Check below for an up-to-date list of special exhibitions, walking tours, and guided tours at museums and partner sites.

Special Exhibitions

General Happiness of People: Easton as a Revolutionary Capital
1753 Bachmann Publick House, Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society
(Lehigh Valley 250 partner exhibition)
Step back in time at the 1753 Bachmann Publick House by exploring immersive, guided tours that bring 18th-century Easton to life, where you’ll meet historical figures, handle reproduction artifacts, and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of the American Revolution.

Sights Unseen
Berks History Center
In the mid-1970s, a remarkable project was undertaken by W. Marc Bernsau, who collaborated with four blind residents of Berks County on a unique photography venture. Each participant navigated the city of Reading with a camera, capturing images inspired by their senses of hearing and smell. The exhibit showcases these photographs, providing insight into the creative perspectives of the photographers and their experiences. Fast-forward to today, the Vision Resource Center of Berks County also chose four clients to undertake the project once more, reminiscent of Bernsau’s approach in the 1970s. The creations of these four photographers will also be showcased, offering an intriguing “then and now” perspective.

Legends and Leaders of Coopersburg
Coopersburg Historical Society
This ongoing exhibit honors some of the many people who founded the town, several 20th-century professional sports legends who chose to locate here, business leaders, and residents who served our country and their community in the military, civil defense, firefighting, and police. Visits and tours: by appointment and during special events. For more information, email: Coopersburghistory@gmail.com.

The Moravian Legacy
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Discover the rich history of the Gemeinhaus, Bethlehem’s oldest building, and delve into the lasting impact of the early Moravians on the city. The Moravian Legacy exhibition unravels the profound influence of the Moravians in Bethlehem. Our goal is to introduce, explain, and connect themes such as equal education, innovation, and the arts — spanning from the early settlement to the vibrant Bethlehem we know today. Moreover, we dare to challenge prevailing historical narratives surrounding early Moravian Bethlehem. By asking what might have been omitted, we strive to gain a deeper understanding of how those formative years continue to shape our community.

The American Revolution
Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Lehigh County Historical Society
The American Revolution was a seminal event in world history. It created the United States and gave our country its identity. Explore how the American Revolution transformed America, inspiring it with many of America’s noble ideals: commitment to freedom and liberty, equality, constitutionalism and self-government. Learn about the tremendous sacrifices made by ordinary people to gain independence and create a new nation.

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania
Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Cultural Center
This is a fully collaborative exhibition, organized by the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum and the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. The exhibition draws from oral histories, family heirlooms, and photographs, as well as archaeology, historical and ethnographic research. Following the exhibit’s long run at the Penn Museum, it is now housed at the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Cultural Center and Trading Post in Easton, PA.

Warrior Spirit: Journey of the Native American Warrior
Museum of Indian Culture
The spirit of the Native American warrior is deeply rooted in culture and tradition. “Warrior Spirit: Journey of the Native American Warrior” chronicles the history of native participation in the U.S. military amidst wars fought on a land that once was theirs and also abroad. This 200-year history is told through pictures, stories of heroism, and wartime relics, including 1940’s field radios used during WWII by Navajo Code Talkers who used their once forbidden language to help save this nation.

The World of Transportation (Presented by PennLUG (Pennsylvania LEGO® User Group)
America on Wheels
America On Wheels has partnered with PennLUG (Pennsylvania LEGO® User Group) to build a one of kind, world-class exhibit featuring a massive LEGO® tribute to transportation. We hope this display will delight and amaze children, spark nostalgia and joy in the hearts of adults, and inspire creativity in guests of all ages.

A Glorious Enterprise: Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware
Washington Crossing Historic Park
This exhibit tells the story of George Washington’s legendary crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night,1776. The exhibit begins with the Continental Army’s two-week encampment at the Thompson-Neely House. Visitors experience camp life and discover why Washington made the bold decision to lead his army across the icy Delaware to strike Hessian forces in Trenton.

Soldier Health in Revolutionary Pennsylvania: 1776-1778
Washington Crossing Historic Park
This exhibit sheds light on the conditions of Revolutionary War encampments like the one at the Thompson-Neely House. Although not officially designated as a hospital, many sick and wounded soldiers convalesced there. This exhibit also explores where the army established temporary hospitals in the region and highlights on 18th-century colonial medicine.

