Stand Together Flag Art Unveiling
2025-09-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
To combat Veterans’ feelings of isolation and depression accompanying Traumatic Brain Injury and mounting societal issues, Resurrecting Lives Foundation and PISANO Artistry have joined forces to launch a unique national campaign: Veterans Standing Together Across America (VSTAA). VSTAA sponsors Patriotic events connecting Veterans with their communities. Their goal is to bridge the civilian-military gap, connect veterans with resources, and foster healing and strength. VSTAA is a one-of-a-kind patriotic art program recalling history, displaying honor and promoting healing.
The center of this movement is the 3D artwork of USN Chief Retired Joe Pisano with his STAND TOGETHER Flag, an American Flag created with drywall screws. These flags will travel throughout the country; each state with its own unique flag, inviting Vets to celebrate their service by signing the artwork’s frame.
The National Museum of Industrial History will serve as a host site for the STAND TOGETHER Flag with an unveiling and signing event on September 28th at 1pm. The artist will be on site to share more about the ongoing project. Tails of Valor will be in attendance to share more information about their resources.
There will be additional signing opportunities during our annual Steel Weekend event and on Veterans Day.

RSVP HERE.
Help us bring the Stand Together Flag to life by sponsoring the project.
Special thanks to our generous sponsors:
STARS & STRIPES SPONSOR
Atty. Arthur Wolk
Kenny L. Rogers
OLD GLORY SPONSOR
Sandra D. Thomas, SC, CDR USN (Retired)

First Fridays at NMIH
2025-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us for SouthSide Arts District’s First Fridays for extended hours and free admission from 6-8pm. Be sure to check out the many other special events going on throughout the SouthSide community here.
Featuring free admission
Live Music with Kristen Morgenstern
Tastings with the Lehigh Valley Homebrewers Guild
Live machinery demonstrations
Hands-on family-friendly S.T.E.A.M. activities
Flashlight tour at 7:45 (Additional cost; pre-registration is required here)

Bethlehem Steel Flashlight Tours
2025-10-03 19:45 - 21:00, 2025-11-07 19:45 - 21:00, 2025-12-05 19:45 - 21:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Bethlehem Steel Locomotive Experience
2025-10-05 11:00 - 15:15 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America
2025-10-10 15:30 - 17:00
PBS39 and National Museum of Industrial History invite you to a special screening of this landmark film on the eve of Steel Weekend 2025.
Join Andria Zaia, President & CEO, National Museum of Industrial History, and Bette Kovach, BK Communications former Director of Bethlehem Steel Communications for a conversation prior to the screening to hear personal reflections on the making of the film and working at Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Screening will be held at
Univest Public Media Center
839 Sesame Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Admission is free but reservations are required. Click here to reserve.

Metal Health
2025-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
On Friday, 10/10/25 NMIH will host a workshop led by Veteran and artist Jay Elias of Evolution Art Studios. Elias, a former United States Marine, served during the Gulf War era. Suffering from undiagnosed and untreated PTSD, he wound up on the wrong side of the law and eventually served a lengthy prison sentence. After many years of gradually declining mental health, he discovered the healing effects that art and the creative process can provide to promote both spiritual and emotional wellness. He created Evolution Art Studio to share this holistic approach to healing with other veterans and members of the community alike.
The workshop will introduce the process used to create three-dimensional sculptural forms in cast iron —patternmaking, mold-making and casting. The workshop includes instruction in the use of pattern materials. Most participants make their patterns from several pre-made forms. Workshop participants can customize their own design to these existing forms, making them unique, or build entirely from scratch using techniques demonstrated during the workshop.
On Saturday, 10/11/25 at 7pm, a public iron pour demonstration will take place outdoors in the Museum’s Foundry Park (weather permitting) where the molds created during the workshop on Friday will be filled with molten iron. Whether they attended the workshop the day before or not, anyone from the public is invited to watch the pour, where scrap iron will be recycled and melted down in a visually stunning process of fire and molten metal. After cooling down from 2700 degrees Fahrenheit, the resulting cast iron sculptures and objects will be on exhibit for the general public during Steel Weekend before their makers bring them home.
All activities will take place at the National Museum of Industrial History, located on the grounds of the former Bethlehem, PA, plant of Bethlehem Steel.
Workshop fee is $40 (Veterans use code VETERAN at checkout to receive free workshop registration). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Participants must be prepared to work with sand and wear safety glasses. Anyone who has their own safety glasses is welcome to bring them. Limited quantities will be available on site.

