Historic Property Tours begin April 1
Visitors will be able to explore the connection between art and life on guided tours of the Andrew Wyeth Studio,N.C. Wyeth House and Studio, and the Kuerner Farm. Tours will run from April 1 through November 22.
Each historic property tour costs $8 per person. Additional tours on the same day are discounted to $5 per person. In addition, the Museum will continue its "second day free" admission policy. If visitors return the day after their visit with a receipt, they may enter the Museum for free and purchase tours at the $8/$5 additional rate. Tours for the second day are only available for purchase at the Museum admissions desk.
Andrew Wyeth Studio
See where one of America's most-renowned artists created some of his most iconic works of art. Wyeth painted in his studio from 1940 until 2008. Tours are Mondays at 12:45, 2 and 3:15 p.m. andTuesdays through Sundays at 10 and 11:15 a.m. and 12:45, 2 and 3:15 p.m.
N.C. Wyeth Studio
Visitors can tour the house where the artist raised his talented children, and the studio in which he created his iconic paintings. Tours are offered on Mondays at 10 and 11:15 a.m., and Tuesdays through Sundays at 10 and 11:15 a.m., and 12:45 p.m.
Kuerner Farm
For more than 70 years, the Kuerner Farm was a major source of inspiration to Andrew Wyeth. Beginning with his earliest painting of the farm in 1932 at the age of 15, Wyeth found vital subjects in Karl and Anna Kuerner--the owners of the farm--and the rustic beauty of its surroundings.Tours take placeMondays at 10 and 11:15 a.m. and 12:45, 2 and 3:15 p.m. and Tuesdays through Sundays at 2 and 3:15 p.m.
In addition, docent-led tours of the Museum will take place Wednesdays through Sundays at 11:30 a.m., beginning on April 8. These tours will focus on collection highlights, and are included with admission. The Brandywine River Museum of Art, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is a program of the Brandywine Conservancy. Open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6-12; free for children ages five and under and Brandywine Conservancy members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings (except May 24 during the Antiques Show) from 9:30 a.m. to noon through November 22, 2015.