P.R.B. the Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art
Helga and Gunnlaug, c. 1880-85. Charles Fairfax Murray.
Programs and Tours
Rossetti’s Drawers
Wednesday, March 4, 4:00 p.m.
Free
Dr. Thad Logan, a Lecturer in English and the Humanities in the Department of English at Rice University, is the 2009 University of Delaware Library/Delaware Art Museum Pre-Raphaelite Fellow. Her talk will focus on the clothing, jewelry, and bric-a-brac that Dante Gabriel Rossetti collected, and how those things made their way into his paintings. (The title refers to comments by a number of his friends regarding the overflowing drawers, cabinets, and cupboards at Rossetti's house in Chelsea.) Dr. Logan’s research will be published in a forthcoming book on the subject. Her previous publications include The Victorian Parlour: A Cultural Study (Cambridge University Press, 2001), a study of the decoration of the middle-class Victorian home and the objects collected within it. A free reception for all the attendees will follow and the Pre-Raphaelite galleries will be open at this time.
Group Tours
Guided tours of the Delaware Art Museum's Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art are offered to schools, organizations, community groups and private groups of ten or more by reservation. Tours led by trained guides are scheduled Tuesday through Sunday. Due to the high demand for guided tours, it is suggested that reservations be made at least four weeks prior to your projected tour date.
To schedule a group tour, contact the Education Department at 302-571-9590 ext. 509 or via e-mail at cwaring@delart.org. Tours may also be scheduled using an online tour reservation form found at www.delart.org.
Public Tours
Highlight and Exhibition tours are offered to the public on Saturdays and Sundays. Highlight tours cover a broad range of topics relating to the Museum's Permanent Collection, and Exhibition tours highlight current special exhibitions.
Saturday tours are free with paid museum admission, and include a Highlights tour at 11am and an Exhibition tour at Noon.
Museum admission is free to all on Sundays, with a Highlights tour at 12:30 pm and 2 pm. In celebration of their return to the Delaware Art Museum, public tours at 12:30 p.m. on Sundays will focus on the Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art.
Teacher Guide
Pre-Raphaelite Curriculum Guide
This curriculum packet introduces educators to the Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art, and offers various classroom connections across disciplines, including the arts, language arts, and history.
