Home - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBExperience everything that Winterthur has to offer. A stunning mansion featuring the most significant collection of American decorative arts in the world. A world-class naturalistic garden set within 1,000 acres of rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. A leader in the preservation and study of cultural heritage.
Tours - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBClassic Yuletide charm meets contemporary creativity. This unique and enchanting house display…
About H. F. du Pont - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBWinterthur Museum opened in 1951. In 1961, at the invitation of Jacqueline Kennedy, du Pont led the First Lady’s Fine Arts Committee, which oversaw restoration of the White House.
Visit - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBThe library is open for drop-in visits and general browsing Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. The use of special collections (rare books, manuscripts, and archives) is by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Please email reference@winterthur.org or call 302-888-4631 to make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance of your visit.
About - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBThe collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the family of founder Henry Francis du Pont called it home. Winterthur is also 1,000 acres of protected meadows, woodlands, ponds, and waterways.
Du Pont the Designer - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
WEBThe vision that began at Chestertown House was fully realized at Winterthur. H. F. du Pont was a trendsetter in his day. He influenced others to use American pieces in fashionable settings, blending traditional objects with a modern eye for color and display.
WEBspaces in the 175-room house as well as access to the Winterthur Garden and Galleries, special exhibitions, a narrated tram tour (weather permitting), the Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens, and the Enchanted Woods children’s garden. $20 adults; $18 for stu-dents and seniors; $5 for ages 2–11. Museum hours
The Winterthur Library
WEBTheophilus Parsons Chandler was assistant treasurer at the Customs House in Boston and a financial backer of the Dupont Company. He married Elizabeth Julia Schlatter, who was from a prominent Philadelphia family, and lived in Brookline, Mass.
Ann Lowe: American Couturier - Winterthur Museum, Garden
WEBSeptember 9, 2023 – January 7, 2024. In 1964, The Saturday Evening Post referred to fashion designer Ann Lowe as “Society’s Best-Kept Secret.”. Although Lowe had been designing couture-quality gowns for America’s most prominent debutantes, heiresses, actresses, and society brides—including Jacqueline Kennedy, Olivia de Havilland ...
The Winterthur Library - Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
WEBThe Winterthur Library. The Winterthur Archives. Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735. 302-888-4600 or 800-888-3883. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION. Creator: Du Pont, Henry Francis. Title: …