Calendar of Events

Join us for a conversation with Jay Haon, a design professional and professor at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Haon, who has owned a design business in Philadelphia for 20 years holds a BA in History from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Furniture Design/Industrial Design from Rhode Island School of Design. This program is presented as a companion to our signature exhibit “New & Improved! The Age of Convenience in the Home” on view through September 2024.

Visit the museum on March 17th during Family Sunday and join us for a drop-in style family program to engage in S.T.E.A.M. concepts like building, engineering, and strategic thinking. During Family Sundays, all youth 12 and under receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. Adult admission is $15.

This month's theme is "Catch That Leprechaun"! Join us for a hands-on activity with some strategic thinking!

Join us as we operate the engine and learn more about this fascinating piece of industrial history from the museum’s historian.

Join Carol Shiner Wilson, Ph.D., Dean of the College for Academic Life, Emerita of Muhlenberg College to examine the life and art of Mildred Thomas Johnstone (1900-1988), fibre artist, wife of Bethlehem Steel VP William H. Johnstone, and member of multiple artistic and intellectual circles.

The National Museum of Industrial History is excited to offer a hands-on train engineer experience on its restored narrow gauge locomotive!

At the turn of the 20th century, 3D stereo photographs documented everything everywhere and millions were sold annually! Dr. John Smith, Lehigh University History Professor Emeritus, will walk us through the past as we marvel at the masterpieces of an earlier age!

Join us for free museum admission

Visit the museum on April 21st during Family Sunday and join us for a drop-in style family program to engage in S.T.E.A.M. concepts like building, engineering, and strategic thinking. During Family Sundays, all youth 12 and under receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. Adult admission is $15.

This month's theme is "Tiny Tug"! Learn about our restored Bethlehem Steel tow tractor and star of the children's book series "Tug Tales". Take home your own tiny flat version to photograph as you go out and explore the world. 

The National Museum of Industrial History is excited to offer a hands-on train engineer experience on its restored narrow gauge locomotive!

On April 22, 1970, twenty million Americans gathered across the country to demonstrate against the environmental and health impacts of over a century of industrial development. The movement inspired OSHA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, Environmental Education Act, and a new way of thinking about living within our landscape. Learn more about the origins of Earth Day and the present realities facing the planet.

Presented by Donna Acerra and Dierdre Hannan on April 21, 2024 at 1pm in the Barnette Education Center at the National Museum of Industrial History.