Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932), design attributed to Agnes Northrop (American, 1857-1953), Derr Memorial Window, 1919, leaded Favrile glass. Allentown Art Museum: purchase, Leigh Schadt and Edwin Schadt Art Museum Trust Fund and with the generous support of more than 220 donors to the Tiffany Windows Campaign 2017-2025. (2024.8.2)
At the Allentown Art Museum we are celebrating a “Summer of Tiffany” in 2025! We have a full schedule of programs planned from spring through fall related to the unveiling of our two Tiffany windows and a special summer exhibition of Tiffany lamps. Please join us for one or all of the following programs and events.
FOR MEMBERS
Thursday, April 24 • 6-8 p.m.
AAM Member Preview Party
Museum members are invited to a first look at the windows and the exhibition Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass. Reserve your spot now by emailing membership@allentownartmuseum.org.
Not yet a member? Don’t miss this cultural event of the spring arts season! Memberships start at only $25. Learn more about membership and become one HERE to be a part of this historic moment at the Museum.
Friday, April 25 • noon-3:30 p.m.
Members-only Preview Day
Members who can’t make it to preview night or who want to learn more about our Tiffany windows are invited to this members-only preview day. Museum docents will be stationed at the windows to answer your questions and highlight details you might otherwise miss. NO rsvp needed, just stop in.
Thursday, June 19 •4:30 p.m.
Members’ Night Out
Musuem members are invited to this special “Last Look” at Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass with AAM president and CEO Max Weintraub. After the tour, join us in our Lounge for light refreshments and shop our Museum Store with your 10%-member discount. SIGN UP FOR THE MEMBER TOUR HERE
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FOR ADULTS
Poppy Library Lamp with Moth Lamp Screen, made in New York, sometime between 1900 and 1910. Created by Tiffany Studios under the artistic direction of Louis C. Tiffany (1848–1933). The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, Queens, NY.
Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27
Opening weekend of the Tiffany windows and Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass
Museum docents are stationed in Kress Gallery to tell you more about the windows and the exhibition! Bring the kids to enjoy Tiffany-related art making in our Crayola Classroom and a community art installation in the Museum Lounge led by artist Daniel Djuro-Goiricelaya. The art-making session is conducted in both English and Spanish. Free admission and parking for all.
Saturday, April 26 • 1 p.m.
Curator’s Talk
Learn about the Tiffany windows from our vice president of curatorial affairs, Elaine Mehalakes, during a special presentation in Kress Gallery. Elaine oversaw the entire process of the purchase and conservation of the windows. Space is extremely limited, reserve now RESERVE NOW HERE.
Saturday, May 3, May 10, May 18, June 7, June 14, June 22, June 29 • 1 p.m.
Public docent tours of Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass
May through July • 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nature’s Palette workshops
This series of foraging workshops is intended to inspire in participants a deeper connection to art and nature. Each workshop will begin with a foraging excursion followed by art making with organic materials. Inspired by the nature themes in our Tiffany windows. LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP HERE.
Saturday, June 21 • 1 p.m.
Dynamic Conversation: Lindsy Parrott
Join us for an extraordinary opportunity to explore the Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass exhibition with Lindsy Parrott, executive director and curator of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in New York. Parrott, renowned for her expertise on Tiffany glass, will provide an exclusive guided tour, delving into the life and career of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Discover the inspiration and craftsmanship behind his iconic works and gain rare insights into the innovation that defined his legacy. FREE. SIGN UP FOR THE TALK HERE
Thursday, August 21 • 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Third Thursday Art Workshop: Mosaics with Kim Hogan
Using various colors of glass, you’ll create small artworks that can be hung up. Kim will assist participants by cutting their glass and instructing visitors on how to create mosaic art. SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP HERE
Saturday, August 23 • 1 p.m.
Dynamic Conversation: Diane Rousseau
Join us for a presentation by Diane Rousseau, the conservator charged with restoring our Tiffany windows. Rousseau brings unparalleled expertise to her craft, with an impressive portfolio that includes the conservation of the Hartwell Memorial Window for the Art Institute of Chicago and projects for renowned institutions such as the Worcester Art Museum, the MFA Boston, and the Corning Museum of Glass. At the AAM she will share insights into the challenges and triumphs of preserving our windows for future generations. SIGN UP FOR THE TALK HERE
FOR FAMILIES
Saturdays & Sundays in May • 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ArtVentures: Magic Mosaics
Guided art making for all ages. Using Model Magic and glass marbles, visitors of all ages will learn the process of making a mosaic. Various colors of glass marbles will be available for use. Art making for the whole family! FREE
First & Third Fridays in May & June • noon-3 p.m.
Field Trip Fridays: Stained-glass Window Hangings
After a visit to the windows, homeschool students and their families will explore color, pattern, symmetry, and shape by creating their own three-paneled window hanging using contact paper, tissue paper, washi paper, and string.
Saturdays & Sundays in June • 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ArtVentures: Tissue-paper Suncatchers
Guided art making for all ages. Develop your own designs to transform into colorful suncatchers. Drawings will first be done on transparency film, followed by cutting and pasting shapes in the design out of tissue paper. Participants will then create frames for their sun-catchers and attach a thread to be hung at home.
Saturday, June 7 • 1-2 p.m.
Arte y Español
Children and their families can participate in an interactive book reading of Juan y los frijoles mágicos and a talk in Spanish about the lamps on display in Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass. You can then make your own mosaic collages to take home!
Saturdays & Sundays in July • 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ArtVentures: Color and Light
Guided art making for all ages. Create your own Tiffany-style window by using cellophane to create an artwork that can be hung on a window. Participants will have drawing templates available that can be traced onto the cellophane and cut out to shape, as well as permanent markers to draw directly onto the cellophane to create more detailed designs. Flashlights will be available for use to imitate sunlight beaming through the artwork, showing an example of what the artwork would look like on a window.
Third Friday in July & First & Third Friday in August • noon-3 p.m.
Field Trip Fridays: Floral Luminaries
Homeschoolers and their families are invited to create a mixed-media luminary inspired by the botanical lamps and windows in the Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass exhibition. With the guidance of a Museum educator, students will press dried flowers between wax paper and add color to their luminaries using oil pastels. Throughout the project, students will explore light, color, and nature.
Saturdays & Sundays in August • 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ArtVentures: Tissue-Paper Lanterns
Guided art making for all ages. Participants will design and create a lantern by cutting shapes out of tissue paper for their design before gluing them onto wax paper. When finished gluing, transparency paper will be placed on the back of the wax paper for support and will be stapled together in a tube shape to create the lantern. Place the tea light inside the tube, and the lantern is complete.