National Museum of Industrial History Launches ‘Meet the Manufacturer’ Virtual Lecture Series  The series launches with a preview event on Thursday, December 3rd with Stephen S. Tang, President and CEO of OraSure Technologies, which is developing and manufacturing several COVID-19 testing solutions The National Museum of Industrial History is pleased to announce ‘Meet the Manufacturer,’ a new Virtual Lecture Series…

National Museum of Industrial History Relaunches Online Gift Shop for Holiday Season  BETHLEHEM, Pa – Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) has relaunched its online gift shop allowing fans of history, engineering, and industry to get books, t-shirts, and one-of-a-kind handcrafted products delivered anywhere in the country from the comfort of…

Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Rededicated at the National Museum of Industrial History BETHLEHEM, Pa – Members of the Bethlehem Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee re-dedicated the Steelworkers Veterans Memorial at its new home in the plaza of the National Museum of Industrial History earlier today, November 11th, in a Veterans Day ceremony honoring those who served. Originally dedicated in May of 1989,…

Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee and National Museum of Industrial History to Hold Veterans Day Ceremony and Memorial Rededication BETHLEHEM, Pa – The National Museum of Industrial History, in collaboration with Bethlehem’s Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee, will host a ceremony honoring those who served in the armed forces on Veterans Day, November 11th, at 10a.m. in the museum’s plaza.  All guests…

‘Last Cast 25’ to Feature Photo Displays, Free Steelworker Lunches, Free Museum Admission, and More BETHLEHEM, Pa – On November 18, 1995, the iconic blast furnaces and the basic oxygen furnace at Bethlehem Steel’s South Bethlehem plant produced their last iron and steel and fell forever silent.  Now, 25 years later, the Bethlehem community is coming together to commemorate and…

The National Museum of Industrial History is privileged to receive a generous grant of $10,000 from the Air Products Foundation in support of its Virtual Education Initiative.

National Museum of Industrial History debuts new exhibit featuring industrial photography of Stephen Mallon BETHLEHEM, Pa – Machines of Interest: The Selected Works of Stephen Mallon, a new exhibit featuring over two dozen original prints from the New York-based photographer, is set to debut this Saturday, October 17th at Bethlehem’s National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH). Machines of Interest highlights Mallon’s…

National Museum of Industrial History relocates Steelworkers Veterans Memorial to new home in museum’s outdoor park The National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH), in coordination with the Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority and the Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee, has relocated the Steelworkers Veterans Memorial, previously located at Third and Polk Streets, to a newly developed area of the museum’s plaza. The relocation…

National Museum of Industrial History announces groundbreaking of 17,000-square-foot outdoor expansion Bethlehem, Pa – The National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) has broken ground on an outdoor park that will nearly double the museum’s available space to educate the public about the country’s industrial past.  The park, part of a $275,000 project, will reimagine 17,000 square feet of the museum’s…

National Museum of Industrial History extends ‘Art Of Precision: The Engineered Sculpture of Christopher Bathgate’ Exhibit BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Due to the museum’s closure in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) has announced it will extend its popular exhibit, Art of Precision: The Engineered Sculpture of Christopher Bathgate, through Sunday, August 30th. “While…