Remembering Gene London
January 22, 2020
Gene London (nee Eugene Yulish), 1931–2020
Paintings of the Madonna Featured at Allentown Art Museum
November 1, 2019
A special exhibition on the first floor of the Allentown Art Museum (AAM) explores the influence of global culture on American art through depictions of the Christian figure of the Virgin Mary.
Free Admission for High School Students, Faculty & Their Families
October 10, 2019
The Museum is pleased to offer high school students, faculty, and their families in the Allentown School District free admission to the Museum during the 2019–2020 school year in honor of Lee Butz, the Butz family, and Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
New Board Chair Named at AAM
July 27, 2018
Michelle R. Stringer, Allentown, PA, has been elected Chairperson of the Allentown Art Museum Board of Trustees for two years as of July 1, 2018. She said she and the board are committed to expanding the visionary path established by her predecessor, Dolores A. Laputka, Esq.
Why Art is Essential for Meaningful Reflection & Civil Discussion
January 10, 2018
A letter from David Mickenberg, Priscilla Payne Hurd President & CEO During the last three months, we’ve been talking a lot about our bold (and necessary) plans to expand the presence of the Allentown Art Museum.
The Big Reveal: Were You There?
October 19, 2017
Hundreds of members, supporters, partners and community members joined leaders of the Allentown Art Museum on October 19, 2017, for the Big Reveal, an event that marked the Museum’s launch of a bold new plan to engage, teach, inspire and transform its community in extraordinary ways.
How the Allentown Art Museum is Aspiring the Community
October 16, 2017
A letter from David Mickenberg, Priscilla Payne Hurd President & CEO Imagine our Valley in two years. Or in 10, 25 or even 50 years. Who will we be as a community? More importantly, who do we aspire to be?
New Hires Complete Museum Leadership Team
June 1, 2017
The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley has strengthened its senior leadership team with several recent hires intended to deepen its connections to the community and broaden its appeal to new audiences.
Cultural Coalition of Allentown Launched at the Museum
April 20, 2017
Leaders from the arts, business world, and neighborhoods throughout Allentown proudly announced today at the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley the formation of the Cultural Coalition of Allentown (CCA)
Museum Gala Honors Longtime Supporters Al and Jill Douglass
April 10, 2017
The purple-and-green color scheme of the 2017 Allentown Art Museum Gala, held in the main-floor galleries on Saturday, April 8, was carried through spectacularly to the covers of the evening’s program and auction booklet, which sported a single origami crane inspired by the Museum’s current special exhibition Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami.