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Established in 1952, the Winterthur Library holds more than 87,000 rare books and over 800,000 manuscripts and images. The Winterthur Library is free and open to the public by appointment. Holdings include rare books, periodicals, trade catalogs, manuscripts, ephemera, photographs, slides, paper art,
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Henry Algernon died at the end of 1926, and Henry Francis du Pont officially inherited Winterthur in 1927. At the time, the estate consisted of 90 buildings and more than 2,600 acres. H. F. and Ruth renovated Winterthur's manor, tripling its size. They outfitted the home with architectural elements
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Research Building. A pavilion building, separate from the main house, was built in the 1960s to welcome growing crowds. The visitor center consisted of a cafeteria and museum shop along with an adjacent parking lot. In 1992, additional galleries opened in a new building adjacent to the main house.
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In 1987, Winterthur assistant curator Phillip H. Curtis was sentenced to a 7-year suspended prison sentence for stealing museum artifacts (ceramics, candlesticks, and other American decorative arts) worth $ 75,000. Curtis sold the stolen items to art dealers to fund his lavish lifestyle. In 1991,
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The museum contains 175 period-room displays and approximately 90,000 objects. Most rooms are open to the public on small, guided tours. The collection spans more than two centuries of American decorative arts, notably from 1640 to 1860, and contains some of the most important pieces of American
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Winterthur has been called the "largest and richest museum of American furniture and decorative arts in the world." It was formerly known as Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and as the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. H. F. established the main mansion as a public museum for American
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The library's origins go back to Pierre Samuel du Pont, the family patriarch, who collected 8,000 books before his death in 1817. Ensuing generations of the family continued to grow the collection, with Henry Francis du Pont avidly acquiring rare books for display, particularly 17th-century and
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ahead of the 1952 launch of Winterthur's first graduate program, in partnership with the University of Delaware. In 1969, the library moved from the main museum to the Crowninshield Research Building, which also houses extensive conservation, research, and education facilities.
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Research Library of American Painting was formed circa 1956. The Winterthur Archives, which includes many of the du Pont family's personal papers, Winterthur estate records, and H. F.'s history of collecting, was formed in 1969 after H. F.'s death.
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18th-century books with old binding. By the 1940s, H. F. was building a scholarly research collection as part of his plan to transform Winterthur into a museum and teaching institution. Frank Sommer, the first library director, and museum curator
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and authority on Chinese export ceramics, attempted to steal a Chinese serving platter from Winterthur, part of a series of thefts of 100 objects from 8 museums over 18 years. Feller was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
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The museum comprises several buildings. In 1969, a large building that houses the library and conservation facilities was dedicated in honor of H. F.'s sister, a noted historic preservationist, and named the
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the archives of the Winterthur estate and museum, and other resources that support the needs of researchers in American history, decorative arts, architecture, horticulture, and other subjects. The
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Winterthur offers residential, short-term, and remote fellowships, including postdoctoral, dissertation, and artist fellowships, to support researchers using the collections.
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throughout the grounds, which were featured in an exhibition that ran from 2018 to 2020. A narrated tram ride through the gardens is available from March through December.
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decorative arts in 1951 and moved to a smaller house on the estate. By 1959, the museum had been expanded to accommodate a library, lecture halls, and additional
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In 1991, Winterthur began offering paid internships for aspiring horticulturists and stewards of natural lands, who can reside temporarily on the Estate.
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jointly founded and continue to offer two master's degree programs in American material culture (established in 1952 by museum director
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A stone cottage in the "Enchanted Garden" section of the grounds, opened in 2001 and intended for families with children
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H. F. du Pont, a horticulturalist, began managing the estate's grounds in 1909. He contracted a landscape architect,
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H. F. married Ruth Wales in 1916. In 1923, the couple traveled to Vermont to study the cattle-breeding operation of
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salvaged from 17th, 18th, and 19th century American homes in the region, including wood interior paneling from the
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historic house on the Winterthur grounds, is used as the home for the director and chief executive of Winterthur.
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The Cottage (home of H. F. du Pont after opening of the museum), 21,345 sq ft (1,983.0 m)
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The Galleries 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m), 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m) display area
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on its acreage to the Brandywine Conservation Trust, ensuring that the land would never be developed.
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After Bidermann's death, the property passed to his son, James Irénée, who then sold it to his uncle,
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has funded the program since 1974. Alumni include artists, curators, and scholars such as
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Guide to the Winterthur Library: The Joseph Downs Collection and the Winterthur Archives
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Since 1964, Winterthur has published a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal entitled
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on the property and named their estate Winterthur after Bidermann's ancestral home in
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Winterthur Museum has been led by eleven executive directors since its founding:
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Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera was established in 1955, and the
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Main museum (period rooms and offices), 96,582 sq ft (8,972.8 m)
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Collector on a Grand Scale: The Horticultural Visions of Henry Francis du Pont
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Accent on Artist and Artisan: The Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
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filmed the first three episodes of its 24th season at Winterthur in 2019.
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hosted a guest exhibition of 300 objects curated by Winterthur staff.
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National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
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with various types of conifers, such as firs, spruce and hemlocks.
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Winterthur is located in northwestern Delaware, six miles north of
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One of the sources who inspired the landscaping at Winterthur was
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An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum
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in the United States. The museum and estate were the home of
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Winterthur Portfolio: A Journal of American Material Culture
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The galleries host special rotating and permanent exhibits.
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Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
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The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society
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Research Building 68,456 sq ft (6,359.8 m)
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Visitors Center 18,755 sq ft (1,742.4 m)
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Winterthur Museum, Pennsylvania folk art room, c. 1950
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The property where Winterthur sits was purchased by
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The Winterthur Library
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
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Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is located in Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
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