Music at the Museum: Songs from the Golden Age of Radio
The National Museum of Industrial History is bringing music to the museum with a memorable evening featuring songs from the Golden Age of radio and tours of the 2019 Signature Exhibit “Don’t Touch That Dial: 100 Years of Radio”.
SouthSide Community Day
Join us on Saturday, April 27th for free museum admission, youth coloring activities, and a day of fun during the 13th Annual Cops 'n' Kids Lehigh Valley Celebration of Reading and the Arts & Sciences and SouthSide Arts District's Spring on the SouthSide. This special event is sponsored by:
Triumph and Tragedy: Building the Transcontinental Railroad
NMIH commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ‘Golden Spike,’ the final spike joining the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States. Guest speaker Ron Luckock will tell the tragic and triumphant stories behind the workers who toiled to build the railroad and showcase a 100lb G-scale model of the famous ‘Big Boy’ […]
First Friday and ‘Building an Icon’ Slideshow
The National Museum of Industrial History will celebrate First Friday with the SouthSide Arts District by offering reduced $5 admission from 4pm to 8pm and a special slideshow (free to the public without museum admission) with hundreds of rare photos from the construction and subsequent years of Martin Tower titled “Building an Icon.” Celebrating nearly […]
The Unique Birth of Martin Tower
NMIH is excited to host Gordon Baker, a retired licensed professional engineer and Civil Engineering graduate from Lehigh University has a unique history with Martin Tower. Assigned to Bethlehem Steel’s Fabricated Steel Construction (FSC) division, a sector of the company known throughout the industry as the place to go for major steel structures, he helped […]
Community Appreciation Day
Join NMIH for a fun-filled Community Appreciation Day brought to you by Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Guests can enjoy free admission, youth coloring activities, and raffle prizes throughout the day. Additionally, the following activities are scheduled during the day and are free admission: • Special screening of 'Men At Lunch' documentary at 10:30am • Special […]
NMIH Corliss & Phillipsburg ‘Big Allis’ Presentation and Tour
For over a decade the National Museum of Industrial History has been working with staff and volunteers to restore a massive 115-ton stationary steam engine to working order. Now, with the contributions of local companies and thousands of volunteer manhours, the museum’s Corliss water pumping engine runs again, 105 years after being built by the […]