Delaware Museum of Nature and History

Museum of Nature, Sciences reopens this weekend

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

      The Delaware Museum of Nature and Science will celebrate its reopening Friday through Monday with a ribbon cutting and tours. The attraction, formerly known as a museum of natural history, is changing its name to reflect its mission of connecting Delaware citizens with the state’s natural development and the science behind it. The $10.8 million renovation started …

Take a first peek at new Museum of Nature and Science

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The paleozoic exhibit contains models of dinosaurs and other specimens from the past.   A lot of smiling faces are waiting to see people return to the reimagined Delaware Museum of Nature and Science next month. Some of them have a lot of really big teeth. And it’s impossible to tell whether those dinosaurs in the museum’s new Ellice & …

She’s back: Museum of Nature and Science sets reopening events

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The old natural history museum will be reborn May 20 as the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.   The Delaware Museum of Nature and Science will reopen with a series of events over four days from May 20 to May 23, when it will finally open its doors to the public. The Greenville museum will be the 21st century …

A baker’s dozen of things to look forward to in 2022

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis visiting Winterthur’s Montmorenci foyer while she was First Lady.   From golf pros descending on Wilmington Country Club, to new shows and amenities at area theaters and cultural institutions, to the latest restaurant moves, Delaware has a lot to look forward to in 2022. With the end of the year fogged by a surge of COVID-19 testing …

Delaware Museum of Natural History to reopen May 13 with new focus

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself. The Delaware Museum of Natural History will finish its metamorphosis next year and reopen May 13, the day of its 50th anniversary. The $9.8 million reinvention of the museum, founded by a du Pont with a huge shell, bird and egg collection, will end …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – September 5, 2021

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DelawareLive-Sept-5-1.pdf” title=”DelawareLive-Sept 5″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Little is being said about state redistricting, despite calls for transparency Wilmington assesses damage, sets up recovery center …

Delaware Museum of Natural History to reopen May 13 with new focus

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself.   The Delaware Museum of Natural History will finish its metamorphosis next year and reopen May 13, the day of its 50th anniversary. The $9.8 million reinvention of the museum, founded by a du Pont with a huge shell, bird and egg collection, will …

Nanticoke Powwow will move to Hudson Fields, offer more attractions

Charlie MegginsonCulture, Headlines

The Nanticoke Indian Powwow will move to Hudson Fields for its September gathering. Photo by Brian Leonard The Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s annual powwow is returning this year — and changing sites. After being canceled in 2020 due to COVID restrictions, the event will take place at Hudson Fields in Milton from Sept. 10 through Sept. 12.  Previously, the event has …