March 19, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum Auxiliary invites you on a motorcoach trip to the Woodmere Art Museum and Frances M. Maguire Art Museum on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The bus departs the Lehigh Valley Mall at 8:45 a.m. and will return by approximately 5:45 p.m. Tickets cost $115 per person and include: • Round-trip transportation via […]
March 18, 2024
The second annual Allentown Film Festival kicks off on Saturday, April 6, 2024, with not one but two opening-day screenings at the Allentown Art Museum. The first series of shorts, beginning at noon, explores that timeless question “What Is Art?” A second block of short films in Spanish, many with English subtitles, begins at 2 […]
March 12, 2024
Join us on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. for a Dynamic Conversation between Allentown-based artist Angela Fraleigh and AAM associate curator Claire McRee as they discuss the exhibition Angela Fraleigh: Threaded with moonlight, currently on view in Scheller Gallery. Threaded with moonlight draws inspiration from the Museum’s extensive textile collection and the historical connection […]
March 1, 2024
The Museum has several works of art from its collection going out on loan in the coming months that will be part of two exhibitions. Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within – Isamu Noguchi Foundation & Garden Museum, Long Island City, NY (March 20–July 28, 2024) – The Cranbrook Art Museum (October 2024–February 2025) – The Museum […]
February 26, 2024
On your next visit to our American galleries you’ll see more than sixty new works on view, including thirty-five objects that are on our walls for the first time, with some of those being recent acquisitions. Here are some highlights among our most recent acquisitions, which are currently on view and support the Museum’s goal […]
February 22, 2024
A new audio tour with stops in the Museum’s American galleries introduces a personal perspective on select artworks in the collection. The Community Voices Audio Tour, created by Museum educator Rei Ukon and set to launch on February 29, 2024, presents commentary by local residents who interpret works on display and share their own thoughts […]
February 8, 2024
Healing Through the Arts (HTTA) is proud to announce the 14th Annual Hope & Healing Juried Art Show that will be held at the Allentown Art Museum Community Gallery February 15 – March 31, 2024. High school and college students are invited to create art that inspires healing and hopefulness and donate it to (HTTA). […]
February 6, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum is always on the lookout for ways to increase our accessibility to people of all abilities. Our latest move is adding a program called AccessiBe to our website. The interactive interface is designed to enhance accessibility related to website design and readability. It empowers users to customize their website, ensuring a […]
January 29, 2024
Restoring Petals is a transformative community project which interweaves visual and performing arts, mental health, and community well-being. Guided by artist, activist, and AAM Community Art+Action Fellow, Chloe Cole Wilson, this initiative created space to explore the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on both our past and future. Over the last 9 months, Wilson hosted […]
January 24, 2024
On Monday, January 22, 2024, staff from the Allentown School District (ASD) and Newcomer Academy attended a professional development day at the Art Museum focused on accessibility in the art classroom and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The teachers were mostly art educators, though a few teach science and languages. The presentations were led by […]