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 […]
February 4, 2025
The Allentown Art Museum is partnering with Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) on its Access Culture Initiative, hosting one in a series of workshops for artists, arts professionals, and the interested public to help them effectively engage audiences with disabilities. The next sessions will take place on Monday, April 7 at LUAG. Participation is free, but […]
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 […]