Google Arts & Culture is an immersive way to experience art, history, and culture from more than two thousand organizations worldwide. Glencairn Museum launched its official partnership with this innovative Google platform last spring, and since then over one hundred works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection have been published online.

Number 4, 2020

This spring Glencairn Museum, and other museums and historic sites around the world, have been facing a perplexing challenge. How can we stay relevant and connected with our audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people are unable to visit museums in person?

Number 3, 2020

Julia Perratore, Assistant Curator at The Met Cloisters, interviews Charles T. Little, Curator Emeritus of the Medieval Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, about the process of turning Glencairn into a museum in the late 1970s.

Number 2, 2020

Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt, a stunning new exhibition at Glencairn Museum, explores religious beliefs as expressed in the Museum’s collection of ancient Egyptian jewelry. By examining the materials and symbols present in these ornaments, we can come away with a deeper understanding of the complex ideas that guided the artists, as well as the hopes and beliefs of those who first wore this jewelry in ancient times.

Number 12, 2019

How do you celebrate Christmas in a 20th-century castle? Glencairn Museum offers a 45-minute “Christmas in the Castle” guided tour that allows visitors to journey back through time to explore Christmas traditions observed by the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family when they lived at Glencairn. In this issue of Glencairn Museum News, our readers will be able to preview some of the highlights of this year’s tour.

Number 10, 2019

On Sunday, October 5, 1919, a formal dedication service was held in Bryn Athyn Cathedral. It took place during the tenth assembly of the General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian Christian), giving members of the church from around the globe the opportunity to attend. More than 2,000 people took part in three separate services during the day: a morning dedication service (attendance 900), an afternoon Holy Supper service (attendance 500), and an evening "service of praise" (attendance 720). Photographs and other documentation of this remarkable day are preserved at the Bryn Athyn Historic District Archives at Glencairn Museum and the Academy of the New Church Archives at Bryn Athyn College.

Number 9, 2019

Relatively little is known about Frank Jeck (1884-1965), a woodcarver who emigrated from Hungary in 1903 and made his home in Philadelphia. We will explore five remarkable examples of his craftsmanship in two consecutive issues of Glencairn Museum News. In part two we will explore four medallions on the first floor stairway and two inglenook benches.

Number 8, 2019

Relatively little is known about Frank Jeck (1884-1965), a woodcarver who emigrated from Hungary in 1903 and made his home in Philadelphia. We will explore five remarkable examples of his craftsmanship in two consecutive issues of Glencairn Museum News. In part one we will look at three of them: a Bible cabinet, infant’s crib, and master bed.