Working Hands: Supplying a Revolution
October 3, 2025 – October 3, 2026, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, (Lehigh Valley 250 partner exhibition)
Discover how a community of Moravian pacifists wrestled with their convictions and beliefs while supplying one of the most important conflicts in world history through their Colonial Industrial Quarter.

Remembering 1776: Commemoration & Memory of the Revolution
January 15 – December 31, 2026, Sigal Museum
How do we remember the American Revolution—and why does that story keep changing? Explore how Northampton County has marked the nation’s founding across three major anniversaries: the Centennial in 1876, the Bicentennial in 1976, and today’s Semiquincentennial in 2026.

Moravians & the Revolution: Caught in the Crossfire
February 22, 2026 – January 17, 2027, Moravian Historical Society
Moravians and the Revolution paints a picture of a pacifist pietist community that found itself caught up in a conflict that would ultimately transform its way of life. Moravians in Pennsylvania had to walk a delicate balancing act between their religious ideals of pacifism and the interests of American patriots, the British government, and indigenous groups in the region.

Who lived in the Perkiomen Region in the 1700s?
Traveling exhibit February 2026 – April 2027, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
In preparation for 2026, we commissioned a demographic study to learn who lived in the Perkiomen Region from roughly 1735 to 1835 (from the arrival of Pennsylvania Germans to the final period of the Gradual Abolition Act). General knowledge states that the region was primarily settled by white Pennsylvania Germans, but questions arise as to whether any Africans were here too. This exhibit will share the answers we have uncovered and the fascinating research methodologies that were used and will be offered to community organizations and schools to have on display.

Window to Revolution: Pennsylvania Germans and the War for Independence
April 18, 2026 – February 27, 2028, Historic Trappe
Focusing on the Revolution’s impact on the Greater Philadelphia region, this landmark exhibition will feature artifacts such as flintlock pistols, Continental currency, Henry Muhlenberg’s journals, a German translation of the Declaration of Independence, fraktur made by former Hessian soldiers, and much more.

These Truths are not Self-evident: Stories of the Revolution in the Perkiomen Region
April 17, 2026 – March 27, 2027, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
The American Revolutionary era was a time of tremendous upheaval, including in central and western Montgomery County, PA, and this evidence survives in stories. This exhibit will use numerous stories that have been passed down to us as the basis for a “graphic novel.” Historical and anecdotal evidence will be presented to help exhibit visitors weigh fact and fiction, with an interactive device to help them determine their own answers.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Celebrating America’s 250th
April 18 through 2026, Slate Belt Heritage Center

On the Road to Freedom: American Independence & Innovation. Featuring Independent Manufacturers
May – December 2026, America on Wheels
The exhibition highlights the achievements of legendary independent manufacturers, including Hudson, Studebaker, Packard, Nash, and others—whose creativity and engineering excellence helped define the nation’s automotive identity. Visitors will experience a curated selection of vehicles that illustrate how these companies forged their own paths in a rapidly evolving industry. We invite you to explore this tribute to the nation’s independent manufacturers and the pioneering spirit that continues to drive American progress.

Stars and Stitches Forever – Community Quilt Challenge Exhibition
May 5 – December 11, 2026, Monroe County Historical Association
Quilters interpret their or their family’s journey to America and/or the area now known as Monroe County in honor of America’s 250th.

Cheers to 250: Brewing in America
May 16 – March 2027, National Museum of Industrial History, (Lehigh Valley 250 partner exhibition)
It’s a brewing industry takeover at the National Museum of Industrial History! From colonial hearths and bustling taverns to steam, to stainless steel, discover how brewing became an industry and impacted virtually all others in this museum-wide celebration for America’s 250th.

Dynamo! The Innovators, Inventors, and Architects of Revolutionary Change
A new traveling exhibition from the National Canal Museum (Click the link for current locations)
What does it take to make a country? Sometimes it begins with a lump of coal, a canal, or an immigrant with a bold idea. This exhibition explores how the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor became one of the nation’s most inventive regions—where geography, grit, and ingenuity converged to power industries that built America. Iron, steel, and cement flowed from this corridor, but so did transformative ideas in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. The same innovative spirit that forged factories also shaped how we heal, learn, create, and imagine.

