Family Programs
A variety of programs for families are offered throughout the year. Events include the Free Sunday Mornings in March, June and September, and weekend and summer workshops.
Reservations are required and space is limited. Workshops are free with museum admission of $8 per adult; $5 children six and over and seniors; children under six and museum members are free.
To register, contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or education@brandywine.org. When leaving a message, include program date(s) and session(s); your name, phone number, and the number of children and adults attending.
Museum Explorer Mornings
This program is for children ages 3 to 10 accompanied by an adult. It includes a gallery tour and art project.
Note new starting times: Session A: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Session B: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 10 Cool Colors
Explore what colors are hot and what colors are not! On a gallery tour, learn how artists use colors to create paintings. Next, design a colorful composition using Cray-pas oil pastels.
Thursday, July 17 Treasure Tales
Discover Treasure Island and other stories through illustrations from the museum's collection. Then, decorate a box to hold small treasures with assorted gems, shells and other materials.
Thursday, July 24 Animated Animals
Search the museum for animals of every shape and size in paintings and sculpture, then create your own three-dimensional animal from pipe cleaners, pompoms and more!
Thursday, July 31 Seasonal Scenes
Journey through four seasons in scenes of lazy summer days, fall colors, winter wonderlands and spring blossoms. Afterwards, make a tissue paper landscape of your favorite time of year.
Advanced Explorer Workshops
This in-depth program is for children ages 10 to 14. It includes a gallery tour and art project. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 8 Shadows and Shapes
Learn artists' techniques for making painted and drawn objects look real, including their use of scale, shading, shapes and color. Next, create still life compositions with oil pastels.
Tuesday, July 15 Putting It into Perspective
Analyze artists' depictions of interior and exterior spaces, including their use of line, perspective and scale. After, capture the museum building from different angles in pencil and watercolor.
Tuesday, July 22 Portrait Study
Investigate how artists create likeness whether portraying famous persons or close friends. Then, experiment with pose and setting while drawing a self-portrait.
Reservations are required and space is limited. Workshops are free with museum admission of $8 per adult; $5 children six and over and seniors; children under six and museum members are free.
To register, contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or education@brandywine.org. When leaving a message, include program date(s) and session(s); your name, phone number, and the number of children and adults attending.For more information:
Brandywine River Museum
Telephone: (610) 388-2700
website
Hours: Daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(Extended hours until 6:00 p.m., Dec. 26-30)
Closed Christmas Day
Admission:
Adults, $8.00; seniors (65+),
Students with ID and children ages 6-12, $5.00.
Free for children under 6 and Brandywine Conservancy members.
AudioTours, $3.00*
