June 28, 2022
While many artists rely on their eyes and hands to guide them in the creation of an artwork, Lehigh Valley–based sculptor Scott Sherk depends on his ears. Sherk uses sound as a medium to bring into focus the world around him, and now visitors to the Allentown Art Museum can experience that world too, and […]
May 17, 2022
The Allentown Art Museum’s upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery has always been a safe and engaging place where children can explore art making, creativity, design concepts, and critical-looking and -thinking skills. Studies show that these formative experiences with art can expand a child’s world and grow her and his confidence and abilities. As we welcomed […]
May 5, 2022
Work will begin this summer on critical facility updates to the Allentown Art Museum thanks to a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, secured by Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne (R-16 District). The Museum received a $400,000 grant from the Keystone Communities Program to address important building upgrades and infrastructure needs, including a new HVAC […]
May 3, 2022
Beginning on July 18, 2022, the Museum’s colorful and crowd-pleasing Wall Drawing #793A by conceptual artist Sol LeWitt will be deinstalled from Trexler Hall in preparation for the opening of the New American Galleries. LeWitt’s Wall Drawing has been the backdrop to so many memorable Museum events and activities since the fall of 2018. It […]
April 20, 2022
Our Museum has many great volunteers who help us all year long. To honor Volunteer Recognition Day today, we spoke with a few of our volunteers, and introduced these dedicated individuals on our Instagram and Facebook @AtownArtMuseum. Keep reading to hear what they had to share! Georgette AAM: “What drives you to volunteer here at […]
March 25, 2022
The Allentown Art Museum offers year-round internships for both college and graduate students as well as recent graduates who wish to broaden their education and professional experience at the only art museum in the Lehigh Valley. Internships give students a unique opportunity to engage with the special nature of the Museum as an arts and […]
December 24, 2021
Longtime AAM Museum Store manager Sharon Yurkanin is always looking for fresh ways to share the wonders of the Museum’s collection.
December 7, 2021
This holiday season, we encourage you to support your local nonprofit art museum by purchasing a gift membership and by shopping in the Museum Store–filled with locally made wares. This is the Allentown Art Museum’s 2021 gift guide!
November 24, 2021
Fiber artist Mallory Zondag ends her yearlong-plus residency at the Art Museum on November 28, 2021, with the closing of her installation Cocooned in Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery.
November 11, 2021
In honor of Veterans Day, the Allentown Art Museum is highlighting staff members who have served and continue to serve our country.