November 24, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum (AAM) was one of six U.S. museums invited to participate in “Works in Progress: Defining the Art of Wellness in Museums,” a convening of museum colleagues committed to programming that advances community health through engagement with art. Running from October 15 to October 17, 2025, on the Crystal Bridges Campus in […]
November 11, 2025
Join us for an inspiring and timely conversation with esteemed scholar, author, and former CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Daniel H. Weiss and Max Weintraub, President and CEO of the Allentown Art Museum, on Thursday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Museum’s auditorium. As the Allentown Art Museum considers its next chapter and […]
October 6, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum has named Chris Bernecker as Chair of its Board of Trustees. Bernecker is the Senior Vice President for H. T. Lyons Inc., part of Equans MEP Services (MEP Services), which is headquartered in Allentown. He brings 36 years of design, construction, and preventative-maintenance experience to the Museum. Prior to joining the […]
October 3, 2025
Are you a teenager with a passion for art, or do you know one? Then consider involving them in the Art Museum as a Teen Volunteer! It’s a great way for creatives aged 14 to 18 to gain valuable experience. Teen Volunteers help with our weekend family programming (ArtVentures) and occasional Third Thursday evening programming. […]
September 18, 2025
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 1 p.m. the Allentown Art Museum will host La Sinfonía del Muro de Flores (The Symphony of the Wall of Flowers), a multimedia live performance that unites original music, contemporary dance, storytelling, and visual art into an immersive sensory journey. The performance will last 45 minutes and be followed […]
September 12, 2025
Donald Bortz took this photograph of his daughter Brenda in the kitchen of their home at 23rd and Tilghman streets in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1951. It will be on view at the Allentown Art Museum along with other food-themed photographs in the exhibition Selections from the Photography Collection starting September 12, 2025, and continuing through […]
August 20, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum joined the Da Vinci Science Center in hosting educators and staff of the Arts Academy Elementary Charter School (AAECS) for a professional-development experience on August 19 and 20, 2025. Branded “The Arts of Science,” the initiative is designed to deepen cross-disciplinary learning, spark innovative teaching strategies, and strengthen the educational ecosystem […]
July 23, 2025
John Singer Sargent fans excited by the Sargent & Paris exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are invited to spend time with an early work by the celebrated artist on view right here at the Allentown Art Museum. Sargent, an American painter who traveled widely and lived most of his life […]
July 10, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum recently received a gift of photographs that pair with two works on view now in the American galleries. These photographs are part of a series called The Real Guerrillas: The Early Years, a project that documents and honors the members of the feminist art activist group the Guerrilla Girls, founded in […]
May 29, 2025
Just in time for summer, the Allentown Art Museum is pleased to offer outdoor lovers a free guide to help them create art from nature. Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or simply exploring a nearby park for an hour, the Museum’s Beginner’s Guide to Foraging will give you tips on how to collect natural materials […]