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Glencairn Museum The official page for Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. GlencairnMuseum.org Today Glencairn serves as a museum of religious art and history.
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Glencairn, built between 1928 and 1939, was the home of the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family for forty years. Visitors explore beliefs and practices through renowned art collections, including ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and Roman, medieval Christian, Islamic, Asian, and American Indian. Pitcairn’s collection of medieval stained glass and sculpture is considered to be one of the country's finest. Glencairn Museum is currently undergoing a comprehensive infrastructure replacement project. The next phase of the project requires that the Museum be temporarily closed to the public for approximately 18 months, beginning Saturday, April 30, 2022. Glencairn Museum Social Media Code of Conduct

Our social media presence is designed to help visitors learn about Glencairn Museum’s public programs, our building and collections, and related research. We welcome your comments. Here are a few guidelines to ensure that our online visitors have a positive experience on our page. Please stay on topic. Keep your comments relevant to the post at hand. Do not advertise or self-promote. Off-topic comments and advertisements are likely to be removed. Please be respectful. Treat others with civility, the same way you would want them to treat you. Do not post personal attacks (deliberately insulting comments directed toward a specific individual or group), racist or sexist comments, or profanity. Comments that do not meet this standard are likely to be removed. Please take responsibility for what you say by posting under your own name; we do not allow alias accounts (and neither does Facebook). Those who violate these guidelines repeatedly may be banned from our page.

Spend a fall afternoon exploring local history and community fun! 🍂Glencairn Museum will be at the Community Fair at the...
10/18/2026

Spend a fall afternoon exploring local history and community fun! 🍂

Glencairn Museum will be at the Community Fair at the Richard Wall House. This free event, hosted by , is on Sunday, October 18, from 1:00–4:00 pm. Stop by our table to learn more about Glencairn and enjoy an afternoon of history, hands-on activities, food, live music, and family fun.

We hope to see you there!

We’re excited to join the  community for Trunk or Treat! 🎃Stop by and say hello to Glencairn Museum on Saturday, October...
10/16/2026

We’re excited to join the community for Trunk or Treat! 🎃

Stop by and say hello to Glencairn Museum on Saturday, October 17, from 6:00–8:30 pm. Bring a canned good to support Lower Moreland’s annual food drive, and come ready for some Halloween fun!

We look forward to seeing you there!

🎻 Don’t miss this special musical afternoon at Glencairn!Join us this Sunday, October 18, for Elizabeth Pitcairn and Fri...
10/14/2026

🎻 Don’t miss this special musical afternoon at Glencairn!

Join us this Sunday, October 18, for Elizabeth Pitcairn and Friends, a concert in the stunning setting of Glencairn’s Great Hall.

Renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will perform on the legendary 1720 “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius, joined by pianist Derek Wieland and cellist Kenneth Kuo.

Experience an afternoon of exceptional music in an extraordinary setting.

📅 Sunday, October 18, at 3:00 pm
🎟️ Only a handful of tickets remain! Visit our website and select Upcoming Events to reserve your seats.

🍂 Join us for the last Third Thursday of the season!Visit Glencairn Museum on Thursday, October 15, from 4:00–7:00 pm fo...
10/13/2026

🍂 Join us for the last Third Thursday of the season!

Visit Glencairn Museum on Thursday, October 15, from 4:00–7:00 pm for a special opportunity to explore the Museum at your own pace and take in the fall foliage from the Tower. Stay to watch the sunset at 6:24 pm!

Enjoy the autumn views and experience Glencairn in a different light before Third Thursdays return next spring.

Visit our website for more information.

We’re spending October exploring the art of stained glass! ✨Our Introduction to Stained-Glass Painting workshop is under...
10/08/2026

We’re spending October exploring the art of stained glass! ✨

Our Introduction to Stained-Glass Painting workshop is underway, with adult participants learning traditional techniques including tracing, matting, and silver staining as they create their own painted glass panels.

Kids! It's your turn. Want to learn more about stained glass? Explore our four-part Stained-Glass Mini-Series (with activities) to discover how medieval stained-glass windows were made and the stories, symbols, and ideas they convey.

Search ‘stained-glass mini-series’ on the Glencairn website to explore the series.

🎻  Sunday, October 18, renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn returns to Glencairn Museum for an afternoon of music in th...
10/05/2026

🎻 Sunday, October 18, renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn returns to Glencairn Museum for an afternoon of music in the intimate setting of the Great Hall. Joined by pianist Derek Wieland and cellist Kenneth Kuo, Pitcairn will perform on the legendary Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius.

Experience the rich sound of this celebrated violin and these talented artists in Glencairn’s historic surroundings and exceptional acoustics.

Sunday, October 18 | 3:00 pm
Doors open at 2:30 pm

Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. This concert is expected to sell out.

🎟️ bit.ly/ElizabethPitcairnandFriendsatGlencairn

We're looking forward to welcoming attendees of our sold-out Stained-Glass Painting workshop tomorrow!Many of you have a...
10/02/2026

We're looking forward to welcoming attendees of our sold-out Stained-Glass Painting workshop tomorrow!

Many of you have asked if we’ll offer this workshop again. Sign up for our Upcoming Events newsletter to be among the first to know about future workshops and events.

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Thank you to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for welcoming Glencairn Museum’s guides and other visitor-facing staff for a...
09/29/2026

Thank you to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for welcoming Glencairn Museum’s guides and other visitor-facing staff for a special visit to the "Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia* exhibition on September 28.

Our team enjoyed seeing works from Glencairn’s collection in a different setting, in this remarkable exhibition, and learning more about the artists, objects, and traditions that shaped Philadelphia’s history of making.

"Workshop of the World" is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through October 11. Don’t miss the opportunity to see these works from Glencairn’s collection alongside so many other extraordinary objects.

Glencairn Museum is hitting the road! Join us this Sunday, September 27, at the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts from 1:0...
09/24/2026

Glencairn Museum is hitting the road!

Join us this Sunday, September 27, at the Jenkintown Festival of the Arts from 1:00–6:00 pm. Stop by the Glencairn tent to say hello, learn about what’s happening at the Museum, and enjoy the lively festival atmosphere. We'll be on Leedom Street near the Town Center and food court.

We’d love to see you there!

festivalofthearts.jenkintown.net/

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1001 Cathedral Road
Bryn Athyn, PA
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