The Delaware Art Museum Mania Scavenger Hunt
- private
- adults
- indoor
Go on an artful adventure…
…featuring the most interesting and amazing paintings, sculptures, and more at the Delaware Art Museum. On this fun and funny scavenger hunt, secrets will be revealed! Delightful details exposed! Teamwork tested! How? We’re so glad you asked! Your group will follow clues through the galleries and answer tricky, entertaining questions about what you find.
Your quest will reveal offbeat paintings and vivid illustrations from America’s masters, quirky and outright goofy modern and contemporary art, and the strange, faraway worlds of 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite pieces. You’ll also get to enjoy the museum itself, which features the stunning glass of the Chihuly Bridge and the Persian Window.
You might tackle such questions as…
- Find a son who brings his father a whopper—you might call it see-bass. What ingredient will help Dad see the light? Answer: Fish gall, according to the label for the painting ‘Tobias Curing His Father’s Blindness.’
- Find some Massachusetts residents who seem to be thinking, “Where’s Cesar Millan when you need him?” But that’s no Fido. What was this threat previously? Answer: ‘A Wolf Had Not Been Seen at Salem for 30 Years’ shows a wolf that is actually a bewitched girl.
- Find an aquatic female who might be thinking, “This guy is all arms!” According to the label, what right is she perhaps being denied, symbolically speaking? Answer: ‘The Octopus (Death of a Mermaid)’ might reflect the artist’s view on women’s right to vote.
No knowledge of the museum or its contents is necessary to play—or to win. You just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and good teamwork.
A scavenger hunt at DAM is the perfect activity for any gathering or celebration, whether it’s a birthday party, an office outing, a club meetup—you name it! Contact us to learn more—and find more fun in Wilmington!
The Murder at the Delaware Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
- private
- adults
- indoor
Unravel a deadly mystery…
…and in the process, catch a killer and earn some serious bragging rights. Here’s the game’s deadly plot: the host for your hunt today has been found murdered at the Delaware Art Museum, and we need your help to figure out who dunnit. Before he died, the victim scrawled a star on the floor with his own blood. What does this mean? Figure it out and you’ll be on the path to piecing together the puzzle of our coworker’s dangerous double life—and stopping a potentially catastrophic international incident.
While on the hunt, you’ll also uncover the secrets hidden in DAM’s art, where many a surprising detail turns out to be part of a cryptic code. The only thing that can save the world is your teamwork. (No pressure.)
Escape to the Museum Virtual Scavenger Hunt
- private
- adults
- indoor
Visit museums across the country—virtually!
Discover odd and unusual art and artifacts on this unique museum virtual tour. Tricky, fun trivia questions provide clues that lead you on a quest to explore 16 online museums of all kinds, all over America. You’ll pick your way through virtual galleries and historic locations, in search of amazing masterpieces, startling artifacts, dinosaurs, famous people, and more, earning points for uncovering humorous details, all without leaving your comfy chair.
No previous knowledge is required. You just need sharp eyes and great teamwork on this adventure. Thanks to video conferencing technology and our custom game app, people at home can play along with a Watson Adventures host, work with teammates, and have fun together. This game sends you searching for the strangest and funniest details in art hidden on museum websites.
Special editions for private groups
- Want your colleagues to mix more during the game? The Mix & Mingle edition rearranges the teams at “halftime” to increase the number of people players interact with during the game.
- The International Edition is great for groups seeking online ESL games.
- If your group is up for a challenge, try the Brain Squeeze Edition, which adds devilish trivia questions to the clues.
- Or if you’re an educator looking for online classroom games, consider the Kids Edition.
Want to see more of a particular city’s best museums and landmarks? Escape games for New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Texas, and Washington, D.C., are also available. If your group includes people from a variety of countries, whose first language might not be English, check out the Around the World Scavenger Hunt.
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun working at home!
