342 Northampton St., Easton, PA Museum hours: Wed – Sat. 10 am – 4 pm Sun 12 – 4 pm Saturday, March 12 Smithsonian Museum Day Live! Free admission to Sigal Museum with ticket from SmithsonianMagazine.com/museumday site. Print it, bring it in that Saturday. The Museum Day Live! ticket provides free admission for [...]
Featuring City Lights Join Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites March 5th for their Winter Kid’s Club event, filled with family fun and craft making! On March 5th celebrate the 275th anniversary of Bethlehem by making illuminated cityscapes using the battery powered tea lights provided. Join us to make your own beautiful lighted city inspired by [...]
Chocolate! Flowers! Valentines! What says romance more than these? Tour the 1833 Mixsell House to learn the story of chocolate in the 19th century and the romantic language of flowers as you peruse a collection of period valentines and learn some fascinating facts about courtship in the Victorian Era. Josh Early Candies is partnering with [...]
Community invited to contribute to Museum’s artifact conservation efforts A Corliss steam engine, the premiere artifact in the Adopt-an-Artifact campaign, is awaiting conservation in the National Museum of Industrial History. In its heyday, the engine pumped 8 million gallons of water a day to the town of York, Pennsylvania. It ran continuously from 1915 [...]
Bringing Schematics to Life Historic Bethlehem announces Bethlehem by Design, the newest exhibition at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, opening on February 6, 2016 and going through May 15. In honor of the 275th anniversary of Bethlehem, PA, this exhibition will showcase a variety of maps, diagrams, drawings, and models that trace Bethlehem’s development [...]
...It's So Much More Than Just Tea Calling all community members who have a Polly Heckewelder doll, family heirloom, favorite family doll, or a benefit doll! Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites invites you to join the for a Polly Heckewelder tea party on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 2:00pm in the Saal at the Gemeinhaus, [...]
“Exploring PA-German Fraktur,” An exhibit of the NCHGS collection of Pennsylvania-German fraktur, Pennsylvania German decorated manuscripts,and copy books continues now through February 14 in the Regional Artists Gallery during regular museum hours. Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 Courtship and Marriage in the Colonial Era and the Victorian Era. February 13, 10 am – [...]
Photographs show struggles, triumphs of 1960s MovementWhat was it like to be surrounded by intense social upheaval in the South in the 1960s? An exhibition opening on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend at the Allentown Art Museum will allow visitors to step beyond the headlines to view 156 striking and emotional images taken by [...]
Lehigh Valley Zoo is getting new residents in 2016, with the addition of two Masai giraffes. Giraffes are becoming overwhelmingly popular with zoo lovers. Beyond the unique frame, long neck and African heritage is an engaging animal. The Masai giraffes’ home at Lehigh Valley Zoo will feature opportunities for zoo guests to get up-close and [...]
Follow the star to Bethlehem this January as SteelStacks celebrates El Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), the cherished religious and cultural tradition of many Latin American countries. The annual Three Kings Celebration, which is free and open to the public, will take place Jan. 3, 2-6 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, [...]
