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A New Season at the Muscarelle

Explore exhibitions, public programs, and works from the collection.


Storybook Hour
Storybook Hour
Friday, May 22, 2026
10:30 AM
Family
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Art Educator Appreciation Brunch & Create
Saturday, May 23, 2026
11:00 AM
Special Event
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market
Saturday, May 30, 2026
12:00 PM
Family
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Large Scale Woodcut Workshop
Friday, June 5, 2026
10:00 AM
Workshop

On View

18th-20th Century American Paintings

May 15, 2026 — Ongoing
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James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking

February 28, 2026 — June 14, 2026
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First Looks & Favorites from the Permanent Collection

February 28, 2026 — June 7, 2026
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Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025

August 27, 2025 — Ongoing
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — Ongoing
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Upcoming

America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation.

June 19, 2026 — September 6, 2026
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Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal

June 26, 2026 — January 3, 2027
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Collection Highlights

The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.


Untitled (View of Wilmington)
LOPER, EDWARD L. SR.
1954
Oil on linen canvas
22 1/4 x 27 1/8 ins. (56.5 x 68.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Portrait of William Small [1734 – 1775]
KETTLE, TILLY
1766
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 1/4 x 25 ins. (76.8 x 63.5 cm); Framed: 35 1/2 x 30 1/4 ins. (90.0 x 76.8 cm)
President’s Fund for Excellence
Untitled (Albany name plates)
BRANDT, BILL
1945
Silver gelatin print
9 5/8 x 7 5/8 ins. (24.5 x 19.4 cm)
Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox and Darrell Hotchkiss
Contemplation
LAWRENCE, JACOB
1993
Silkscreen on Bainbridge two-ply rag paper
28 3/8 x 18 1/2 ins. (72 x 47 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment with additional funds provided by the Vinyard Acquisitions and Conservation Endowment
Edge of Town
BROWNE, GEORGE ELMER
c. 1928
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 30 x 50 ins. (76.2 x 127.0 cm); Framed: 37 1/2 x 57 1/2 ins. (95.3 x 146.1 cm)
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Royal Yachts taking the Prince and Princess of Orange to Holland following their Marriage
van de VELDE THE ELDER, WILLEM
1677
Graphite on paper
Framed: 22 1/8 x 38 1/4 ins. (56 x 97.2 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
If God Has Bestowed Beauty
PAINTER, NELL IRVIN
2012
Conté crayon and graphite on paper
Framed: 32 x 26 5/8 ins. (81.4 x 67.5 cm)
Los Angeles, Pierre Koening, Case Study House #22
SHULMAN, JULIUS
1960 (printed 1990s)
Chromogenic print
Sheet: 20 x 16 ins (40.6 x 50.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

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UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan

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