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Marche Maison finds new home in Bethlehem museum
February 14th, 2024 | In The News
Lehigh Valley Business by Stacy Wescoe
While the city may have been founded by German Moravians, Bethlehem also has a little French flair, but there’s a new spot to find it.
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites said that Marché Maison, its French cottage inspired design and decor shop, has relocated from the Goundie House to the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts.
he Kemerer Museum is the only museum of decorative arts in Pennsylvania and one of 15 decorative arts museums in the United States.
“Relocating Marché Maison to the Kemerer Museum gift shop feels like a natural step because so much of the collection and experience is about creating a sense of home and celebrating how form and function come together,” said Michelle Olson, owner of Marché Maison. “Items that are useful in your home can also be beautiful and make your place feel special.”
The museum highlights changes in style and design over three centuries.
“Marché Maison’s move into the Kemerer Museum gift shop not only aligns with the museum’s mission to highlight the changes in style and design over three centuries, but it also gives people a tangible way to engage with the relevance of the decorative arts and allows them to take a piece of it home,” said HBMS’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Brett Peters.
In addition to regular Kemerer Museum operating hours, Marché Maison will have dedicated shop hours: Wednesday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on Tuesday.