REGISTER HERE

Steel Weekend 2025
2025-10-11 10:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us for an exploration of all things STEEL!
Featuring
Free admission all day | Steelworkers Reunion | Guest Speakers | Live Iron Pour | Steelworker Portrait Studio
Pop-Up Exhibits | Youth Activities | Public Art Installation
Live Demonstrations | Songs About Steelmaking & More

THURSDAY PROGRAMMING
4:30PM SCULPTURE UNVEILING: Chelsea Southard, Bethlehem Visitor Center
FRIDAY PROGRAMMING
3:30PM FILM SCREENING – Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America, Univest Public Media Center (839 Sesame Street, Bethlehem, PA)
6-8:00PM Metal Health Workshop, Plaza

SATURDAY PROGRAMMING
ALL DAY
Iron and Steel Demonstrations Foundry Park
Film Screenings Barnette Education Center
Family Friendly Hands-on Activities Plaza
11:00
Bethlehem Plant Walking Tour Plaza
Join former Steelworkers members for a walking tour of the historic Bethlehem Plant. Purchase tickets at the front desk.
11:00
Community Workshop with artist Chelsea Southard
Artist Chelsea Southard’s latest sculpture will be unveiled on October 9th as part of 4th annual Sculpture at SteelStacks exhibition, an outdoor display featured at the entrance to the Visitor Center at SteelStacks. Much of the work Chelsea does is abstract geometry and line work, with prototypes created with paper and string before being fabricated in metal or glass. Join us for this community workshop with Chelsea to learn about the process and then create your own prototype. All supplies will be provided.
12:00
Steelworker Overtime Lunches Plaza
Complimentary overtime brown bag lunches for steelworkers and their families.
12:00 -1:00
Steelworker Songs with Roland Kushner Plaza
Enjoy a live musical performance of songs inspired by industry, labor and steel.
1:00
Veterans of Steel Keynote Address and Film Premiere Education Center
Join us for remarks and the premiere of a documentary on Steelworker Veterans followed by a special panel discussion with the Veterans themselves. Special thanks to the production crew of Bruce Ward, Ed Leskin, Charlie Luthar, and Mary Lafferty.
1:30
Bethlehem Plant Walking Tour Plaza
Join former Steelworkers for a walking tour of the historic Bethlehem Plant. Tickets can be purchased at the front desk.
3:30
Steelworkers’ Archives Bus Tour Meet on NMIH Plaza
Visit the now redeveloped eastern end of the flagship Bethlehem Plant to learn more about the shops that were once here, as well as, the history of the lost Northampton Heights neighborhood. Tickets are $28.50 per person, free for veterans. More information and ticket registration can be found here.
4:00
Corliss Steam Engine Demonstration Machinery Hall
Join us as we operate our 115-ton Corliss steam engine!
7:00
Iron Pour Foundry Park
A public iron pour demonstration will take place outdoors in the Museum’s Foundry Park (weather permitting). Scrap iron will be recycled and melted down in a visually stunning process of fire and molten metal. Refreshments available for purchase.
Panchitas Kitchen will be on site from 3-7
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers will also be on site Saturday afternoon and evening.

SUNDAY PROGRAMMING
ALL DAY
Iron and Steel Demonstrations Foundry Park
Film Screenings Barnette Education Center
Family Friendly Hands-on Activities Plaza
11:00
Bethlehem Plant Walking Tour Plaza
Join former Steelworkers for a walking tour of the historic Bethlehem Plant. Purchase tickets at the front desk.
12:00
Steelworker Overtime Lunches Plaza
Complimentary overtime brown bag lunches for steelworkers and their families.
1:00
LECTURE: Surprises from the Archives – No.2 Machine Shop Barnette Education Center
Join Mike Piersa, NMIH Historian, for an introduction to the most iconic building on the former Bethlehem Plant site.
1:30
Bethlehem Plant Walking Tour Plaza
Join former Steelworkers for a walking tour of the historic Bethlehem Plant. Purchase tickets at the front desk.
2:00
PERFORMANCE: Bethlehem Steel Legacy Band Next Level Second Floor
A performance paying tribute to the Bethlehem Steel Company Band (1910 – 1925) will take place in the Museum’s newly expanded 2nd floor space. An industrial band Charles M. Schwab, President of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, gave as a Christmas present to the town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Bethlehem Steel Company Band was seen performing locally at special events such as parades, parties, town ceremonies, school concerts, football club celebrations, and during the lunch hour for steel plant workers. The “Bethlehem Steel Company Legacy Band” performance will pay homage to the Bethlehem Steel Company Band while providing high quality music-making opportunities for performers and meaningful communication through music for the audience using historic period style music.
3:30
Steelworkers’ Archives Bus Tour Meet on NMIH Plaza
Visit the now redeveloped eastern end of the flagship Bethlehem Plant to learn more about the shops that were once here, as well as, the history of the lost Northampton Heights neighborhood. Tickets are $15 per person, free for veterans. More information and ticket registration can be found here.
4:00
Corliss Steam Engine Demonstration Machinery Hall
Join us as we operate our 115-ton Corliss steam engine! Generously sponsored by:
Hank & Joanne Barnette
MMZ Foundation

