May 6, 2025
Engage with Ana Mendieta’s film Fundamendo de Palo Monte: Silueta Series (Gunpowder Works) in a deeper way during a free workshop. Participants will view the film together and will then be led through yoga exercises to synchronize the mind and body before proceeding into a story-circle discussion facilitated by teaching artists and Museum educators. The discussion […]
May 5, 2025
Dear friends of the Allentown Art Museum: The Allentown Art Museum (AAM) was founded in 1934 with a mission to preserve our artistic and cultural heritage and to ensure public access to it. For more than ninety years the Museum has kept that promise, and today we see that mission embodied anew in the magnificent […]
April 29, 2025
What an incredible celebration! We are still feeling the energy generated during the unforgettable opening weekend of our “Summer of Tiffany”—and it’s all thanks to you! From the elegance and excitement of our exclusive Preview on Thursday evening, where members enjoyed a first look at the breathtaking Tiffany windows and Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass exhibition, […]
April 23, 2025
We are elated to announce a plan to relocate to a new, purpose-built building in the heart of downtown Allentown, marking a historic milestone in our mission to expand access to the arts and serve as a cultural anchor for the Lehigh Valley. This transformative project will create a free, world-class cultural destination, and enable […]
March 30, 2025
LEER EN ESPAÑOL Nature’s Palette is returning in summer 2025! This foraging workshop series is intended to inspire in participants of all ages a deeper connection to art and nature. The program consists of three different projects offered over six sessions. Each workshop will begin with a foraging excursion led by an expert forager and […]
March 10, 2025
We are always looking for ways to become more accessible for all. Our latest initiative, introduced by the Museum’s manager of Museum accessibility, Margie Makowski, includes bringing translations to the hard of hearing community. CART stands for Communication Access Realtime Translation, a form of live captioning that provides real-time transcription of spoken words during lecture-based events, […]
March 7, 2025
At the Allentown Art Museum we are celebrating a “Summer of Tiffany” in 2025! We have a full schedule of programs planned from spring through fall related to the unveiling of our two Tiffany windows and a special summer exhibition of Tiffany lamps. Please join us for one or all of the following programs and […]
February 28, 2025
As part of the closing-weekend activities for a community exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum, a former Allentown elementary school student returned to the Lehigh Valley to be reunited with artwork he created more than three decades ago as part of a nationwide school art program by Crayola. James Nangeroni was a third-grade student at […]
February 19, 2025
Calling artists of all abilities! If you’re aged 15 to 25 and interested in learning how to turn your passion into a profession, then Art U might be for you. Artrepreneur University (ArtU) is an ongoing series of free workshops designed to help young artists create a sustainable career in the visual arts. The ArtU […]
February 4, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum is partnering with Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) on its Access Culture Initiative, hosting one in a series of workshops for artists, arts professionals, and the interested public to help them effectively engage audiences with disabilities. The next sessions will take place on Monday, April 7 at LUAG. Participation is free, but […]