Welcome to the DCM!
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 5pm
Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 5pm
$12.00 general admission.
DCM Members and children under 12 months enjoy free admission.
Purchase in person at the Admissions Desk, any time the Museum is open.
We take great pride in having provided free admission to over 20,000 military and educator families in 2023!
As we actively pursue funding to reinstate this initiative, our policy for 2024 entails complimentary teacher and military admission on designated evenings, including monthly CAPS nights (3rd Wednesday of each month), Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day weekends.
The Big Yellow Building in Riverfront Wilmington:
550 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Click here for more information
* For older GPS systems, use 550 S. Madison Street
When you are traveling down Justison Street, you will see The Big Yellow Building (us!).
Turn onto Beech Street, and take your first left into that parking lot.
Our FREE parking lot is in the Riverfront’s Lot K.
The entrance is located across from Penn Cinema on Beech Street, between Shipyard Drive and Judy Johnson Drive.
* Those using GPS systems, use 601 S. Madison Street
A DCM social story is available online by clicking here or by request at our Admissions Desk.
Guest Code of Conduct
The DCM serves families with young children. Our goal and responsibility is to support our mission by providing children and their families a comfortable, accessible, fun, and stimulating environment where they can enjoy spending time together. Therefore, any offensive attire or behavior displayed by a guest may be subject to ejection from the Museum at the discretion of management. In addition, for the safety of all guests, shoes must be worn at all times. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult (18+) at all times. No adult may enter without a child, unless meeting a confirmed group. Unaccompanied adults must register with the admissions desk.
Special Rates
Dive into the worlds of math, science, and technology. Where kids can play pretend. For real. Where they can roll up their sleeves and discover…An art studio. A dance studio. A water table. An operating table. A playhouse. A lighthouse. A toddler’s dream boat. A giant tree to climb through. And so much more. Click HERE to learn more!
On the third Wednesday of each month, excluding September, the DCM offers $2 admission from 5-8pm (DCM members are free).
Don’t miss any of the DCM’s monthly special events - visit our Calendar of Events through the button above!