Video Tour of “A Collecting Spirit: Gifts of Paul Kania”
June 25, 2017
The Art Museum’s summer 2017 exhibition (June 25-September 3, 2017) was so large and diverse that a little background adds to the enjoyment.
New Hires Complete Museum Leadership Team
June 1, 2017
The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley has strengthened its senior leadership team with several recent hires intended to deepen its connections to the community and broaden its appeal to new audiences.
Cultural Coalition of Allentown Launched at the Museum
April 20, 2017
Leaders from the arts, business world, and neighborhoods throughout Allentown proudly announced today at the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley the formation of the Cultural Coalition of Allentown (CCA)
The Story Behind Franz Kline’s Mural “Lehighton”
April 19, 2017
In the fall of 2016 the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley acquired a large mural painted by Franz Kline of his hometown, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in 1945.
Museum Gala Honors Longtime Supporters Al and Jill Douglass
April 10, 2017
The purple-and-green color scheme of the 2017 Allentown Art Museum Gala, held in the main-floor galleries on Saturday, April 8, was carried through spectacularly to the covers of the evening’s program and auction booklet, which sported a single origami crane inspired by the Museum’s current special exhibition Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami.
Spotlight On: Artemisia by Giovanni Andrea Sirani
November 2, 2016
On November 2, 2016, art historian Christina Lamb Chakalova introduced Artemisia to visitors.
Hear the Bertoia Sounding Sculptures in Action
April 7, 2016
Our Museum Auxiliary visited Bertoia Studio in Bally, PA, on April 7, 2016, and were treated to a tour by Val Bertoia, who keeps the legacy and the sounds of his father Harry’s work alive.
Meet the Activists Behind “This Light of Ours”
January 17, 2016
Several of the surviving photographers whose work comprises This Light of Ours converged on Allentown, Pennsylvania, for opening weekend of the exhibition. We talked with them after their participation on an opening-day panel (January 17, 2016), which doubled as a reunion for the group.
“This Light of Ours” Photographers’ Panel Discussion
January 17, 2016
On opening day (January 17, 2016) of the photography exhibition This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement at the Allentown Art Museum, several of the photographers recounted the day-to-day drama of participating in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s south.
“This Light of Ours” Slideshow
January 17, 2016
See some of the images included in the photography exhibition (January 17–May 15, 2016) that presented the work of nine activists who didn’t just document the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, they were part of it.