Current Exhibitions
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present
Sat, 02/11/2012 - Sun, 05/13/2012
Learn more about the exhibit by watching Who Shot Rock & Roll here!
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Gothic to Goth: Embracing the Dark Side
Sun, 01/29/2012 - Sun, 04/29/2012
It might be said that death, art, and fashion went hand in hand in America in the nineteenth century. The death of George Washington in 1799 spurred an outpouring of public mourning that found expression in a new genre of art that encompassed memorial paintings, prints, public monuments, mourning kerchiefs, ceramics, and, not least, needlework. Mourning art was considered a beautiful and appropriate—even sophisticated and fashionable—art form rather than a frivolous or morbid fascination with death.
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Walter Baum & His Circle: 250th Allentown Anniversary/200th Lehigh County Anniversary
Sun, 02/05/2012 - Sun, 05/13/2012
The 250th Anniversary of Allentown/200th Anniversary of Lehigh County makes 2012 a year to celebrate in the Lehigh Valley. The Allentown Art Museum is participating in this celebration with the exhibition of works by artists who are associated with the well-known artist Walter Emerson Baum, or with his classroom instruction that began in Allentown in 1926. For years Baum was a leader in promoting the creation of the Allentown Art Museum, which opened to the public with great fanfare in 1936.
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Lydia Panas Photos
Sat, 02/11/2012 - Sun, 04/15/2012
The evocative portraits that form the core of the photographic work of award-winning photographer Lydia Panas are subtle personality studies, whether of individuals or groups. They create a precarious intimacy with the viewer and encourage a search for the complex personalities of the subjects that lie beneath the surface image. The connections that these portraits forge with the audience create a visual richness that is a characteristic of Panas’ work.
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