Revolutionary Fraktur
June 12, 2026 -April 25, 2027, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
See a selection of 40 fraktur produced during the American Revolutionary period, 1763–1787.

Jamee Pemberton’s Quilt Exhibit: From Gifts of Love to Finding My Artistic Voice
July 5-November 5, 2026
Jamee Pemberton started quilting in November of 2008, just after completing her 2175-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail. Before re-entering the workforce, she had a couple of months off where she decided to spend her time making holiday gifts. As a lover of handmade gifts from the heart, she completed eight quilts to give as gifts and discovered a newfound passion! Jamee creates quilts of many styles that tend to have color punch, and she likes to include very personal touches drawing inspiration from her love of science, nature and traveling. She has won several awards in regional and local quilt shows. Jamee has turned to her artful side and started lecturing and teaching quilting workshops after a 35-year career as an engineer and project manager. Jamee’s current quilt designs are improvisational and modern.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Longrifles – The Early Years
July 18 – October 18, 2026, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Long-rifles were finely crafted works of art that developed from the European tradition and had beautiful relief and incised carving. On loan from collectors, the long-rifles will showcase the workmanship and origins of these firearms. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see an extraordinary group of 20 early Pennsylvania German-made longrifles (and a pair of pistols) including the Edward Marshall Rifle, which is being graciously loaned to us by the Bucks County Historical Society.

Moravian Care and Cure: Bethlehem Medicine During the Revolution
July 23-April 25, 2027, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
During the American Revolution, Bethlehem’s Moravian community cared for the sick and wounded in ways that distinguished them from nearly every other colonial settlement. Their doctors, nurses, and an exceptionally well-stocked apothecary developed an organized system of healing that blended clinical expertise, spiritual care, and careful attention to the rhythms of daily life, producing a medical culture that was unusually clean, disciplined, and humane for its time. That system was put to the test when the Revolutionary War arrived at Bethlehem’s doorstep.

The Spy Who Brought Surrender
September 2 – December 4, 2026, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, (Lehigh Valley 250 partner exhibition)
Lafayette at Yorktown (c. 1783), a painting by Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (1738–85) in Lafayette College’s Kirby Collection of Historical Paintings, depicts an important moment in the American Revolution. This exhibition explores the identity of the Black man included in this historical scene with the Marquis de Lafayette. Attributed as James Armistead Lafayette (ca. 1748–1830), this double-spy provided intelligence to the Marquis and General George Washington that ultimately resulted in the surrender of the British.

This Land: Reimagining the United States of America on its 250th Anniversary
September – December 4, 2026, Lehigh University Art Galleries (Lehigh Valley 250)
What does America mean—and who gets to define it? Lehigh University Art Galleries is inviting visitors to explore those questions through its new exhibition, This Land: Reimagining the United States of America on its 250th Anniversary, on view at the LUAG Main Gallery in Zoellner Arts Center. Through art, maps, music, historical objects and interactive experiences, This Land explores ideas of identity, belonging, place, freedom and the evolving meaning of America. The exhibition includes works from LUAG’s collection and beyond, along with historical materials from the C. F. Martin & Co. Archives. Visitors can also experience an interactive listening room, creative activities and a series of public programs designed to encourage conversation and reflection.

Polymythic: The Multi-Dimensional Narrative of Al Johnson
September 7 – November 21, 2026, Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College Art Galleries
In collaboration with ENG281 Beyond Black Literature (The Black Press Then & Now)

Experience Polymythic, an exhibition tracing Al Johnson’s versatile career across multiple artistic forms. Discover his journey from the raw realism of early courtroom drawings, such as the Hurricane Carter case, to his cinematic storyboarding for films like The Hours and After.Life. The narrative culminates in his contemporary cosmic abstractions, in which intuitive, gestural strokes seek to “transcend the ordinary”.

