May 5, 2025
DONATE NOW 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 […]
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 […]
April 15, 2025
¡La Paleta de la Naturaleza regresa en el verano de 2025! Esta serie de talleres de recolección de alimentos busca inspirar en los participantes una conexión más profunda con el arte y la naturaleza. El programa consta de tres proyectos diferentes que se ofrecen en seis sesiones. Cada taller comenzará con una excursión de recolección […]
March 30, 2025
LEER EN ESPAÑOL “Nature’s Palette” is back for 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 20, 2025
The Museum is again hosting a free-to-the-public day of the Allentown Film Festival, this year on Saturday, April 12, beginning at 12:30 p.m. with two screenings. The first series of shorts explores that timeless question “What Is Art?” The second block includes short films in Spanish with English subtitles. The screenings will be in the Museum’s […]
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 AAM we have been celebrating the unveiling of our two Tiffany memorial windows throughout 2025 with a full schedule of programs. There is one windows-related event remaining, on October 11. Admission to the Museum and to the Dynamic Conversation is free, and there’s free parking in our lot. LEARN ABOUT THE WINDOWS Saturday, […]
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 12, 2025
The Museum’s tall case clock, made by Dutch clockmaker Anthonie van Oostrum around 1750, is being cleaned and repaired by horologist Lili von Baeyer. Over time, dust and debris adhere to the oil that keeps the clock parts moving freely. Regular maintenance and cleaning are required to keep the 275-year-old clock functioning. Von Baeyer has […]