Holiday Shopping in Brandywine Valley
WILMINGTON, DE, November 7, 2007. This year, satisfy all your holiday shopping needs at Brandywine Valley museums and attractions. From creative crafts to antiques and reproductions, you'll find the practical, the whimsical, the wearable, and everything in between in this beautiful area just thirty miles southwest of Philadelphia. Museum shops and special shopping events make it easy to experience the beauty of fall while you check items off your list!
The Brandywine River Museum shop showcases wares made by and about local artisans, including jewelry by the Courtney Design Studio, Wyeth-inspired jewelry by Donald Pywell, and a large selection of art books. Starting November 23, the museum's "Critter Sale" offers unique ornaments crafted from natural materials. Skilled volunteers turn teasels, pine cones, seeds, berries, and plant fluff into reindeer, owls, raccoons, and so on into animal ornaments you won't find anywhere else. Magical! Lora Englehart, 610-388-8337,
The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts is a unique source for exquisitely crafted contemporary functional art pieces made by regional and national artisans. There are many opportunities at the museum shop for the collector of functional art or the shopper seeking a unique gift. John Van Heest, 302-656-6466, x. 7110, [email protected].
The Delaware Art Museum store offers "Birds, Face Pots, and Pans" from Bur Oak Pottery. Inspiration for the works created by husband-and-wife team Ed and Laura Klein comes from R. W. Martin and Brothers Pottery, natural pieces influenced by the Renaissance and oriental motifs. Around the 1870s, Wallace Martin began creating jars in the form of fowl, often referred to humorously as "Wally Birds." Several items from the Martin Brothers Pottery are displayed at the museum in conjunction with its Pre-Raphaelite collection.
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate brings premier dealers to the first state at the "Delaware Antiques Show" (November 9-11). Style, elegance, and exceptional pieces will be the focus at the show, which takes place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. More than 60 distinguished dealers in American antiques bring their best specimens of furniture, paintings, rugs, porcelain, silver, arts and crafts objects, jewelry, and other decorative arts. Renowned interior designer Bunny Williams gives the keynote lecture. Hillary Holland, 302-888-4734; [email protected].
Media Contact
The Discover Brandywine Valley Public Relations Association (DBVPRA) provides a central resource for journalists. Visit the website www.brandywinetreasures.org or contact Steve Maurer, 302-651-5012, [email protected] for more information.
Discover Brandywine Valley Public Relations Association Members ( www.brandywinetreasures.org:)
Brandywine River Museum U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317; www.brandywinemuseum.org. Lora Englehart, 610-388-8337, [email protected].
Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806; www.delart.org. Dennis Lawson, 302-571-9590, x. 515, [email protected].
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801; www.thedcca.org. John Van Heest, 302-656-6466, x. 7110, [email protected].
Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Delaware Route 52, Wilmington, DE 19807; www.delmnh.org. Teresa Messmore, 302-658-9111, [email protected].
Hagley Museum and Library, DE Route 141, Wilmington, DE 19807; www.hagley.org. Meg Dickhart, 302-658-2400, ext. 238; [email protected].
Historical Society of Delaware (includes Delaware History Museum in Wilmington and George Read II House and Gardens in New Castle), 504 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801; www.hsd.org. MaryLynn Mack, 302-295-2390; [email protected].
Nemours Mansion and Gardens, 1600 Rockland Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803; www.nemoursmansion.org. Steve Maurer, 302-651-6912; [email protected].
Longwood Gardens, U.S. Route 1 at PA Route 52, Kennett Square, PA 19348; www.longwoodgardens.org. Patricia Evans, 610-388-1000, ext. 442; [email protected].
Rockwood Park and Mansion, 610 Shipley Rd., Wilmington, DE 19805; www.rockwood.org. Philip Nord, 302-761-4340, [email protected].
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, DE Route 52, Winterthur, DE 19735; www.winterthur.org. Hillary Holland, 302-888-4734; [email protected].
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