Featured Events

It’s that time of year to dabble and destroy! Hagley’s STEMtastic Weekends are taking the place of Invention Convention with a new format that extends the fun beyond the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.

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

Between the 1870s and the 1930s New York City underwent a fiscal crisis approximately every twenty years. This paper examines the causes of and responses to the periodic fiscal crisis of late 19^th and early 20^th century New York.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved ones at Hagley. This is a sweet family event with something for everyone.

Join one of our Hagley guides for an introductory tour of Hagley’s patent model collection.

This week, future designers will create “fabric” out of plastic grocery bags and find a new use for it. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If so, then you have benefited from accessible design—design for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities.

This week, learn how chemistry is used in our everyday lives and marvel in its magic.

This week, learn about center of gravity and build a free-standing trophy that can balance a ball on top! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

Take a Sunday stroll at Hagley! Hagley's property will be open to give visitors a unique opportunity to take a leisurely walk to the residence and garden, normally only accessible by bus. The 3-mile roundtrip walk to the du Pont ancestral home and back will be open for guests to wander and enjoy the beauty of the property.

This paper explores why unconventional and esoteric philosophical and religious beliefs have sometimes provided the foundation for successful business enterprises over the last two hundred years, and more especially for businesses pursuing goals other than securing returns to shareholders.

A bit of Nashville is coming to Delaware with a concert by a group of female singer-songwriters performed in Hagley’s Soda House. Local songwriters will showcase their original music and engage with the audience on the creative process of songwriting. 

Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums, including Hagley, and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. 

This week, learn the coded language of computers and make a bracelet using binary code! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

This week, learn the reason for the seasons, the real shape of the Earth and do hands-on Earth Science activities! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

inside business circles it was unclear how to define “business executive” as an occupational category or what traits predicted an executive’s success.

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. 

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. 

Have a blast during your visit to Hagley with cannon firings in the Hagley Powder Yards that demonstrate how black powder was made and used. Demonstrations take place next to the Millwright Shop at three different times.

Due to the popularity of our Fall Farm-to-Table Dinners, we’ve added a new option for Spring for our Members to enjoy the flavors of an early harvest. 

Hagley’s Spring Happy Hour celebrates the season and shows how Hagley appreciates our members. Members will hear the boom of a cannon firing, tour the E. I du Pont garden, and enjoy live music. There will be light refreshments and complimentary wine, beer, and a signature spring cocktail.

This week, we welcome visitors to Kingdom Plantae, where solar energy reigns! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. Learn how plants grow and what they need to thrive.

Danya Pilgrim is a PhD in African American Studies and American Studies, completed at Yale University in 2019. Pilgrim is a social and cultural historian with research interests in domestic arts and foodways, and the African American experience. 

This week, River Rangers will learn how to gauge the health of our local waterways by observing the variety of critters living in it. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

Visitors experience an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish. 

Free admission for current military members, veterans, and their families.

Join us for Bike & Hike & Brews! Stroll, jog, or bike through areas of Hagley property normally closed to foot traffic. Bring a picnic or purchase hot food at our picnic pavilion. 

Don’t miss Delaware’s best fireworks show! This members-only event is held each year, two Fridays in June. It is a spectacular evening of family fun. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 

This week, discover the wonderful, worm-filled world of soil! Create your own mixture, plant a seed in it, and watch it grow! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

Spend a Summer Saturday at Hagley and enjoy fishing on the Brandywine, then set sail on a wooden boat race.

This week, learn about Fibonacci sequences and discover how mathematics is everywhere in nature. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

In the H2 Oh! walking tour, visitors discover the evolution of waterpower at Hagley from the water wheel to modern waterpower and how the DuPont Company harnessed the power of the Brandywine to make black powder for over 120 years. It is a journey of innovation through the Hagley powder yards, including a stop at Hagley’s recently restored turbine bringing green energy back to the site. 

Visitors experience an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish. 

Free admission for current military members, veterans, and their families.

This week, spend a tasty afternoon learning about the magical properties of milk. Make tie-dye milk art and ice cream! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

Hagley is offering three stimulating weeks of summer camp activities.  Camps provide a fun, hands-on environment in which to learn and make new friends.

