January 21, 2026
The Allentown Art Museum is honoring our nation’s 250th anniversary throughout 2026, spotlighting a work from our exhibitions or our collection each month in our weekly eblasts and on our social-media channels. Read these stories of resilience, art, and community below. Beginning June 4, don’t miss the special exhibition Revolution Retold: Commemorating American Independence in Art […]
December 31, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum will welcome artists Ellen Berkenblit and Amanda Valdez at a reception for AAM members in the galleries on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 5 until 8 p.m. Exhibitions of their work are on view in the Museum’s upstairs galleries through May 17, 2026. Ellen Berkenblit: The Clouds are Luminous is the […]
December 11, 2025
Each year, the Allentown Art Museum hosts a day full of free, all-ages activities in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following is a schedule of events for Monday, January 19, 2026. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Art making in Crayola Classroom (2nd floor) 11:30 a.m. Joyful Voices Community Choir in […]
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, at 5:30 p.m. in the Museum’s auditorium. As the Allentown Art Museum considers its next chapter […]
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 […]