Delaware Art Museum
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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 works. The museum, founded in 1912, focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century as well as the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century.
Newly renovated and expanded, the Delaware Art Museum offers a nine-acre Sculpture Park, the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, studio art classes, an interactive Kids’ Corner learning area, the delART Café featuring free Wi-Fi access, and the Museum Store with distinctive books and gifts. The Delaware Art Museum is .
[edit] Collections
The permanent collections at the museum consist of the following:
- The Samuel & Mary R. Bancroft Pre-Raphaelite Collection, including works by:
- American Art of the 19th Century, including works by:
- Howard Pyle and His Students, including works by:
- American Illustration, including works by:
- John Sloan and The Eight, including works by:
- American Art of the Early 20th Century, including works by:
- Post World War II American Art, including works by:

