Calendar of Events

Join us at the National Museum of Industrial History as we welcome author Charmaine Welby to share inspiring stories of courageous women from Pennsylvania's coal region from her new book. "Anthracite Everyday Women Extraordinary Lives" highlights the inspiring stories of ten remarkable women from the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. This collection celebrates their strength, courage, and […]

Join industrial artist Vaughn Randall for a live demonstration of a biodiesel fueled iron melting furnace.  Using renewable resources and recycled metal, Randall will melt iron and pour it into molds, creating works of art.  Guests are invited to view the entire process, from lighting the furnace to tapping the liquid metal, and discuss the process […]

Women contributed greatly to the success of Bethlehem Steel, the second largest steel producer in the nation for almost a century. In conjunction with our annual Steel Weekend event, these 19 remarkable women of Bethlehem Steel shared their experiences working in the plants, offices, and at research for our oral history project. Their full interviews are preserved in our National Museum of Industrial History Bethlehem Steel Archives. 

Join us each Sunday at the Museum where youth 12 and under receive free admission when accompanied by an adult. Try your hand at lifting pig iron, meet Tug! our beloved restored tow tractor, explore the process of weaving silk, be inspired by the genius of American invention and the tireless dedication of the American worker.

On the Third Sunday of each month, drop in from 11-3 to participate in a hands-on activity during S.T.E.A.M. Adventures.

Join us as we celebrate the hard-working women in industry during World War II.  

Women contributed greatly to the success of Bethlehem Steel, the second largest steel producer in the nation for almost a century.

Join us for SouthSide Arts District's First Friday, April 4th for extended hours and free admission from 6-8pm. Enjoy live music, live machinery demonstrations, vintage film screenings and family-friendly S.T.E.A.M. activities.

Join IEEE curators and historians Alex Magoun and Daniel Jon Mitchell for a behind-the-scenes highlights tour of their exhibit, "Unseen Signals: E. Howard Armstrong’s Radio Revolution".

Learn how they obtained rare and unique artifacts to tell the story of America's greatest radio inventor, Major E. Howard Armstrong, and the wireless world that he and many other researchers, entrepreneurs, and listeners created over the course of the 20th century.