December 5, 2024
Join us on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. for the AAM’s annual MLK Jr. Day Celebration. This family friendly event features art making, live musical performances, poetry, and more! 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Art making in the Crayola Classroom 11:30 a.m. – Joyful Voices Community Choir in Rodale Classroom […]
December 2, 2024
Our galleries are open until 7 p.m. this Saturday, December 7, so that our community can stop in before, during, or after the Allentown Tree Lighting Ceremony and celebration, happening right across the street in Arts Park. Join us on a free tour or bring the family for special holiday-themed art making while enjoying the […]
November 26, 2024
The Museum is delighted to announce the acquisition of a ca. 1520 painting attributed to Domenico Puligo. Domenico di Bartolomeo degli Ubaldini, known as Domenico Puligo or Il Puligo, worked in Florence, Italy, in the 1510s and 1520s. His style was influenced by the work of his contemporaries, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561) and Andrea del Sarto […]
November 20, 2024
Dear friends of the Allentown Art Museum: I’m excited to share with you that long-overdue renovations have begun in Kress Gallery. Originally known as Founders’ Gallery, this first-floor space has been home to Rembrandt’s Portrait of a Young Woman (1632) and the rest of our celebrated Samuel H. Kress Collection since September 1994. Before that, […]
November 12, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum and the Central Elementary STREAM Academy are partnering during the 2025-25 school year to offer arts-integration programming to ASD students and staff. Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will visit the Museum twice during the year for 90-minute field trips. The Museum also will offer afterschool workshops for families and […]
November 11, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum has taken a significant step toward inclusivity with the introduction of its new Large-Print Gallery Guides. Designed specifically for visitors with vision impairments, the Guides reflect the Museum’s continuing commitment to making art accessible to everyone in our community. The Large-Print Guides include the text of all the wall labels for […]
November 11, 2024
It’s that giving time of year! Find a unique gift for everyone on your holiday list at the Museum Store. Shop in person or online for a broad selection of the most artful gifts in the Lehigh Valley. See below some of the upcoming shopping events and gift suggestions from longtime Museum Store manager Sharon Yurkanin, then browse […]
November 4, 2024
We have two exhibitions coming up at the AAM! New Conversations: Renaissance and Baroque Art at the Allentown Art Museum November 16, 2024, through July 6, 2025 While Kress Gallery is undergoing renovations, view the collection in a new light. For six decades the Allentown Art Museum’s Renaissance and Baroque holdings have been a unique […]
September 24, 2024
Beginning on Sunday, October 6, 2024, families visiting the Museum can explore new Maker Stations in our upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery. This space is home to the hands-on Crayola Classroom, our animal mascot Arty the Turtle, and five newly installed Maker Stations that incorporate STEAM principles, promoting experimentation and problem solving through play […]
September 24, 2024
Looking for a free cultural activity to enjoy by yourself or with family or friends? How about a leisurely weekend afternoon filled with art and music? Then join us at the Art Museum for our Art Fair for All on Sunday, October 6, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. This is Day 2 of the […]