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Crafting A Creative Collaboration
Take a peek behind the scenes of an exciting new exhibition in the making with Brandywine’s Senior Curator, Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D.
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Meet the River Rat at the Brandywine Conservancy!
Unknown to many visitors, the Brandywine Conservancy has its own mascot. It is the Brandywine River Rat.
The River Rat began as a symbol to celebrate the Conservancy’s preservation of open land at the King Ranch in Chester County. The River Rat mascot has been in place since the...
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Join the Advanced Explorers Art Class
Every year the Brandywine River Museum of Art offers our youngest fans a chance to spend a week in our museum learning, growing, and soaking up sun in our beautiful riverside location. The Advanced Explorers Workshop (June 22-26) provides children ages...
Critter Time!
This past week I met up with critter maker Marilyn DePhillips, and talked about all things critter! She has been a critter maker for about 7 years in the critter workshop of the Brandywine Conservancy, and has the skills to prove it. We had a lot of fun talking about the different materials she uses, including, eggplant skin, crushed up eggshell, and even the tops of bananas. She is always on the lookout for new materials, as are all Brandywine critter makers.
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Come Take a Walk at the Brandywine River Museum
With the heat wave behind us there is nothing better than taking a stroll outside after a museum visit! This past week I decided to go on a walk and take in the Brandywine sights. The River Trail takes you along the Brandywine floodplain, and felt quite refreshing! It’s about one mile roundtrip, and takes you to the meadow across from John Chads house.
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A Colorful Crowd
Last Tuesday the Malvern School “Friends” came into the Brandywine River Museum and were read the charming children’s book, Olivia, which features an aspiring singing and museum loving pig. I was fortunate enough to observe a group going on a tour of the Bayard and Mary Sharp Gallery where Jamie Wyeth’s infamous Portrait of Pig (1970) is located. When the children were led into the gallery by one of Brandywine’s knowledgeable docents, they gathered around Portrait of Pig and were excited to see and hear about the corn-fed pig.
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