January 29, 2024
Restoring Petals is a transformative community project which interweaves visual and performing arts, mental health, and community well-being. Guided by artist, activist, and AAM Community Art+Action Fellow, Chloe Cole Wilson, this initiative created space to explore the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on both our past and future. Over the last 9 months, Wilson hosted […]
January 24, 2024
On Monday, January 22, 2024, staff from the Allentown School District (ASD) and Newcomer Academy attended a professional development day at the Art Museum focused on accessibility in the art classroom and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The teachers were mostly art educators, though a few teach science and languages. The presentations were led by […]
January 19, 2024
In celebration of the Allentown Art Museum’s recent acquisition of The Piano Lesson (Homage to Mary Lou) by Romare Bearden, author and scholar Robert O’Meally will lead a Dynamic Conversation about the layers of history and culture represented in this artwork. The talk will take place on Saturday, February 24, beginning at 2 p.m. in […]
December 15, 2023
Join us for the Allentown Art Museum’s annual MLK Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 15, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., a vibrant tribute to the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year we are pleased to showcase the work of our Community Art + Action Fellow Chloe Cole Wilson. Her […]
November 27, 2023
Waldemar Morales (1931-2010), Paisaje, vista de San Germán (detalle), 1957, óleo sobre lienzo, Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc. El Allentown Art Museum (PA) se complace en anunciar la apertura de la exposición Nostalgia por mi Isla: Pintura puertorriqueña del Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786–1962), el viernes, 3 […]
November 27, 2023
Dear friends of the Allentown Art Museum: I am writing to share with you the tremendous success we have had at the Museum since going admission free a little more than a year ago. Since permanently removing the financial barrier to Museum entry in August 2022, we have seen significant increases in attendance and program […]
November 21, 2023
Explore our three new exhibitions currently on view for Fall/Winter 2023-24! Angela Fraleigh: Threaded with moonlight Threaded with moonlight is Fraleigh’s newest body of work, inspired by the Allentown Art Museum’s rich textile holdings and the long history of textiles as a medium associated with female labor. Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Painting from […]
November 14, 2023
This past weekend the Museum celebrated the opening of three new exhibitions, hosting a member preview night on Friday plus themed activities, tours, and a gallery talk on Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening was the member and special-guest reception in the Museum’s Arts Park View space, with hors d’oeuvres from Simply Smooth Catering and music […]
November 14, 2023
In conjunction with Third Thursdays, join the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts on November 16 from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. for networking and a dynamic panel discussion highlighting resources available to the Lehigh Valley creative sector. This event is open to the public. Panelists include: Bree Nidds Bree Nidds is Vice President of Sales at Discover […]
November 10, 2023
On the first Friday of each month from noon to 3 p.m., the Museum offers Field Trip Fridays. The program encourages learners and their families to enjoy a free A La Carte Art tour in the galleries with Museum educators and experience artmaking in the Crayola Classroom. Each artmaking session includes a hands-on creative project inspired by an artwork highlighted […]