May 5, 2023
I am pleased to share with you the astounding attendance numbers we have seen at the Allentown Art Museum since going admission free in August 2022. By permanently removing the financial barrier to entry, we have seen the following in attendance and engagement: 60% increase in Museum attendance 90% increase in attendance for our educational […]
April 21, 2023
The Art Museum is the place to be on opening day of our groovy new exhibition Fashion as Experiment: The ’60s. Be part of the celebration on Saturday, May 6, when you can take part in free guided tours of the exhibition, tie-dying fun in the sun, and a new Fashion Maker Station in Art […]
April 17, 2023
The exhibition Fashion as Experiment: The ’60s explores clothing as a tool for change, with a focus on mid-1960s styles that offered young people a laboratory for imagination, play, and a growing sense of activism. On view from May 6 through September 24, 2023, the exhibition includes more than a hundred garments and accessories from […]
March 14, 2023
The Allentown Art Museum is partnering with the Allentown Film Festival to host a free screening of short and animated works about art and the creative process. This is the first year of the Festival, and the Museum is proud to join the Civic Theatre of Allentown and the Bradbury-Sullivan Center as sites for this exciting, community-friendly event. […]
January 30, 2023
The Allentown Art Museum has joined Museums for All, a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. Museums for All advocates free and reduced admission. The Allentown Art […]
January 23, 2023
Above, two paintings by Alteronce Gumby: Freedom Known Only Them in Whispers and Tales, 2022, gemstones, glass, and acrylic on panel, 72 x 72 inches; and What Means Red When You Talk About Velvet, 2022, gemstones, glass, and acrylic on panel, 72 x 72 inches. Both courtesy of the artist The exhibition Alteronce Gumby: […]
January 12, 2023
Show us your grooviest looks! As part of our upcoming exhibition Fashion as Experiment: The ’60s, we want to see what our community was wearing back in the day. We’re looking for photos from the 1960s or early 1970s that show you (or a family member) in a favorite outfit. Submitted photos may be […]
December 27, 2022
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Allentown Art Museum will host a day of free family activities inspired by the life and legacy of this prolific activist on Sunday, January 15. Focusing on Dr. King’s “How Long? Not Long” speech and the works presented in Alteronce Gumby: Dark Matter, the galleries will […]
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, […]