Museums

Museum Events and Exhibitions

Announcement of gallery exhibition about photography. Black background with a handprint, image of a photograph to the left.

Photo / Object

Announcement of gallery exhibition about lead minerals. Dramatic red, orange, and black background. Yellow and red lead minerals shown to the right.

The Vibrant World of Lead Minerals

Announcement of gallery exhibition about 1920s fashion. Image of four dresses on mannequins.

Blank Canvas: 1920s Fashion

Quartz

Photo of gallery with large bronze sculptures on either side of a fireplace, two windows with sculptures in the window sills, and a case in the fore ground with small sculptures and mineral specimens.

Highlights from the Museums

Darkened gallery with lighted cases showing colorful minerals.

Mineralogical Museum

Mineralogical Museum: Permanent Collection

Featured Collections

African American Art Collection

Painting of clouds in sky with grassy landscape

Joseph Stella Collection

A piece of mineral with a dark background

Minerals Collection

A View From the Vault

A View from the Vault: State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs of Delaware

“A View from the Vault” is a series that showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we will highlight a different item and share interesting facts or intriguing histories about it.

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