The holidays will arrive early to the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pa., this season with the return of the Brandywine Railroad holiday train display, plus a new exhibition that will highlight the miniature worlds created and loved by the Wyeth family of artists, including two additional model train displays that will delight visitors of all ages. Both exhibitions will be on view daily beginning Saturday, Nov. 16, through Jan. 5, 2025. The museums atrium will also be decked out with towering trees adorned with Brandywines signature, handmade Critter ornaments, and a variety of holiday events and programs for the whole family will be offered throughout the season. Since its debut in 1972, the Brandywine Railroads iconic O-gauge model train display has captivated generations of museum visitors. The expansive display features trains running on 2,000 feet of track and includes more than 1,000 pieces, such as locomotives, passenger and freight trains, and trolleys that pass through a small village, a farm, factories, a drive-in movie theater and even a carnival. A dazzling array of both toy and scale model trains can be seen chugging through the varied scenery, including those made by Lionel, Williams, Atlas, Mikes Train House, K-line and others. Interactive components are incorporated throughout the display, operated by buttons and foot pedals that allow for further visitor engagement. Adding to the trove of tiny treasures on view, a new exhibition, titled The Wonderful World of Wyeth Miniatures, will feature dollhouses and model trains that were previously owned by members of the Wyeth family, which they lovingly outfitted with handcrafted tiny furnishings, paintings, and unique details. On view in Brandywines Strawbridge Family Gallery, this exhibition includes two model train displays that belonged to artist Jamie Wyeth and Nicholas Wyeth, both sons of the renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth. Nicholas Wyeths 8-by-12 foot standard gauge train display features historic tinplate Lionel trains from the 1920s and 30s traveling around colorful buildings and scenery, including a grand bridge modeled after New Yorks iconic Hellgate Bridge and a grouping of military miniatures collected by his father, Andrew. Jamie Wyeths 4-by-6 foot N-gauge train display, one of the smallest model trains and originally co-owned by Wyeth and his friend and fellow toy collector, artist Andy Warhol, features personalized details by both artists, including a miniature figurine modeled after Wyeths famous Pumpkinhead self-portrait. Wyeth Miniatures will also include one of the rooms from a captivating nine-foot-tall dollhouse previously owned by Ann Wyeth McCoy, the talented composer, pianist, and daughter of N.C. and Carolyn Bockius Wyeth, which was built by her husband, the artist John McCoy. Outfitted by her family with several handmade furnishings, the dollhouse room is decorated with miniature paintings by her sister and brother-in-law Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, as well as by her brother Andrew Wyeth. One of Jamie Wyeths tiny paintings designed for the dollhouse will be displayed for the first time in years, and several miniature furniture creations by Nathaniel Wyeth, Annes mechanical engineer brother, will also be on view. Adding to the holiday festivities, the Brandywines annual Holiday Critter Sale will return in person to the museum this year from Nov. 21 to 24, with a member preview sale on Nov. 20. Each year since 1971, these distinctive ornaments have been carefully handcrafted by a dedicated group of Brandywine volunteers using only natural materials such as teasel, pinecones, acorns, eggshells, flowers and seed pods. Thousands of classic Critter favorites and fanciful new creations will be available for purchase during the annual sale, including a new limited-edition series of Critters inspired by Philadelphias favorite sports teams. This years sale will be held in person in the museums new Waterview Room on the second floor. Beginning Nov. 25, the remaining inventory of Critters will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop. All proceeds benefit the Museums Art Education and Public Programming. A smaller selection of Critter ornaments is also available for purchase online and can be shipped across the country by visiting www.brandywine.org/critters. From Nov. 16 through Jan. 5, the museum will be open seven days a week throughout the holiday season, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, and closing early on Christmas Eve at 1 p.m.). Between Dec. 26 to 30, the museum will be open later for extended holiday hours from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is located at 1 Hoffmans Mill Road, Chadds Ford, Pa. To learn more, call 610-388-2700.