These tours vary and could feature special exhibitions or interpretive themes that present the permanent collection.
Tours support the Museum’s mission to nurture a lifelong engagement with art, and enable visitors to make new discoveries about the artworks.
October 11 through November 22, 2020, 2-3pm
Explore the art and architecture right outside your Museum when you sign up for this free guided walking tour of Allentown’s Arts District. An easy 45-minute loop that starts at our front steps reveals off-street sculptures, iconic cultural landmarks, and eye-popping new murals in Arts Park and along the Arts Walk between Fifth and Seventh Streets. A Museum docent will lead the tour and introduce you to the art and artists who have transformed downtown. #SeeYourWorld on foot!
Capacity for each tour is limited, so reserve your spot now! Tours are canceled if it rains. Parking is free in the Museum’s lot. We also encourage you to visit our indoor galleries before the tour.
Art stops on the walking tour include:
• Double Branched Gong, 1970, Harry Bertoia
• Da Vinci Horse, Cavallo
• Metallurgical Science, Jean-Leon Gerome
• Metalurgical Worker (The Puddler), Jean-Leon Gerome
• Plaza for the Spirit of the Arts, Michael Webb
• The Curtain, Angela Fraleigh and Walter Heiss
• Ruins XXVII, Ernest Shaw
• Sunrise, 2016, Keir Johnston and Willis Humphrey
• Woman, 2019, ELLE
• Red-tailed Hawk, 2019, Ernesto Maranje
The Museum is now open, but indoor guided tours are temporarily suspended. We are continuing our efforts to keep you connected to the art with #AAMatHome.
Guided Visits
Docents lead students on an interactive, curriculum-based, 60-minute visit of the Museum’s permanent and/or temporary exhibitions.
Gallery Explorations
Museum educators lead students on a curriculum-based, 90-minute visit that includes both a 45-minute tour of the collections and a 45-minute art making activity.
Explore our galleries, engage with fine art and get creative during this 90-minute visit that includes a guided tour and art making activity. Tours are by reservation only and can be scheduled Tuesday-Friday at a cost of $7 per child.
Permanent Collection
Explore the Museum’s permanent collection of art including Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, iconic architecture in our Frank Lloyd Wright Library, and much more.
Special Exhibitions
Explore rich themes, histories, artistry, and concepts through the highlights of select special exhibitions.
For more information and to register, contact Abby Simmons at 610-432-4333 ext. 133 or asimmons@allentownartmuseum.org.