Engineering Artifacts: Past, Present, and Future
September 9 – December 4, 2026, Kirby Art Study Center, Lafayette College Art Galleries
The tools engineers use to design, build, and connect our world have evolved. Artifacts of engineering education and practice from College Hill and the Lehigh Valley demonstrate evolving notions of efficiency, safety, sustainability, and technological progress. This collection marks the College’s Bicentennial (and the 160th anniversary of engineering majors at Lafayette) and also looks toward the future.

Aquí Vivimos: The Hispanic Community in Northampton County
September 24 – July 10, 2027, Sigal Museum
Aquí Vivimos: The Hispanic Community in Northampton County is a community-driven temporary exhibition at the Chrin Gallery of the Sigal Museum. Developed in collaboration with local residents, business owners, students, and community leaders, the exhibition centers the voices and lived experiences of Hispanic and Latino individuals and families who call Northampton County home.

Darlene Farris-Labar – Relics of Entangled Blooms: Across Land and Time
September 25 – October 11, 2026, Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery
A collection of 3D printed floral sculptures, CNC-carved topographical works, tapestries, and two-dimensional works that investigate the interconnected nature of botanical life.

Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission
September 29 – January 19, 2027, Da Vinci Science Center
Step into the story behind the 1985 discovery of the RMS Titanic and uncover the classified U.S. Navy mission that helped make it possible. Visitors can follow the clues that led oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard and his team to Titanic, learn how deep-sea technology was used to explore more than two miles beneath the North Atlantic, and discover how a secret mission to survey the wrecks of the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion ultimately helped solve one of history’s greatest mysteries.

Along the way, guests will explore the story of Titanic itself, from its launch in 1911 and tragic maiden voyage to the decades-long search for its final resting place. The experience connects history, technology and discovery in a way that gives curious visitors a new perspective on a story they may think they already know.

Art of the Dollhouse
October 22 – June 27, 2027, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
This exhibition traces the dollhouse across multiple floors and several centuries, beginning with its origins as an object of instruction and display. Wealthy European women once used elaborate “baby houses” to teach household management and signal status. From there, the exhibition moves through later periods and into the present day, where contemporary artists treat the miniature as a serious artistic medium.

Historical dollhouses sit alongside modern interpretations so visitors can see how artists working centuries apart have used scale, detail, and narrative to ask the same questions. Who lives here? What does this home say about them? What does it leave out?

The result is an exhibition about more than miniatures. It’s about gender roles, craftsmanship, design history, and the evolving idea of home itself.

Modern Furniture, Traditional Values: Knoll in the Upper Perkiomen Valley – NEW Permanent Exhibition
Opens November 8, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
What happens when a German immigrant with an entrepreneurial streak and a background in modern design hires a workforce from the traditionally Pennsylvania German population of the Upper Perkiomen Valley? You get the extraordinary company Knoll—the manufacturer of furniture by twentieth century design luminaries such as Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Richard Schultz, and so many more, with much of the work being done in Upper Hanover Township.

This November, the Schwenkfelder will open a landmark exhibit, tracing the history of Knoll using interviews with former employees, photographs and graphics, and of course, examples of Knoll furniture dating from the 1940s to the 1990s. Explore the intersection of local residents who worked for Knoll with the extraordinary designers who created the iconic furniture that has become part of our cultural landscape.

50th Annual Festival of Trees
November 10 – January 3, 2027
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Festival of Trees! Each year during the Annual Festival of Trees, the rooms of Pearl S. Buck’s iconic Bucks County stone farmhouse come alive with the glow of holiday decorations. The event showcases beautiful trees and vignettes designed by the best local artists, decorators, organizations and community groups to convey the spirit of Pearl S. Buck’s legacy as an author, humanitarian, and activist. Visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favorite display. Festival of Trees remains one of the most unique and historic holiday traditions in the region. Our always popular evening Candlelight Tours will also be offered on limited dates.

New Gallery 2 Opens – Pennsylvania Transportation History: from the Vault
November 13 – Members Exclusive Opening | November 14 Open to the Public, Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
You’ve been with us through every crate, every repair, every “almost ready.” Come visit Gallery 2, a new exhibition space with historic pieces of transportation history from the museum vault.

