Location: Bethlehem
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8 Museums in Bethlehem That You Shouldn't Miss
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, and Scranton. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County, and 19,343 were in Lehigh County.
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1. Gwendolyn Evans Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Gwendolyn Evans Gallery in Bethlehem is the new location for the work of artist Gwendolyn Evans Caldwell. A painter with 76 juried shows to her credit and winner of many awards for her watercolors, oils, drawings and mixed media, Gwendolyn is a graduate of Principia College (B.A. in fine arts) and Rhode Island School of Design (M.A.E in fine arts with honors). She has painted throughout the US and abroad and has lived in many parts of the US including St. Louis, Memphis, Shawnee-on-Delaware and now Bethlehem. Gwendolyn Evans Gallery is open by appointment and for private art instruction. Here Gwendolyn paints, exhibits, writes, creates, and teaches as she has done for more than three decades.
2. Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Our 5000 sq ft HO gauge display depicts the routes of the Lehigh Valley, Reading and Central of New Jersey Railroads from West Portal New Jersey west to Harrisburg and north to Buffalo. OPEN: The Third Sunday of the month from 2:00 to 5:00 PM January to November. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSES: Thanksgiving through the first week of January. See website for days and hours.
3. Moravian Museum of Bethlehem
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4.5 based on 79 reviews
Part of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, this museum focuses on the life of the region's early German Protestant settlers.
Reviewed By suelange20 - West Haverstraw, United States
We pre-bought our tickets for this museum and the Kemerer. Saw this one first. Our guide was very informative and you could tell she loved the museum. She gave us history of the Moravian Church as well as showed us the trees that the Garden Club put together for Christmas. The theme was Designers to go along with the Pursonality display that has been in the Museums this year. We learned about the Putz as well as the Sister's house. A couple that was with us had done this tour in the fall and said it was worthwhile even without the Christmas trees.
4. National Museum of Industrial History
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4.5 based on 132 reviews
National Museum of Industrial History
Reviewed By toddbessemer - Philadelphia, United States
Terrific museum in the old Electrical Machine Shop of the Bethlehem Steel works. Some incredibly well-preserved pieces of American industrial history, including an old Corliss machine that has been restored to working order and is run at special events. Knowledgeable and obliging staff, a number of whom volunteer their time. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian.
5. The Banana Factory
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4.5 based on 37 reviews
6. SteelStacks
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4.5 based on 635 reviews
SteelStacks is a ten-acre campus in Bethlehem, PA, dedicated to arts, culture, family events, community celebrations, education and fun. The campus is in the shadow of the blast furnaces of the former Bethlehem Steel plant.
Reviewed By Stay31066679257 - West Palm Beach, United States
Take an old steel plant and make it into an arts venue and you have the coolest, eclectic event and arts center that makes you proud to be a part of the Lehigh Valley. So much to do from movies, to concerts- both small and large, plays, food, drinks, learning, art, you name it. I just love everything about Artsquest.
7. Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By scout1246 - Bechtelsville, United States
What a special visit! We are newcomers to this local museum, and we fully intend to return soon. Dorothy, our tour guide, shared the historical background of the museum as well as in-depth information about the thoughtfully displayed art / textile pieces. It was most interesting to see first-hand how art / textiles evolved over the years. The current special exhibit, "Personality," offered a vast assortment of handbags. Note: It is truly an amazing private collection. We throughly enjoyed our experience.
8. Lehigh Millennium Folk Arch and Art Enclave
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