Para fines del siglo XIX, la Revolución Industrial y sus máquinas hizo que los productos artesanales se volvieran obsoletos. Fue entonces que Henry Mercer, un antropólogo y visionario, se dio cuenta de la importancia de preservar estos objetos descartados y olvidados. Mercer coleccionó y construyó todos los objetos dentro y fuera de esta mansión enorme. Este proyecto tan ambicioso, finalizado en 1912, está compuesto por más de 400.000 instrumentos. Con objetos como un barco ballenero, un kit de caza de vampiros y las herramientas de un fabricante de relojes, entre muchas otras cosas que ilustran la vida del hombre estadounidense promedio previo a la Revolución Industrial, el Museo Mercer no solo es uno de los museos más visitados del país, sino que es toda una fuente de inspiración.
The Science History Institute, formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation, includes a museum which is free and opened to the public. The main exhibits mainly consists of scientific instruments, books, fine art and papers belonging to remarkable scientists. It also hosts educational programs, lectures and conferences on various scientific topics. The permanent exhibit Making Modernity which shows the role of chemistry in our day-to-day life is the major highlight of the museum. Admission is free. Visit website for additional information.
1. The Kalmar Nyckel Museum Institute is one of a kind, that tells the patrons not only about the colourful history of the Kalmar Nyckel Ship, but also takes visitors for sails. Visit the Museum to know about the journey of the Ship from the yards of Delaware, into the service of the Dutch, and its enduring trips in the Atlantic. There are guided tours of the Museum, and the volunteers narrate the happenings that took place almost 400 years back to familiarise you with the Ship of the bygone times, and its present-day version that represents the travels and battles that have made the Kalmar into a legend.
This 115-year-old museum keeps on acquiring new collections to keep the avid archaeology or anthropology fan on his toes. The upcoming collection of photographs is 'Antoin Sevruguin and the Persian Image'. Photography enthusiasts can view images of Iran at the turn of the 20th century-taken by Antoin Sevruguin, one of Iran's most renowned early photographers. The exhibition includes 35 black-and-white photographs made from original glass-plate negatives and vintage prints.
The Delaware Art Museum is a grandiose exhibition space that features an impressive collection of paintings and illustrations belonging to the Pre-Raphaelite period and the artistic trend of 19th and 20th Century America. Here, you get to see artworks by masterminds like Dante Rossetti, Simeon Solomon, Thomas Dewing, Raphaelle Peale, among several others. Besides featuring an awe-inspiring collection, the museum also hosts various art-related activities like exhibitions and workshops. Apart from that, the various halls located within the premises of the Delaware Art Museum are rented out for corporate functions, meetings, private gatherings, cocktail parties, and several other events.
Located within the premises of the Rockwood Park, the Rockwood Museum is a treasure cove of artifacts and exhibits that transpose you to the Victorian era. The museum aims to reveal the lifestyle of the Bringhurst family until they resided at this grandiose estate. The Rockwood Museum also hosts special exhibitions which show the mourning clothes, customs and traditions of the Victorian times. If you love to explore bygone times, then a visit to the Rockwood Museum would be an enriching experience.