December 19, 2024
After eight years of planning and fundraising, the Allentown Art Museum is proud to announce that two magnificent landscape memorial windows by Tiffany Studios are now part of the permanent collection! The acquisitions process involved presentations to the Museum’s Collections Committee and Board of Trustees by vice president of curatorial affairs, Elaine Mehalakes, who spoke […]
December 16, 2024
If you’ve walked or driven by the Museum lately, you must have noticed the colorful vinyls that now enliven our façade with images of key works from our collection. The images and swatches of our signature colors—cyan (blue), yellow, and magenta (red), as seen in our logo—were installed on December 4, 2025, by a team […]
December 5, 2024
Join us at the Museum for our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. This family friendly event features art making, live musical performances, poetry, and more! Admission is free for all, and there is free parking in our lot and in the Lehigh […]
December 2, 2024
Our galleries are open until 7 p.m. this Saturday, December 7, so that our community can stop in before, during, or after the Allentown Tree Lighting Ceremony and celebration, happening right across the street in Arts Park. Join us on a free tour or bring the family for special holiday-themed art making while enjoying the […]
November 26, 2024
The Museum is delighted to announce the acquisition of a ca. 1520 painting attributed to Domenico Puligo. Domenico di Bartolomeo degli Ubaldini, known as Domenico Puligo or Il Puligo, worked in Florence, Italy, in the 1510s and 1520s. His style was influenced by the work of his contemporaries, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561) and Andrea del Sarto […]
November 20, 2024
Dear friends of the Allentown Art Museum: I’m excited to share with you that in addition to new signage on the front of our building, long-overdue renovations have begun in Kress Gallery. Originally known as Founders’ Gallery, this first-floor space has been home to Rembrandt’s Portrait of a Young Woman (1632) and the rest of […]
November 12, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum and the Central Elementary STREAM Academy are partnering during the 2025-25 school year to offer arts-integration programming to ASD students and staff. Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will visit the Museum twice during the year for 90-minute field trips. The Museum also will offer afterschool workshops for families and […]
November 11, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum has taken a significant step toward inclusivity with the introduction of its new Large-Print Gallery Guides. Designed specifically for visitors with vision impairments, the Guides reflect the Museum’s continuing commitment to making art accessible to everyone in our community. The Large-Print Guides include the text of all the wall labels for […]
November 11, 2024
It’s that giving time of year! Find a unique gift for everyone on your holiday list at the Museum Store. Shop in person or online for a broad selection of the most artful gifts in the Lehigh Valley. See below some of the upcoming shopping events and gift suggestions from longtime Museum Store manager Sharon Yurkanin, then browse […]
September 24, 2024
Beginning on Sunday, October 6, 2024, families visiting the Museum can explore new Maker Stations in our upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery. This space is home to the hands-on Crayola Classroom, our animal mascot Arty the Turtle, and five newly installed Maker Stations that incorporate STEAM principles, promoting experimentation and problem solving through play […]