Funding was provided in part by the County of Northampton Department of Community & Economic Development Hotel Tax Grant Program.

Mystery of the Lehigh Gap
2025-10-19 11:00 - 15:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Play a series of mini-games as you time travel to 1845, 1853, and 1912 to learn about the Lehigh Gap’s industrial and environmental history!
October 19th, 11am-3pm
November 16th, 11am-3pm

Big Gun Bus Tour
2025-10-26 08:30 - 19:30 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Large coastal defense guns were a significant product line of Bethlehem Steel and other defense contractors. This day long tour, starting at NMIH in Bethlehem, PA, will drive past gun production sites then proceed to Fort Hancock, NJ to explore the remnants of the Sandy Hook Proving Ground where big gun testing occurred between 1874 and 1919. Among the many other stops will be a visit to Battery Gunnison/New Battery Peck, the most fully restored WWII seacoast artillery battery in the USA, where guests will watch volunteers from the Army Ground Forces Association perform a gun drill; see the plotting room, hoisting the ammunition, and the aiming and loading of a M1900 6-inch gun. Everything except firing will be experienced. Other stops will include the 16-inch gun at nearby Battery Lewis, and a rare look inside Fort Hancock’s historic 1911 water purification plant and pump house (in active use) and its historic Roller-Smith electrical panels built in Bethlehem, PA in the 1930s. Exact itinerary is subject to change.
The bus will leave NMIH at 8:30 AM and return at approximately 7:30 PM.
Price: $90 for NMIH members (Use code MEMBER to redeem), $100 non-members. $25 optional box lunch. Reserve your spot online by October 17th.

Trunk or Treat
2025-10-28 17:30 - 19:30 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

First Fridays @ NMIH
2025-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us for SouthSide Arts District’s First Fridays for extended hours and free admission from 6-8pm. Be sure to check out the many other special events going on throughout the SouthSide community here.
Pre-register for Flashlight Tours here.

Meet the Author: History of the High Iron Company with Hank Webber
2025-11-08 10:00 - 15:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us as we welcome Author Hank Webber on Saturday, November 8 from 10-3 for a meet and greet and book signing. Relive the origin of high-speed mainline steam locomotive excursions that started in the Northeast and went beyond. The History of The High Iron Company 1966-1973 is written from a personal perspective, not a technical one, that highlights the people and some of the events that made The High Iron Company the overwhelming success that it was.
An expansive, personalized history of The High Iron Company, leader of more than 80 steam locomotive excursions in the Northeast, including the Golden Spike Centennial Limited round trip from New York City to Utah in 1969. Also, great coverage of NKP 759, other engines, Horseshoe Curve, and much more. This volume includes narrative memories and more than 200 historical photos from those who were there during the height of the HICO steam locomotive excursions.
Limited copies will be available for purchase. To pre-purchase, visit here. Included with museum admission.

Veterans Day 2025
2025-11-11 10:00 - 13:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East Second Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join the Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee for a ceremony and featured remarks on the National Museum of Industrial History’s plaza followed by free admission to the National Museum of Industrial History for veterans and their families until 1pm.
Veterans Day 2025

Commemoration Ceremony in Foundry Park 10am
Performance by
Broughal Middle School Band
Remarks by
Distinguished Guests
Keynote Speaker
Rep. Steve Samuelson
Performance by
Antebellum Marine Band
Stand Together PA Flag Signing 10am-1pm

Free Museum admission for veterans & their families 10am-1pm

Special thanks to
Steelworkers Veterans Memorial Committee
Hank & Joanne Barnette
Bethlehem Mounted Police
Broughal Middle School Band
Sargeant Tim Parsons, NAM Knights
Antebellum Marine Band
Kenneth J. Serfass
