October 16, 2017
A letter from David Mickenberg, Priscilla Payne Hurd President & CEO Imagine our Valley in two years. Or in 10, 25 or even 50 years. Who will we be as a community? More importantly, who do we aspire to be?
July 1, 2017
Summer officially began at the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley on Sunday, June 25, when a crowd of nearly nine hundred turned out for “Make Your Mark, Allentown!”, a free family-friendly art festival.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
November 2, 2016
On November 2, 2016, art historian Christina Lamb Chakalova introduced Artemisia to visitors.
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.
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.