Hagley Museum and Library Tour

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10am - 1pm

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Hagley

Join us for a walking tour of the Hagley Museum with Jennifer Durst, Deputy Director of Cooper Union’s Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.

Hagley Museum and Library Tour
Thursday, July 17
10:00am-1:00pm

Hagley Museum
200 Hagley Creek Road
Wilmington, DE  19807

Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers' community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family. The Museum explores personal stories of the 19th-century DuPont Company employees, how they lived, and how their lifestyles changed along with new machinery and new production methods. In addition to highlighting the industrial work of the 19th century, similar to that of Peter Cooper, the Hagley Library holds a small archive of records from the Cooper & Hewitt ironworks company, a partnership of Peter Cooper’s son Edward and son-in-law Abram S. Hewitt.

Itinerary: 

10:00 am Arrive at Visitor Center and meet Jennifer Durst

10:20 am Shuttle to the Machine Shop

10:30 am Machine Shop tour

11:00 am Powder Yard Demonstration

11:40 am Shuttle to du Pont Residence with tour starting upon arrival

12:40 pm Shuttle back to Visitor Center

Participants will pay regular museum admission upon arrival. Regular admission is $20 (over age 62 is $16, free for Hagley members). You are welcome to purchase your tickets in advance, but please also register here so that we know to expect you.

REGISTER HERE

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  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.