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Build curriculum connections - Guided tours link art to a variety of subjects, including American history, literature, environmental studies and geometry.
Find something for everyone - All ages welcome, from pre-school to college level.
Obtain credit - Teacher workshops and in-service programs are offered throughout the year.
Capture the spirit - Holiday displays feature model trains and natural tree ornaments.
Explore art and nature - Setting includes outdoor sculpture, native plant gardens and river trail.
Develop a new perspective - The museum's collection and changing exhibitions provide a rich resource for learning about art and related topics.
To plan your trip: contact education@brandywine.org or 610-388-8382.
Financial assistance is available for admission and transportation costs for schools in need through the support of The Comcast Foundation.
School Programs include a thematic guided tour and may be adapted to the curriculum and level of the group. Most programs are one hour, except as noted.
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"Art and nature in perfect harmony"
If you're visiting Philadelphia and would like to get out of the city, this gem of a museum is worth the half-hour drive. The light-filled building (a 19th-century grist mill) is fascinating to kids, with its large brick courtyard and circular interior. Huge windows overlook the river, one of the prettier ones you'll find.
The first time we visited my oldest son was four months old and he was fascinated with the huge and colorful N.C. Wyeth paintings. Originally used as illustrations for such classic stories as Treasure Island and Kidnapped, the pictures of pirates and patriots are fun for kids to explore and discuss.
The foundation that runs the museum is also a nature conservancy. Once the kids have tired of the inside of the museum, step out into the courtyard and around the back where you can follow a series of trails that meander through the wetlands next to the Brandywine River. If you've spent any time looking at the Andrew Wyeth paintings with your children, you will all recognize the landscape that surrounds you, a major influence for his art.
During the holiday season the museum displays numerous Christmas trees hung with intricate ornaments made from entirely natural materials. There is also a large model railroad display and regular concerts and caroling. It is crowded, but also a great way to get into the holiday spirit.
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"Fun with the Family"
Andrew Wyeth came from a family of distinguished artists. The Brandywine River Museum, in a converted gristmill on US 1 in Chadds Ford, has the world’s largest collection of Andrew Wyeth’s work, as well as that of his father, N. C. Wyeth; his son, Jamie Wyeth; and other family members.
Children especially go for Jamie Wyeth’s painting Portrait of Pig and the life-size animal sculptures along the riverbank. Many visitors will recognize the illustrations of N. C. Wyeth for such swashbuckling classics as Treasure Island and Kidnapped. The Brandywine River Museum has a children’s audio tour of its permanent collection as well as selected exhibitions. This lively tour answers questions such as, “How did Jamie Wyeth convince a pig to pose for a painting?” Works by other artists from the Brandywine region hang near still-life paintings, landscapes, and an unparalleled collection of American illustration.
Surrounding the museum are stands of wildflowers, trees, and shrubs indigenous to the Greater Brandywine Valley. For an additional fee, visitors may tour the N. C.
Wyeth House and Studio. In 2004 the Brandywine Museum introduced tours of the Kuerner Farm, inspiration for over 1,000 of Andrew Wyeth’s paintings.
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