ardentown, and Ardencroft. The Arden Craft Shop Museum seeks to educate the community on the Ardens’ history as single-tax communities in addition to how the roles of theater, craftsmanship,