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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/brandywine_71697429_Medium.jpg
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037775-1780221600-1780237800@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037393-1780218000-1780246800@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T150639Z
UID:10037702-1780149600-1780153200@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/brandywine_71697429_Medium.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037774-1780135200-1780151400@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037392-1780131600-1780160400@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037773-1780048800-1780065000@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037391-1780045200-1780074000@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T150639Z
UID:10037701-1779976800-1779980400@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/brandywine_71697429_Medium.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037390-1779958800-1779987600@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037772-1779876000-1779892200@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-27/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037389-1779872400-1779901200@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-27/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037771-1779616800-1779633000@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037387-1779613200-1779642000@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T150639Z
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/brandywine_71697429_Medium.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037770-1779530400-1779546600@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151212Z
UID:10037769-1779444000-1779460200@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Studio Tours
DESCRIPTION:Explore the creative worlds of the Wyeth family through the studio tours. Guided experiences take visitors inside the historic homes and working studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth\, as well as the iconic Kuerner Farm that inspired hundreds of paintings. These immersive tours offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the places\, landscapes\, and personal spaces that shaped generations of American art.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-studio-tours-2/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_111055_www.dropbox.com_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T145801Z
UID:10037385-1779440400-1779469200@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art: "Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth."
DESCRIPTION:Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections in “Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth.” The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. \nAndrew and Betsy Wyeth were long-time supporters of the Museum. From its earliest days\, the Wyeths stepped in to ensure there would always be works of art in the galleries. Their role in transferring the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio\, and later\, the Andrew Wyeth Studio to the Museum’s care helped to transform the institution’s mission. The couple’s vision for the future led to the creation of the Museum’s Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center\, which also stewards the collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. In a final act of philanthropy\, Betsy Wyeth planned a major gift of artworks—beyond those by Andrew Wyeth—and the family’s rich trove of archival material to the Museum. \nTreasures highlights paintings held by the Wyeth family\, many of which were on loan to Brandywine for decades. Such paintings as N.C. Wyeth’s Self-Portrait with Palette (ca. 1909-1912) or his Captain Nemo (1918) have frequently hung in the galleries but will now make Brandywine their permanent home thanks to Betsy Wyeth’s planning. In addition to these familiar paintings\, other works in the bequest showcase moments in N.C. Wyeth’s career development such as a teenage self-portrait and his experiments with impressionist brushwork. Among the gems in the exhibition are examples of his early Western work that catapulted him to the top of the illustration field. \nWhile the bequest primarily contains the work of N.C. Wyeth\, other members of the family\, including Henriette\, Carolyn\, and Jamie Wyeth are represented as well. In their lifetimes\, Andrew and Betsy enjoyed the work of Howard Pyle\, often making gifts of his paintings to one another\, and that passion is represented by several Pyle paintings in the exhibition. \nIn addition to guaranteeing the future care of the family’s art collection\, Betsy Wyeth ensured that her decades-long project of collecting and organizing the letters of N.C. Wyeth would be continued by the Brandywine’s Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center. Known officially as the “N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth\,” the collection consists of thousands of letters\, photographs\, and other unique items that range from N.C.’s birth in 1882 through the condolence messages after his death in 1945. Betsy collected these letters from disparate sources\, catalogued them\, and published a selection in her book The Wyeths: The Letters of N.C. Wyeth\, 1901-1945. \nAn assortment of these highly personal family documents and keepsakes is included in the exhibition\, connecting the private lives of the Wyeths to the paintings\, many of which are well known to Brandywine visitors. Among these treasures is a valentine given by N.C. Wyeth to Carolyn Bockius in 1904\, before their marriage. A trove of family photographs\, most taken by N.C. Wyeth himself\, provides a glimpse of the talented Wyeth children as they grow up. His untimely death in 1945 shocked the family\, who rushed to preserve many special mementos which are also part of this collection. N.C. Wyeth’s last known correspondence with his son Andrew\, written weeks before his death in 1945\, will be included. \nTreasures not only represents Betsy Wyeth’s research on her family history\, but also her understanding that both the paintings and the archives work in tandem to create a fuller\, more contextual story of the Wyeths\, not only as a remarkable group of artists\, but as a family. Through her generosity\, Betsy Wyeth has entrusted Brandywine with the care of art works and her collected family history\, which will now be publicly accessible for both enjoyment and scholarship in perpetuity.
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-treasures-from-the-family-the-gift-of-betsy-james-wyeth/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_11-5-2026_105739_www.brandywine.org_.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T220633
CREATED:20260511T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T150639Z
UID:10037699-1779372000-1779375600@visitdelco.com
SUMMARY:Brandywine Museum of Art:  Guided Gallery Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a guided\, docent-led tour of the Brandywine Museum of Art’s galleries and special exhibitions. \nOffered weekly throughout the year. No registration required; tours are included with Museum admission. 
URL:https://visitdelco.com/event/brandywine-museum-of-art-guided-gallery-tours/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:Brandywine Museum of Art\, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road\, Chadds Ford\, PA\, 19317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visitdelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/brandywine_71697429_Medium.jpg
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