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Hagley Museum is open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Last admission is at 4 p.m. Arrival before 3 p.m. is strongly encouraged.
Hagley is closed Wednesdays during the day, but open on Summer Wednesday evenings from 5-8pm for Summer Nights at Hagley.
AUGUST 13 - WEDNESDAY
Hagley is closed during the day — open 5 to 8pm for Summer Nights at Hagley
Summer Nights at Hagley - 5 to 8pm - Relax and enjoy an after-work stroll along the Brandywine’s most beautiful mile on summer Wednesday evenings. Bring the whole family for summer fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. Admission is $5 per person, free for Hagley Members and children under six. Tickets are available at the gate. Please note that this event is weather-dependent. Check Hagley's home page for updates. Dogs are welcome every Summer Wednesday Night!
AUGUST 18 - MONDAY - 11am
Special Tour - Sights, Sounds, and Smells - Click here for tickets
In this walking tour of the powder yard, guests experience an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the black powder manufacturing process at the DuPont Company and can try their hand at graining some powder. The tour ends with explosive demonstrations of black powder! Tour involves walking on uneven ground and is approximately 90 minutes in duration.
AUGUST 20 - WEDNESDAY
Hagley is closed during the day — open 5 to 8pm for Summer Nights at Hagley
Summer Nights at Hagley - 5 to 8pm - Relax and enjoy an after-work stroll along the Brandywine’s most beautiful mile on summer Wednesday evenings. Bring the whole family for summer fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. Admission is $5 per person, free for Hagley Members and children under six. Tickets are available at the gate. Please note that this event is weather-dependent. Check Hagley's home page for updates. Dogs are welcome every Summer Wednesday Night!
AUGUST 23 - SATURDAY
Summer Saturday - 11am to 3pm - Make your own Playdough - Discover the fun of homemade toys that kids made before mass produced toys. As a take away, kids can make their own play dough.
Science Saturday - 11am to 3pm - Playing With Polymers - From grocery bags to clothing to slime, polymers are everywhere! Discover what makes polymers so useful in our everyday life.
AUGUST 25 - MONDAY - 11am
Special Tour - Rocks & Roll Mills - Click here for tickets
Visitors explore the geology of the Brandywine Valley and its impact on the milling industry. Take home a piece of Delaware Blue Rock as a souvenir. Tour involves walking on uneven ground and is approximately 90 minutes in duration.
AUGUST 27 - WEDNESDAY
Hagley is closed during the day — open 5 to 8pm for Summer Nights at Hagley
Summer Nights at Hagley - 5 to 8pm - Relax and enjoy an after-work stroll along the Brandywine’s most beautiful mile on summer Wednesday evenings. Bring the whole family for summer fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. Admission is $5 per person, free for Hagley Members and children under six. Tickets are available at the gate. Please note that this event is weather-dependent. Check Hagley's home page for updates. Dogs are welcome every Summer Wednesday Night!
AUGUST 29 - FRIDAY
Special Tour - Workers World - 11am
AUGUST 30 - SATURDAY
Family Field Trip - 11am to 3pm - Celebrate Labor Day Weekend and the beginning of the school year with a full day of family-friendly field trip activities, including cannon firings, special tours, 19th-century crafts and games, fishing on the Brandywine, and much more! You may also join us for the official opening of The Workers' Stories exhibition.
Workers' World Walking Tour - 11am
Cannon Firing - 1, 2, & 3pm - Have a blast during your visit to Hagley with a demonstration of our signal cannon! Be prepared, it may seem small, but really packs a punch! Demonstrations take place next to the Millwright Shop in the historic powder yard. Included with admission and free for Hagley members. Cannon firings are weather-dependent.
AUGUST 31 - SUNDAY - 1, 2, & 3pm
Cannon Firing - Have a blast during your visit to Hagley with a demonstration of our signal cannon! Be prepared, it may seem small, but really packs a punch! Demonstrations take place next to the Millwright Shop in the historic powder yard. Included with admission and free for Hagley members. Cannon firings are weather-dependent.
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY - LABOR DAY - 1, 2, & 3pm
Cannon Firing - Have a blast during your visit to Hagley with a demonstration of our signal cannon! Be prepared, it may seem small, but really packs a punch! Demonstrations take place next to the Millwright Shop in the historic powder yard. Included with admission and free for Hagley members. Cannon firings are weather-dependent.