Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites Unveils June 2024 Events

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - May 29, 2024 - PRLog -- Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) announced its lineup of events and activities for June 2024, including the Rooms to View House & Garden Tour, Saturdays at Burnside, a Vintage Baseball Game, Free Sundays at the Museums, the opening of HBMS's latest exhibition, "Checking In? Bethlehem's Alluring Accommodations. In addition, six historical tours are also available for guests, including the return of the Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying.

"We are excited to offer a packed slate of events for the month of June to provide enriching experiences for our community and out-of-town visitors alike," said LoriAnn Wukitsch, HBMS's president and CEO.

The Rooms to View House & Garden Tour will kick off with a Preview Soiree on Friday, June 7, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The tour will occur on Saturday, June 8. Following the tour, the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is hosting a Garden Party Reception from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets to the Preview Soiree are $135, including admission to both the soiree and the tour. Tickets for the tour are $45 for future HBMS members and $35 for existing members.

"Checking In? Bethlehem's Alluring Accommodations" explores Bethlehem's long hospitality legacy. Made possible through support from the exhibition's presenting sponsor, Historic Hotel Bethlehem, this multisite experience takes attendees to local landmarks, including the Moravian Museum, the Kemerer Museum and the Sun Inn.

The exhibit runs from June 1, 2024, through January 26, 2025. HBMS and the Sun Inn offer a Checking In Combo Ticket purchase option, which provides admission to the event, a self-guided tour and a Christmas City Spirits tasting experience, including a complimentary tasting glass, at the Sun Inn.

HBMS offers Free Sundays at the Museums on the first Sunday of each month through November. Visitors receive complimentary admission to both the Kemerer Museum and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Funded by the Jones Children Fund, the program features an activity for the family. At the Kemerer Museum, visitors create a mixed-media flower bouquet on canvas. Moravian Museum visitors make a colonial-style sweet bag. Free Sundays are sponsored in part by Macaroni KID, and will take place on June 2, July 7, September 1, October 6 and November 3.

Six historic tours are running in June: Old Bethlehem Walking Tour,  Apothecary Tour, Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour, Cemetery Tour, John Adams Walking Tour, and Playful Pathways: A Family-friendly Tour of Bethlehem.

For more information, visit www.historicbethlehem.org.