Admission: First Floor FREE. Guided tours: $8 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students with I.D., members and children 4 and under Free, $20.00 family rate (up to 4 individuals in one household. Half price for additional guests). Trips to the Tower: $5/person, $10 for 3 people.
Mark the date traditionally celebrated as the day the Wise Men visited the Holy Family. View the Follow the Star: World Nativities exhibition one final time until next year, take the "Christmas in the Castle" guided tour, hear live holiday music, participate in an activity, and enjoy light refreshments.
This year, Bryn Athyn College presents The Phantom Tollbooth. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this story for years on end. A perfect play for audiences of all ages!
•Saturday, Feb 1 | 7 PM
•Sunday, Feb 2 | 2 PM
•Friday, Feb 7 | 7 PM
•Saturday, Feb 8 | 2 PM
All shows are performed in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center. | Buy tickets!
Admission: $10 general admission, FREE for Museum members.
Reserved seating for Gold members only (reservations required by Monday,
December 16. Contact Joralyn Echols at 267-502-2987 or
joralyn.echols@glencairnmuseum.org to reserve your seats).
Seating capacity: 225.
The Museum continues a Raymond and Mildred
Pitcairn family tradition and hosts the “Glencairn Sing,” a Christmas concert
open to the public. The program will feature the “Glencairn Horns,” composed of
current and former members of the Philadelphia Orchestra Orchestra (David
Bilger on trumpet, Blair Bollinger on bass trombone, Eric Carlson on trombone,
and Randy Gardner and Daniel Williams on horn). The Glencairn Horns will play a
series of Christmas melodies and chorales that was collected and arranged in
the 1920s by Anton Horner, former principal horn with the Philadelphia
Orchestra. Other performers include graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music
in Philadelphia pianist Jungeun Kim, the Academy of the New Church Choral and
many more. Readings from the Christmas story and audience caroling will be
interspersed throughout the musical offerings.
The Christmas story will be presented in living pictures
this Sunday, December 9, in two locations:
Cathedral Tableaux: 3:30, 5:00, 7:00,
8:15 pm. On your way in be sure to notice the shepherds and
various animals (meet ―Percy,‖ the new baby camel, sheep and donkey) around the
campfire near the Porte Cochere. Children may pet the animals, but please try
not to frighten them. Children's Tableaux at Heilman Hall: 3:30 & 4:30 pm. Portrayed
by children of elementary school age, these four Advent scenes are part of a
worship service for all ages. Because this is a worship service, please don't
bring cameras for before, during or after the service.
Friday, November 29 through Sunday, January 5,
2014.
Daily 12:00 to 4:30 PM. CLOSED December 16, 17, 24,
Glencairn Museum’s fifth annual exhibition of Nativities
from around the world includes dozens of sets on loan from the renowned Mepkin
Abbey collection in South Carolina; the unveiling of an elaborate traditional
Presepio, handmade by professional artists Karen Loccisano and R. Michael
Palan; and a large rotating German Christmas pyramid by Christian Ulbricht.
This year we will exhibit 34 sets from 15countries. Artistic settings for the Nativities have been created by
Bryn Athyn artisan Kathleen Glenn Pitcairn.
Admission: $20 Adults, $15 Members/Students with I.D. Free for Bryn Athyn College/Academy of the New Church students with I.D. Tickets are not sold in advance, but may be purchased at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to the performance.
Bryn Athyn is a home rule municipality, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formerly a borough, and its official name remains "Borough of Bryn Athyn". The population was 1,375 at the 2010 census. It was formed for religious reasons from Moreland Township on February 8, 1916
Watch our video about Bryn Athyn
by Katie Kennedy
What is in Bryn Athyn?
1. Cairnwood Estate was designed by Carrère and Hastings in the Beaux Arts style. The meticulous decorative elements blend influences from classical Greek and Roman architecture with French Renaissance ideas. The exterior of Cairnwood shows a mixture of rustic elements and high style. The overall effect is that of a majestic French chateau adapted to the conditions and requirements of American life during the Gilded Age.
The estate consists of a main house, adjacent courtyard, garden house, and formal gardens. Just a few feet from Huntingdon Pike are the entrance gate and carriage house. In 1895, a stable, greenhouses, a pergola, three terraced gardens and access to many acres of farmland, surrounded by woodlands, completed the idyllic country home. Check out events here.
Cairnwood is open for guided historic tours daily at 10am and 11 am. Duration: 1 1/2 hours. For reservations phone: 215.947.2004 or e-mail: info@cairnwood.org Adults: $10; Students: $8; Seniors: $6. The estate is closed on Mondays.
2. Bryn Athyn Cathedral serves as the episcopal seat of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, an international Swedenborgian church. Bryn Athyn Cathedral, built in the early 20th century, is renowned for its stained glass collection and for its unusual architecture, which follows the arts and crafts tradition. Its construction was financed by John Pitcairn, and supervised by his son, Raymond Pitcairn. 3. Glencairn was originally the private residence of millionaire philanthropist Raymond Pitcairn. The castle-like building now serves the Academy of the New Church and Bryn Athyn College as Glencairn Museum, housing a collection of mostly religious artwork and artifacts from around the world and is open to the public.
4. Cairncrest was built as a home for John Pitcairn's son, Harold Pitcairn, an aviation pioneer and developer of the autogyro. The building now serves as the central administrative offices for the General Church of the New Jerusalem.
Mitchell Performing Arts Center
The dream began in the 1980’s when a group of theater enthusiasts in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania collaborated to dream up new visions of a community theater. Among this group was Mimi Mitchell, longtime supporter of the performing arts and drama teacher at both the Academy of the New Church and College. In addition to being one of the major benefactors of the project, Mimi contributed her substantial enthusiasm and theatrical experience to the project. Read more and check out Events
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