Trees of Historic Bethlehem – Architectural Design
November 14 – January 4, 2027, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Immerse yourself in the spirit of the holidays as you visit some of Bethlehem’s most popular historic sites to explore this family-friendly exhibit that’s perfect for all ages. A popular attraction for guests from near and far, Trees of Historic Bethlehem features 20-plus Christmas trees beautifully decorated by members of the local Bethlehem Garden Club and sponsored by small businesses from throughout the community. The 2026 Trees of Historic Bethlehem will take visitors on a journey through the ages of architectural design. Visit all three sites and vote for your favorite at the end! Trees of Historic Bethlehem is a self-guided tour and admission includes access to the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem housed in the 1741 Gemeinhaus, the oldest building in the city; the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, one of only 15 decorative arts museums in the nation, and a putz display at the Single Sisters’ House.

Nostalgic Christmas Trains
November 28 – January 10, 2027, Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
Visit to see vintage and modern model trains operating in a holiday setting.

Order a model Reading Railroad NE Caboose #92832 – Class NMj in HO Scale. The Reading Company Technical & Historical Society in conjunction with Rapido Trains, Inc. presents Reading Railroad NE Caboose #92832 – Class NMj in HO scale. This is a SPECIAL RUN number, only available through the RCT&HS, that matches the caboose we own at our museum! Only 50 units will be made! Proceeds from this sale will help the general freight car restoration fund.

Tours

Tours are listed in alphabetical order by partner site.

Ghost and Spirt Tours
October 4 – November 1, 1758 Sun Inn

Special Restoration Center Tour
1 p.m., Wednesdays & Fridays, America on Wheels
Guided tour from America on Wheels to RB Collection (across the street). Visit a high-end showroom and see the process of restoring a classic car.

Berks History Center Bus Trip – Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer & Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge
November 21, Berks History Center

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Historic Walking Tours
Tours are offered most days of the week with the majority on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Enjoy themed tours that explore Bethlehem’s past from early Moravian history to the rise and fall of Bethlehem Steel.

THIS MONTH’S TOURS:
Bethlehem By Night Motorcoach Tour
Branching Out: Explore Nearby Historic Moravian Sites
Cemetery Tour: Death and Dying
Christmas City Stroll
Old Bethlehem
Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel
Spirits of Christmas Pub
World Heritage Tour

Self-Guided Walking Tours (including God’s Acre Cemetery and Nisky Hill Cemetery)

Heritage Trail
Walk, jog, or bike along the Historic Bethlehem Heritage Trail! Experience Bethlehem on your own time and at your own pace with the use of your own mobile device.

Tombstone Tales
October 24 and 31, 1:00 and 3:00 p.m., Historic Trappe
Registration is required. No walk-ins. Ticket includes admission to Dewees Tavern

Terrifiying Tales at St. Luke’s Cemetery
October 31, Historic Trappe
Must be 18 years or older.

Historic Nazareth Walking Tours (Monthly)
November 14, Moravian Historical Society

Lenape Trail Self-Guided Walking Tour
Museum of Indian Culture

In Search of the Declaration: A Historic Tour of Easton, Trenton, and Philadelphia Bus Tours
9 a.m.-6 p.m., Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society 
Second Saturdays, through December 2026
Depart: Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton

Easton Historic District Walking Tours
Saturdays at 2 p.m., Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society
Depart: Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton

Eerie Easton Walking Tours
Weekends from September 25 – November 8, 2026. Multiple evening tour times.
Not recommended for children under age 12.
Depart: Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton

From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition Walking Tours
6 p.m., Fourth Fridays, Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society
Depart: Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton

Virtual Self-Guided Tours
Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society
In Search of the Declaration: A Virtual Journey through Easton, Trenton, and Philadelphia
Historic Easton, Pennsylvania
From Past to Present: A Virtual Tour of Jewish Easton

Then and Now: Self-Guided Perkasie Walking Tour
Perkasie Historical Society

Historic Quakertown Self-Guided Walking Tour
Quakertown Historical Society

Washington Crossing Historic Park Tours
Crossing the Delaware, Thompson-Neely Grist Mill, and Bowman’s Hill Tower and Wildflower Preserve Tours
Prices and times vary

Washington Crossing Historic Park – Fall Lantern Tours
Fridays and Saturdays, September 25-November 7
Tours at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.