Glencairn’s current exhibition, Easter Eggs: Symbols of Rebirth and Renewal, traces the origins, history, and cultural diversity of Pennsylvania’s unique contributions to Easter traditions in North America. The full text of the exhibition catalog is available online here.

In this issue of Glencairn Museum News, we explore this year’s World Nativities exhibition featuring 65 Nativities gathered from 33 countries around the globe and several objects featured in this year’s Christmas in the Castle tour.

In this edition of Glencairn Museum News, we interview Nativity maker and collector A.J. DiAntonio of Navidad Nativities, Inc., in Bucks County, PA. His latest creation, The Grand Cartapesta Presepe, is part of this year’s World Nativities exhibition.

In this essay for Glencairn Museum News, Dr. Jennifer Houser Wegner, associate curator in the Egyptian section at the Penn Museum, explores the roles of dogs and jackals in ancient Egypt. 

In this issue of Glencairn Museum News, we explore a historic collection of photographs featuring Glencairn during its time as the home of the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family. This visual essay provides a backward glimpse of both the interior and exterior of Glencairn “as it was.”

In this issue of Glencairn Museum News, Met Cloisters curator Julia Perratore takes us on a journey to the Carrière du Roy (Quarry of the King), an historic quarry located in southern France.

This late antique (5th century CE) stone sarcophagus at Glencairn Museum offers valuable insights into changing societal values. Dr. Wendy Closterman, Associate Curator at Glencairn, has undertaken an ambitious a research trip to France to delve into its origins and history.

This article explores the artistic contributions of Benjamin Augustus Tweedale (1868–1957), an accomplished stone carver whose craftsmanship left an indelible imprint on both Glencairn and Bryn Athyn Cathedral.

The “Glencairn Girls” were employed by the Pitcairn family in Glencairn from 1939 to 1979. In this issue of Glencairn Museum News we explore what life was like for the Glencairn Girls—in their own words.

In this essay for Glencairn Museum News, Mary Prevo explores a 13th-century panel of stained glass depicting Christ entrusting Mary's soul to the archangels Michael and Gabriel after her death.