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Hagley is closed through mid-March. See you in the Spring!

Beginning January 4, 2021, Hagley Museum will close to visitation - including walking on the property - to continue an electrical project on the lower property requiring extensive road excavation. It is anticipated we will be able to reopen in mid-March.

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Winter Closure

Hagley is closed through mid-March. Click for details.

Gingerbread House Contest

See the "Hometown Heroes" themed gingerbread houses.

Hagley From Home

Enjoy virtual tours, talks with the Hagley Historian, games, puzzles, and more from the comfort of home.

Hagley Happenings

Upcoming Events & Programs

Museum Store Mondays

January 18, 2021 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Monday

During Hagley's winter clousure, the Hagley Museum Store will open for limited hours on Mondays.

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Mary Currie Yoga at Hagley

January 19, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. | Tuesday

Hagley is delighted to offer exclusive yoga classes with teacher Mary Currie for our members at the Household and above levels. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

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HISTORY HANGOUT: CONVERSATION WITH WENDY WOLOSON

January 25, 2021 | Monday

Wendy A. Woloson is associate professor of history at Rutgers University – Camden. With a career as a museum curator, artist, and scholar of 19th century history, her new book is called Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America. In this book Woloson takes seriously the history of objects that are easy to dismiss: things not made to last; things we don't really need; things we often don't even really want.

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HAGLEY HISTORY HANGOUT: CONVERSATION WITH LOUISA IAROCCI

February 8, 2021 | Monday

Gregory Hargreaves interviews Louisa Iarocci about her research project “Bin, Bag, Box: The Architecture of Convenience,” in support of which, Iarocci, an associate professor at the University of Washington at Seattle, received an exploratory grant from the Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, & Society.

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Science Saturday – River Rangers

April 10, 2021 | 12 to 4 p.m. | Saturday

Celebrate Earth Day by examining the health of the Brandywine River. Do your part to reduce plastic waste by making an Ecobrick!

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Science Saturday – Chemistry for the Curious

April 24, 2021 | 12 to 4 p.m. | Saturday

Learn how chemistry is used in our everyday lives and marvel in its magic.

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two people in front of hagley residence at hagley 5k run/walk

Hagley’s 5K Along the Brandywine

April 24, 2021 | Registration 7:30 - Race 8:30 a.m. | Saturday

Join us for our annual run/walk to benefit Hagley’s Scholarship Fund. Participants can run or walk along the beautiful Brandywine through Hagley’s 235-acre property.

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Family Happy Hours in May

May 6, 2021 | 5 to 7:30 p.m. | Thursday

The beauty of Hagley in the springtime is showcased a new series of family-friendly happy hours held behind the E.I. du Pont Barn.

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Science Saturday – Seeds The Day

May 8, 2021 | 12 to 4 p.m. | Saturday

In cooperation with Longwood Gardens' Community Read, learn how plants grow from seeds and how birds help them travel. Make your own bird feeder from recycled materials.

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