Community Events

Come and learn about Pyle and the Pre-Raphaelites, an exhibition that brings together two of the Delaware Art Museum’s signature collections: the founding collection of work by Howard Pyle, the artist who created an American illustration tradition, and Samuel Bancroft’s collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art, which is the largest concentration of Pre-Raphaelite work outside of the United Kingdom. This exhibition premiers new research that reveals the men were far more intertwined than previously recognized and that Pyle was inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites before Bancroft began acquiring their work in 1890. By displaying Pyle’s illustrations for stories set in the Medieval and Early Renaissance eras alongside works by Pre-Raphaelite artists and their followers, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, and William Morris, this show articulates the extent to which Pyle was inspired by Pre-Raphaelite compositions he encountered in his early career as well as in Bancroft’s collection. Further, this show demonstrates how Pyle’s exposure to original works of Pre-Raphaelite art shaped the birth and flourishing of American illustration.

The talk will be presented by DelArt Curatorial Associate Katherine Feldkamp, who curated Pyle and the Pre-Raphaelites. She graduated with a master’s degree in Art History from the University of Delaware, and previously served as the Research Assistant for the Decorative Arts and Design Department at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

November 18, 2026, 5:30 PM – Financial Wellness Wednesdays: ‘To Roth or Not to
Roth’ with Capt. Brett M. Sause, AIF®, CFF®, CLTC®, FSCP®, LACP, LTCP, LUTCF® -
CEO and Wealth Advisor, Accredited Investment Fiduciary®, Certified Financial
Fiduciary®

Roth IRSs can be a powerful retirement and tax-planning tool – but a Roth is not automatically right for everyone. This educational session explores Roth IRA contributions, income and contribution limits, Roth conversions, tax considerations, and when a Roth strategy may – or may not – make sense. FREE, cash bar and nibbles. RSVP online at oxfordcc.org.

December 2, 2026, 5:30 PM Financial Wellness Wednesdays: “Legacy Planning’ with Pamela Leonard, CAP®, CFRE, CGPP National Executive Lead, Charitable Estate Planning American Heart Association

Explore ways to make charitable giving part of your legacy, including charitable gift annuities, donor-advised funds and coordinating charitable intentions with broader estate planning. FREE, cash bar and nibbles. RSVP online at oxfordcc.org.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.

Join PHM for a rousing lecture series on the Second Sunday of every month at 2:00. Our Curator, in partnership with the DAR as a Corresponding Docent with the DAR Museum, is presenting lectures/PowerPoints on early American history. Each lecture features a different theme and showcases the history of the United States as told through the decorative arts collection of the DAR Museum in Washington, DC and the collection at PHM.

The Lecture Series is free and appropriate for all ages. For a complete list of the lecture series, please visit our website, https://poplarhillmansion.org/lecture/. The lecture series is part of our ongoing celebration of America250.