Group Tours

Open Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and state holidays. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Located at the corner of Bank Street and South Governors Ave., Downtown Dover.

Two adjacent Delaware State Museums known as the Meeting House Galleries occupy a 1790 Presbyterian Church and the 1880 Sunday School building in historic downtown Dover, three blocks from The Green. The museums are located on Meeting House Square, part of the original plan of Dover laid out by William Penn in 1717.

The Delaware Archaeology Museum (also known as Meeting House Gallery I) located in the church features local archaeological discoveries, showcasing artifacts, paintings, and photographs covering prehistoric and historic time periods. Artifacts are on display from the Island Field site, a Native American burial site near South Bowers Beach, which was once open as a museum itself but is now closed to the public. Other exhibits in the Archaeology Museum describe the lives of early colonial settlers in Delaware.

ext door, the Delaware Museum of Small Town Life (Meeting House Gallery II) contains an exhibit relating to “Main Street Delaware” and the economics, history, and culture of Delaware communities in the early 1900’s. In the same block, the Johnson Victrola Museum displays early “Talking Machines,” and Victor company icon “Nipper” the dog.

Group Tours
Amenities: Interpretive programs available by Delaware State Museum staff. Museum store on-site, wheelchair accessible. Restroom in Gallery II next door.
Fees: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Tour Tips: Allow 30 minutes for guided tour. Group of one motorcoach maximum per tour. Motorcoach parking available. Reservations required a minimum of two weeks in advance. 

Group tour topics include “Discover Archaeology” (Delaware history through archaeology) and “Delaware’s Dynamic People” (Native Americans). Contact Delaware State Museums for a complete listing of Group Tour Programs.