ISSUE 2 | FEBRUARY 2021
Our metamorphosis has begun!
We closed our doors to the public in order to take the first step in our renovation: dismantling our exhibits. In January, more than 200 specimens—ranging from a hummingbird egg to an elephant head—were removed from the galleries. Visit www.delmnh.org/metamorphosis to see more deinstallation photos.
We have surpassed $6 million!
Since December 2020, 38 very generous individuals and foundations have contributed more than $480,000 to the campaign, raising our total to $6,059,945 (62% of our goal). With a goal of $9.8 million, we aren’t done yet, but this is a major milestone and we have many people to thank.
Reimagining the Museum’s main galleries, public spaces, and outdoor campus by switching from static dioramas to interactive ecosystems, the new Delaware Museum of Nature and Science will inspire visitors to uncover the wonders of science in the natural world and how we can all make a difference. To learn more, visit our website or contact us.
Join us for DoMore24Delaware
Do More 24 Delaware is a 24 hour day of giving from 6 p.m. on March 4 to 6 p.m. on March 5, with hundreds of Delaware's nonprofits participating.
When the Museum reopens, an expanded PaleoZone will feature species that lived here in the Mid-Atlantic United States during the Cretaceous Period, including a skeleton of the fearsome terrestrial Dryptosaurus. Learn more about the Dryptosaurus during Do More 24 Delaware and help us bring it to Delaware to fascinate a whole new generation of our children.
Donor Spotlight
Jocelyn Martin, 5 years old
Our youngest donor to the campaign to date is five-year-old Jocelyn Martin. A lover of animals and the Museum, Jocelyn wanted to help the Museum, so she generously donated $2.50 from her own piggy bank in December. Whether young or old, big or little, we greatly appreciate each and every donation to the Campaign!
Leadership
Honorary Committee
The Hon. Lisa Blunt Rochester
The Hon. John Carney
The Hon. Tom Carper
The Hon. Chris Coons
Gerret van S. Copeland
The Hon. Krista Griffith
The Hon. Matthew S. Meyer
Lynnette Overby, Ph.D.
Blaine T. Phillips, Jr.
Denise Spence
William H. Spence
The Hon. Laura Sturgeon
Steering Committee
Ian R. McConnel, Esq., Chair
Richard F. Cairns
E. Bradford du Pont, Jr.
Samuel I. Hyland
Benjamin J. Ledyard, JD
Ronald F. Logue, CTFA
Elyse Ratsep
Jonathan Schoolar
Timothy B. Weymouth

Executive Director
Halsey Spruance