December 27, 2022
Sensory Saturdays is a new Museum initiative designed to offer early access to the galleries for visitors with sensory needs. Museum educator Margie Makowski worked closely with school and family education manager Nicole Mangold to develop the program, which is offered on the second Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and […]
November 28, 2022
Bring the family or stop in yourself to the Art Museum this Saturday, December 3, 2022, for a festive evening that includes the lighting of Allentown’s big holiday tree across the street. Park for free in our large lot at Fifth and Linden Streets and tour the galleries before, during, or after the tree lighting, […]
November 23, 2022
Every year museum stores worldwide invite you to shop their curated gift collections on Museum Store Sunday. We are extending the celebration for the entire weekend–just in time for holiday giving! Save 20% in the Museum Store on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Museum Store Sunday. Members save 25%. Find unique and affordable locally […]
November 21, 2022
On August 27, 2022, the Allentown Art Museum permanently became an admission-free museum. For too many in our community, the cost of admission can be a real barrier to entry to a cultural institution, especially for families, so we made it our priority to eliminate that barrier. The Century Fund, LVHN, City Center Allentown, and a […]
November 9, 2022
On Third Thursday evenings, the Art Museum invites gamers of all ages and experience levels into the galleries to enjoy a free evening of fun and community during Game Night. Classic board games like Scrabble and checkers and new ones like Catan are available for anyone to play, in addition to action-packed Dungeons & Dragons […]
November 4, 2022
Allentown, PA—Board members and staff of the Allentown Art Museum gathered in the New American Galleries on Thursday, November 3, to hear the announcement from Sen. Pat Browne (R-16th District) that the Museum, which began offering free admission to all visitors beginning on August 27, would be receiving a second round of funding from the […]
September 8, 2022
The Allentown Art Museum is offering the following internships for the fall of 2022: School and Family Programs Intern This individual will help design, develop, and implement fall and spring family programs including drop-in artmaking classes, leading ArtVentures activities, and more. A key project will be assisting in the development of the next season of […]
August 30, 2022
The Museum’s upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery has always been a safe and engaging place for parents and children to explore design concepts and the visual arts together, most popularly during staff-guided ArtVentures creative time on Free Sundays. Now, with the start of Free Admission for All, Forever, Art Ways and the adjacent Crayola […]
August 22, 2022
By Max Weintraub, President and CEO, Allentown Art Museum (as it appeared in the Morning Call, August 14, 2022) Beginning August 27, 2022, the Allentown Art Museum will no longer charge admission. Thanks to a transformative legacy gift from the Century Fund and the extraordinary generosity of Lehigh Valley Health Network as well as City […]
August 5, 2022
Thanks to a generous legacy gift from the Century Fund and lead support from Lehigh Valley Health Network and City Center Allentown and J.B. and Kathleen Reilly, the Museum is instituting Free Admission for All, Forever, beginning Saturday, August 27, 2022! To celebrate, the Museum is throwing a party, with free fun activities for all […]