Category: Press Release

NMIH celebrated its 5th anniversary this week by debuting a new outdoor community space named Foundry Park.

Air Products reaffirms commitment to safety and community with $100,000 grant to National Museum of Industrial History BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) announced today that it received a $100,000 grant from the Air Products Foundation to educate future generations of entrepreneurs and inventors, highlight the importance of industrial safety in [...]

Take a step into our region’s past at the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) on Saturday, June 12th and Sunday, June 13th as they host 1876 World’s Fair Weekend and celebration of engineering, industry, and culture that  pays tribute to the first World’s Fair hosted in the United States.

A rare Greenlee variety woodworking machine has been painstakingly restored and is enroute to NMIH.

Lehigh Valley nonprofits collaborate on new ‘Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel’ virtual field trip FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The National Museum of Industrial History and Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites have teamed up to launch a new, virtual, bilingual field trip that puts students in the shoes of immigrant steelworkers as they […]

National Museum of Industrial History extends ‘Machines of Interest’ exhibit BETHLEHEM, Pa – Machines of Interest: The Selected Works of Stephen Mallon, an exhibit featuring over two dozen original prints from the New York-based photographer, has been extended at the National Museum of Industrial History. Originally set to end this weekend, the works will now […]

National Museum of Industrial History explores Bethlehem Steel’s Chilean operations in new online exhibit and virtual lecture The National Museum of Industrial History is turning its focus from the massive blast furnaces steps away from its doors to South America, where Bethlehem Steel operated iron mines in Chile and throughout Latin America. A new online […]

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,’ […]

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 […]

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 […]