Glencairn Museum to reopen January 20 for limited tours

Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, will again welcome visitors into the castle for its “Discover Christmas at Glencairn” self-guided tour beginning Wednesday, January 20, with all pandemic safety protocols in place.

Glencairn Museum is at 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn 19009. For more information: Visitor Services 267.502.2990, 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday.

The holiday tour covers the first floor’s Upper Hall and Great Hall, decorated for Christmas much as the Pitcairn family might have in the first half of the last century. Young people and families can also try out this year’s Nativity Seek and Find, available through the webapp, and choose an individually wrapped prize at the end.

Of special interest on the tour:

• Stained-glass window by Lawrence Saint (c. 1919, originally in Bryn Athyn Cathedral)
• Tomtar village of tiny red-capped Swedish farmstead elves
• 2015 Bryn Athyn Nativity crafted by Michael Stumpf and A.J. DiAntonio of Navidad Nativities in Bucks County
• Pitcairn children’s Steiff wheeled ride-on donkey
• Family table decorations
• Christmas tree with antique ornaments

About two dozen Nativities from Glencairn’s permanent collection are on display.

“Discover Christmas at Glencairn” Self-Guided Tour
January 20 through January 31 (Closed Mondays)
60-minute tour slots Tuesday-Sunday at 12:30, 1:45 and 3:00
Social distancing guidelines strictly followed; group size limited; masks required
Registration required by 10am day of tour
Suggested donation $5pp payable at registration on GlencairnMuseum.org

All Christmas activities, both the in-person tour and online offerings, have been extended through January 31. NOTE: The Museum is closed Mondays.

On February 2, the Museum’s 2020 exhibition, Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt, is again available for viewing as a self-guided tour in the Upper Hall on the first floor.