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Dog Days of Summer
August 1st, 2016 |
Calling all pet lovers! This summer Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is going to the dogs!
Jon us for our Dog Days of Summer, packed with pet and family-fun activities, exhibits, merchandise, and more. From our Creature Companions exhibit, to Pet Adoption Days, Kid’s Clubs activities, and more, our Dog Days of Summer will show you a barkin’ good time.
Creature Companions
July 15 – October 30, 2016
Flashback through time and see pet painted portraits, photographs, home décor, and more spanning across a century at Creature Companions at Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts.
Explore how animal roles in Bethlehem have changed… or stayed the same!
Enjoy the petite pets and miniature animal scenes from the Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection. Find unique antiques from an inscribed copy of Margaret Marshall Saunder’s “Beautiful Joe” to a Steiff Jointed Bulldog.
Check out the fun pet-themed work by our featured artists Lauren Beauchner and Andrew Frank Baer. Love their work? Purchase Baer’s paneled pet prints at our museum store or commission a pet portrait from Beauchner!
Don’t wait! See the Creatures Companions exhibit today. Click here for more information.
Pet Adoption Days
Tails are wagging in anticipation for our next Pet Adoption Day. Come say hello to these cute, furry faces in need of a loving home! Find your new best friend through Logan’s Heroes Animal Rescue and the Center for Animal Health and Welfare.
Upcoming Pet Adoption Days will be held on August 20, 11 am – 4 pm at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and September 3, 11 am – 4 pm at the Colonial Industrial Quarter.
Click here to RSVP.
Kid’s Club
Kids will create their perfect pet with our No-Sew Sock Creature Activity with an upcycled sock, colorful felt, and stuffing (no needles and thread necessary). Use your creative imagination to bring your creatures to life!
Visit the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts on Saturday, August 27 from 11 am – 2 pm. Click here for more information.
Pet Merchandise Extravaganza
Bring all the wonderful Creature Companions memories home with you by purchasing these charming pet-themed wares. Great as gifts for friends, family, or yourself!
From colorful pig totes to ceramic mouse cheese platters to yummy dog treats, this collection contains items for every animal lover! Call our Schropp Dry Goods Shoppe Museum Store at 1-800-360-TOUR or order cat pins online here.
