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 […]
November 11, 2024
It’s that giving time of year! Find a unique gift for everyone on your holiday list at the Museum Store. Shop in person or online for a broad selection of the most artful gifts in the Lehigh Valley. See below some of the upcoming shopping events and gift suggestions from longtime Museum Store manager Sharon Yurkanin, then browse […]
November 4, 2024
We have two exhibitions coming up at the AAM! New Conversations: Renaissance and Baroque Art at the Allentown Art Museum November 16, 2024, through July 6, 2025 While Kress Gallery is undergoing renovations, view the collection in a new light. For six decades the Allentown Art Museum’s Renaissance and Baroque holdings have been a unique […]
September 24, 2024
Beginning on Sunday, October 6, 2024, families visiting the Museum can explore new Maker Stations in our upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery. This space is home to the hands-on Crayola Classroom, our animal mascot Arty the Turtle, and five newly installed Maker Stations that incorporate STEAM principles, promoting experimentation and problem solving through play […]
September 24, 2024
Looking for a free cultural activity to enjoy by yourself or with family or friends? How about a leisurely weekend afternoon filled with art and music? Then join us at the Art Museum for our Art Fair for All on Sunday, October 6, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. This is Day 2 of the […]
September 23, 2024
Welcome, Kyle Edwards, our 2024-2025 Community Art+Action Fellow. This fellowship, generously supported by the Rider-Pool Foundation, is designed to empower community building through the arts. The fellows research local issues, establish strategic partnerships, plan collaboratively, and develop impactful programming opportunities that center the needs of the community. The Museum’s previous Art+Action Fellows were Chloe Cole […]
August 26, 2024
The Allentown Art Museum has entered into an agreement with the heirs of Henry Bromberg, who sold works from his collection while fleeing Nazi Germany, including Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (ca. 1534) by Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop. The painting was purchased by the Museum from a New York gallery […]
August 26, 2024
On September 28, 2024, at 1 p.m., the Museum will host a Dynamic Conversation on Nazi-era art and restitution with distinguished experts Richard Aronowitz, Christie’s Global Head of Restitution, and Eileen Brankovic, Christie’s International Business Director of Restitution, moderated by Elaine Mehalakes, Vice President of Curatorial Affairs at the AAM. Together they will delve into […]