Posts Tagged ‘featured event’
Anything Goes: Radio Reprograms America, 1920-1940
Radio Defined and shaped popular culture, unifying the nation through a common medium during difficult times. Unexpectedly bursting onto the airwaves in 1920, radio technology created challenges and opportunities for…
Read MoreWhen Coal Was King: An Introduction to Anthracite Mining and Culture in Pennsylvania
Anthracite coal mined in Pennsylvania propelled the American Industrial Revolution and pushed our nation into its modern form. Although most of the men and women who made the Mines run…
Read MoreTales of Fire & Frost: Stories from the Winter Hearth
Join Patchwork for Tales of Fire & Frost. On Thursday, January 30, the Ice House in Bethlehem will come alive with the warmth of storytelling during Tales of Fire and Frost—Stories from the Winter…
Read MoreCall for Tellers
Call for Tellers TALES OF FIRE & FROST—STORIES FROM THE WINTER HEARTH Patchwork invites local and regional storytellers, from novice to professional, to share their time and talents at Tales of…
Read MoreReally Free: Community Celebration and Closing Reception
Join us to bid farewell to Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe before it heads to the California African American Museum, the next stop on its national tour! We’ll celebrate…
Read MoreStudent-Led Series: Depicting Women
Come walk through the lower gallery with Makena Smith ’25 as she dives into how women are depicted in today’s art world. You will look at pieces like Regeneration by Jessica Bastidas,…
Read MoreThe Casting of Iron Toys
This presentation by NMIH Historian Mike Piersa will detail the process of casting toys and other products using iron. Created by skilled workers using a foundry method called sand casting,…
Read MoreStudent-Led Series: Steel and the Senses: Rediscovering Lehigh’s Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Escape the monotony of the college routine and explore part of Lehigh’s outdoor sculpture collection with museum educator Thomas Kaspereen ’27. Discover the significance of the sculptures you pass by daily,…
Read MoreConnect & Create: Dream Drawing and Meditation
This workshop invites participants to de-stress by creating experimental drawings inspired by the work of artist Nellie Mae Rowe in the exhibition Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe.…
Read MoreMuseum in Motion Days
Join us December 27th, 28th and 29th from 11am – 3pm as we bring history to life with demonstrations and interactive activities for all ages. See many of our artifacts in…
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