Spend a Summer Saturday at Hagley and play classic lawn games like croquet and badminton! 

This week, learn how "moving pictures" are made by creating your own flipbook movies scene and Zoetrope. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

Visitors will experience in-depth the devastating power of black powder while exploring the heart of the DuPont production yards. Guests will hear personal stories about what life was like for those working and living within the reach of the nineteenth century’s most dangerous explosives, while considering the larger world of work in 1800s. T

Step back in time to enjoy a festive fair with carnival games, period dancing, fresh lemonade, hand-cranked ice cream and so much more. A

This week, discover how thermal energy is transferred and create your own insulated bottle. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

Visitors experience an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish. 

Spend a Summer Saturday at Hagley and relax while fishing on the Brandywine. Afterwards, cool off with some hand-cranked ice cream. 

This week, explore rocketry and propulsion. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. Make a stomp rocket and see how high it can go! 

Dig into two very different gardens – one fed the du Pont family and the other DuPont Company workers in the nineteenth century. This tour explores the socioeconomic factors influencing the architecture, produce, and the philosophies of each garden. 

This week, learn how sound is produced by vibrations. Create a musical instrument that will vibrate to make sound. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

Visitors experience an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish. 

Experience the wonders of automotive innovation. Browse through more than 500 antique and restored cars that date from the early 1990s all the way back to the early twentieth century. This year’s theme is “Dream Rides: American Sports Cars.” The show features vehicle parades, motoring music, video and pedal car racing, and food court. 

This week, protect an egg from a car crash by using Newton's Laws of Motion. Things could get ugly! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. 

Take a Sunday stroll at Hagley! Hagley’s property will be open to give visitors a unique opportunity to take a leisurely walk to the residence and garden, normally only accessible by bus. The 3-mile roundtrip walk to the du Pont ancestral home and back will be open for guests to wander and enjoy the beauty of the property.

Please join us for the third annual members-only, family-style, Fall Farm-to-Table dinner. This unique experience will be held at the Hagley barn. Enjoy a mouth-watering menu with an Eastern Shore theme that features delicacies from area farms and produce grown on Hagley’s property. A reception with complimentary wine and beer will begin at 5 p.m. 

This week, learn about pigments and diffusion. Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. Experiment with different tree leaves to discover their hidden colors using chromatography. 

Families can take a hayride along the Brandywine to experience the beautiful fall foliage in the Powder Yard. Guests can create fall-themed crafts, and see a gunpowder explosion, roll mill in action, and working nineteenth-century machines.

Held in two of Hagley’s historic buildings, this marketplace brings talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts, crafts, and gourmet items. This premier show will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media and includes a specialty outdoor food market.

Held in two of Hagley’s historic buildings, this marketplace brings talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts, crafts, and gourmet items. This premier show will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media and includes a specialty outdoor food market. 

Held in two of Hagley’s historic buildings, this marketplace brings talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts, crafts, and gourmet items. This premier show will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media and includes a specialty outdoor food market. 

Visitors can take advantage of this unique opportunity to see the grounds of Hagley in a different light and meet one of our guides for a stroll through the property. Photography beginners or experts will enjoy this experience. Ability to walk some distance and carry your own equipment is necessary. 

This week, you might be seeing double! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday. Optical illusions and tricks of the mind will have you guessing what's real! Test out your perception and make a spinning disc picture. 

Free admission for current military members, veterans, and their families.

This week, learn how living things get their unique traits and discover what strawberry DNA looks like without a microscope! Visitors of all ages are invited to discover solutions to science and engineering challenges at Science Saturday.

Experience the du Pont ancestral home decorated for the holidays and the “Holiday Entertaining” exhibition. 

On Saturday, December 5, Bring the kids to take photos with Santa!

"Truss Me, You Won't Fall" focuses on structural engineering while challenging kids to build their own bridges.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to see Eleutherian Mills, the first du Pont family home built in America, dressed for the holidays and illuminated with softly glowing lights.