Featuring snowmen, angels, bunnies, and reindeer; golfers, tennis players, and surfers; drummers, violinists, and horn players along with other themes, the annual Critter Sale at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on December 5 and 6 has great gifts for everyone on your holiday list. Crafted by hand, Critters are distinctive, artistic, and environmentally friendly. The selection includes over 10,000 Critters, all made by Brandywine's talented volunteers.
Critters come in all shapes and sizes, from individual ornaments to large tabletop decorations and wreaths. The woods, fields, and meadows near the museum's Chadds Ford campus are a source of Critter "ingredients." Pine cones, acorns, milkweed cases, egg shells, dried corn cobs, yarrow, statice and other dried flowers are a few of the dozens of materials used with a focus on shape, color, and texture. Each Critter is unique and has a distinct and charming character making them wonderful as decorations and perfect as gifts.
After the sale, Critters will be available in the museum shop through January 3. All proceeds from the sale of the Critters benefit the Museum Volunteers' Art Purchase Fund, and Art Education Programming. Each year, more than 150 volunteers work from March to December to create the thousands of Critters available at the sale and decorating several trees in the museum's atrium, including a 20-foot tree that soars up three floors.
Critters have been an important part of A Brandywine Christmas for more than 40 years. The annual exhibition features the spectacular O-gauge model train display with trains running on nearly 2,000 feet of track, a display of antique dolls dressed in beautiful period clothing, as well as the thousands of Critters on display. The exhibition runs from November 27 through January 3. The museum will stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursday evenings, December 3, 10 and 17, with musical performances and creative art activities for all ages. The café will be open until 7:30 p.m., serving a special dinner entrée. A variety of activities and programs will take place throughout the holiday season.
The annual critter sale is scheduled for December 5th and 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
The Brandywine River Museum of Art features an outstanding collection of American art housed in a 19th-century mill building with a dramatic steel and glass addition overlooking the banks of the Brandywine. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6; free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. The museum is located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. For more information, call 610.388.2700 or visit us on the web.
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