General Information

Biggs Museum of American Art


The Biggs Museum is an educational facility which provides guided tours to the public and offers area students an opportunity to use this comprehensive collection for study and research.


Location
Hours
Group Tours
Staff
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Located in the heart of 
Historic Dover, Delaware
406 Federal Street
P.O. Box 711
Dover, Delaware 19903
302-674-2111
[email protected]
Directions
From Wilmington to Dover:
  • Take I-95 South to Rt. 1 (Christiana Mall Exit)
  • Follow Rt. 1 South towards Dover
  • Rt 1 and Rt. 13 split just north of Smyrna.  Stay on Rt. 1 south towards Dover (when you exit Rt. 1 the toll is $.50)
  • Take exit 104-North Dover
  • After exiting the toll booth, turn left at the light onto Rt. 13
  • Follow Rt. 13 for over three miles to Court Street (WaWa convenience store on the corner)
  • Turn right onto Court Street, bear right around Legislative Hall onto Duke of York Street.
  • At the second stop sign (the intersection of Duke of York and Federal Street), the Museum is straight ahead of you, in the same building as the Delaware State Visitor Center.
From Southern Points to Dover:  Rt. 13
  • Take Rt. 13 north to Dover.
  • Turn left onto Court Street, bear right around Legislative Hall onto Duke of York Street.
  • At the second stop sign (the intersection of Duke of York and Federal Street), the Museum is straight ahead of you, in the same building as the Delaware State Visitor Center.
From Southern Points to Dover:  Rts. 1 and 113
  • Take Rt. 1/113 north to Dover.
  • Shortly after passing the Dover Air Force Base Main Gate Exit, take exit 95 (the last exit before the tolls).
  • Follow Rt. 113 to Court Street.
  • Turn left onto Court Street, bear right around Legislative Hall onto Duke of York Street.

  • At the second stop sign (the intersection of Duke of York and Federal Street), the Museum is straight ahead of you, in the same building as the Delaware State Visitor Center.
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Hours
Wednesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sunday 1:30 to 4:30pm. 
Closed Monday, Tuesday, and some state holidays.
Admission is free
Building is barrier free
The building and Museum are barrier free.  There is an elevator in the Museum, and a wheelchair is available. There are no steps to gain access to the building, and there are 4 parking places designated for handicapped parking, including one for a van.

Group Tours
To arrange for a group tour, please call the Museum at 302-674-2111. To visit other sites in addition to the Biggs, call the Delaware State Visitor Center at 302-739-4266 or e-mail.

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Staff
 
Sandy Conner is the Assistant to the Director.  After obtaining a bachelor's degree in history from Coastal Carolina University, Sandy worked for the Delaware State Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. At the Biggs she has responsibilities in the areas of marketing, development, and collections management.
Linda Danko has joined the Biggs Staff as the Office Manager. Formerly Group Tour and Program Sales Manager at Winterthur's Historic Houses of Odessa, she is using some of these skills at the Biggs as well as insuring the smooth operation of the Museum's administrative offices.
Ryan Grover, the Curator, holds degrees from the art history department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Ryan specializes in 18th-and 19th-century interiors and has additional interests in the ceramics and textiles used in early America as well as 20th-century American visual culture.
Carrie Happoldt, the Educational Programs Coordinator for the Museum, received her bachelor's degree in history from the University of Delaware.  She develops educational and volunteer programs for children and adults at the museum.  Carrie has also implemented Biggs for Kids, a program for school-aged children.
 

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