Tour Glencairn Museum's Great Hall for free on the weekends

Visit Glencairn Museum on almost any Saturday or Sunday afternoon and take a self-guided tour of the Romanesque-style “castle’s” first floor, including the Great Hall, Upper Hall and the Museum’s current special exhibit – for free.

Visitors to the first floor can view the magnificent stained glass windows of the Great Hall as well as the stone carvings and mosaics created by old-world-style artisans engaged to build Glencairn in the first half of the 20th century.

Now through October 4, the Museum is hosting a traveling exhibition, Marc Chagall and the Bible, which includes etchings and lithographs of Chagall’s graphic works and historical posters from his 1956 and 1960 Bible series.

Glencairn, built between 1928 and 1939 for the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family, is now a museum that holds religious art, artifacts and history from the Pitcairns’ renowned collection. The full 90-minute guided Highlights Tour of galleries on six of the home’s floors and the tower – free for Gold Members, half-price for Basic Members, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students – is presented at set times Tuesdays through Sundays or by appointment. It includes a glimpse into the life of a family whose strong beliefs found voice in their commitment to church, family, community and country.

For more information on the Marc Chagall and the Bible exhibition or the self-guided tour, guided Highlights Tour and the Time Travelers tour for families, please visit GlencairnMuseum.org/tours/ or call 267.502.2600.

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Three of the 11 stained glass windows that grace the Great Hall at Glencairn Museum. Credit: Rusty Kennedy
David with Harp by Marc Chagall, courtesy of Sandra Bowden