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What you should know

Best time Plan your visit for 2026 or later - the museum is closed during 2025 for comprehensive curation and reinterpretation of exhibitions, so you'll see refreshed and improved displays if you wait.
Visitor tip Bring children to the interactive Discovery Center, which offers hands-on learning experiences that complement the museum's historical exhibits and appeal to the whole family.
Visitor tip Book a guided group tour or field trip in advance to enhance your learning experience with docent expertise about Lewes' unique maritime heritage and local history.

Quick Facts

Type
Natural History Museum
Location
Lewes, Delaware
Focus
Maritime heritage
Status
Closed through 2025 for renovations; reopening Dec. 2026
Features
Children's Discovery Center, Archives

What visitors say

Museum really interesting. Docent officious. Water would not come on in the bathroom and she implied we should have known you had to approach from the side of the sink and wait for something to cycle…..
Lewes is chock full of interesting history, which is superbly displayed here. In addition to the unique exhibits, there's a gallery of local art as well as an interactive children's section. A place to take the whole family.
Great little museum. Wonderful exhibits on life throughout the ages in and around Delawares oldest town. Cheap entry fee, only takes an hour or two to see/read everything.

From 25 Google reviews

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