Saturday, November 25, 2023
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Free for all level Museum members
Registration is required by 5:00 pm Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Join other Glencairn Museum members and staff as we celebrate our first in-person, on-site event of 2023 with a World Nativities exhibition preview.

Glencairn Museum members will have exclusive access to this year’s World Nativities exhibition, which presents dozens of exquisitely crafted three-dimensional Nativity scenes collected from around the globe and displayed throughout our expansive first floor, including Glencairn’s stunning Great and Upper Halls, festively decorated for the season.

A.J. DiAntonio of Navidad Nativities in Bucks County will deliver a presentation on the process of creating The Grand Cartapesta Presepe, a unique Nativity scene consisting of over 150 12-inch papier-mâché and plaster composition (cartapesta) figures (1940s–1960s) from his private collection. Exhibited at Glencairn for the first time, this collection of Italian Nativity figures will be displayed in the Upper Hall on a specially designed platform (10’x10’) built by DiAntonio and positioned beneath a Christmas tree decorated with the Museum’s collection of vintage and antique ornaments.

Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the curators of the World Nativities exhibition and other Glencairn staff while enjoying coffee, tea, and a continental breakfast. Perhaps jolly ol’ Saint Nick will also stop by the event to say hello to Glencairn members!

To become a Glencairn Museum member, please visit our Membership page.

About the speaker:

A.J. DiAntonio is an artisan, designer, and collector of Nativities. A partner of Navidad Nativities since 2013, DiAntonio has both collected and created Nativities for 42 years. His personal collection currently numbers more than 500 Nativity scenes and figures, representing many of the finest Nativity artisans from around the world.

To learn more about A.J. DiAntonio and Navidad Nativities, please visit their website.