Hagley Museum and Library

museum and library, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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The Hagley Museum and Library is located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is situated on the site of the original DuPont gunpowder mill complex. The museum and library focus on portraying the development of American manufacturing. It features exhibits that highlight the industrial history along the Brandywine Creek. The Hagley Library is also recognized internationally for its collections on business and industrial history.12

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Delaware
Cultural life
The Hagley Museum and Library portrays the development of American manufacturing through preservation of the early mills and other structures of the DuPont company, as well as by indoor exhibits. Other notable museums include the Delaware Museum of Natural History, in Greenville, as well as the…
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The Hagley Museum and Library portrays the development of American manufacturing through preservation of the early mills and other structures of the DuPont company, as well as by indoor exhibits. Other notable museums include the Delaware Museum of Natural History, in Greenville, as well as the…
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Wilmington
…with exhibits about Delaware’s history; Hagley Museum and Library, occupying the original Du Pont gunpowder mill complex and featuring exhibits dramatizing the industrial history along the Brandywine; and the Delaware Art Museum, noted for its collections of Pre-Raphaelite English art and American art. The Winterthur Museum, which is Henry Francis…
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…with exhibits about Delaware’s history; Hagley Museum and Library, occupying the original Du Pont gunpowder mill complex and featuring exhibits dramatizing the industrial history along the Brandywine; and the Delaware Art Museum, noted for its collections of Pre-Raphaelite English art and American art. The Winterthur Museum, which is Henry Francis…
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