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Celebrate With Us!
A Quarter Century of Excellence
collections of the previous century, check out the Maryland auction house Crocker Farm.
ART. Let’s assume your collection of paintings, sculptures and objects are part
of the decorative scheme of your home, and not acquired solely to buy and sell. Within
an hour’s drive, you have the Brandywine Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum, Winterthur, Biggs Museum of American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and a dozen others. Still, part of the inspiration of collecting
art for your own pleasure is visiting local, professionally run galleries—not just to
buy but to see what new artists are worth discovering. Part of the attraction of any museum or gallery goes beyond what’s on
the wall to who’s curating the collection. In addition to perhaps purchasing a painting by a new artist, you may even be able to chat with them at their next opening.
WINE. Like art on the wall, collecting wine has an everyday relevance. Sooner or later, you drink your collection, which is good as there are no wine implement museums nearby. As with art, people who sell wine are valuable resources for new things and fresh ideas. Most wine collectors with a few hundred bottles in their cellars have their favorite merchants, but other stores may hold some surprises.
FARM IMPLEMENTS. The best bet is
the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Not only is it a Colonial Williamsburg-style village museum, but it’s also home to the Heirloom Seed Project and a museum store.
BOOKS. If you’re new to the area, you may not know about Baldwin’s Book Barn just outside West Chester. It’s as close to a museum as any used and rare book seller can be.
MODEL RAILROADS. The National Train Collectors’ official train barn is the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, which boasts seven operating, interactive train layouts.
Of course, there are museums and exhibits we’ve missed here. But isn’t the role of a collector to search out the places and items most have overlooked? TH
A well-planned retirement today can take away the worries of
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option in the Brandywine area for 25 years.
option in the Brandywine area for over 25 years.
Call 484-488-2200 or visit website FVBrandywine.com to learn more about the incredible lifestyle that has been keeping our residents thriving for a quarter of a century!
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