Christmas along the Ford

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 3, 2015

Christmas traditions regain the spotlight in the Chadds Ford area with two favorites.

Some faces tell the whole story about liking model trains.

Brandywine Christmas, the annual exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, launched the season the day after Thanksgiving with the O-gauge train exhibit and the Ann Wyeth McCoy Doll Collection.

The trains, with more than 2,000 feet of track, fill 12,000 square feet of space in the second floor gallery at the museum.

Part of this year’s display includes a miniature drive-in theater and a small town carnival to go along with the flying Santa.

In addition to the Christmas displays, five of the museum’s galleries featuring works from three generations of Wyeths, are open.

And it wouldn’t be Christmas in Chadds Ford without the Christmas in Miniature exhibit at the Chadds Ford Gallery. The exhibit, which began 34 years ago, always opens the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving and this year will run through Dec. 31. Works from 9 different artists are on display this year.

Brandywine Christmas runs through Jan. 7.

(Top photo: Some of the Ann Wyeth McCoy Doll Collection are on display as part of Brandywine Christmas ar the Brandywine River Museum of Art.)

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.