the academy journal
Glencairn also hosted 40 visits from regional
homeschool groups, elementary schools, high
schools, colleges and universities (over 1,800 stu-
dent visits total). These included three targeted
homeschools days, two during Christmas and the
third during our spring glassblowing demonstra-
tion.
Additional educational offerings included three
popular workshops and lectures, Myth, Move-
ment, and Mantra (Yoga and meditation work-
shop), Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Egg workshops
for adults and families), and Ritual Healing Tradi-
tions of the Pennsylvania Dutch (lecture).
tian prayers, gestures, and the use of everyday ob-
jects, these rituals are used for healing the body,
protection from physical and spiritual harm, and
ensuring good outcomes in everyday affairs. The
exhibition, a collaborative effort between Glen-
cairn Museum and the Pennsylvania German
Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University,
featured artifacts, documents, and photographs il-
lustrating a wide range of expression within the
ritual tradition of over three centuries of Pennsyl-
vania Dutch folk culture.
Public Tours
Throughout the year, over 6,200 visitors took
one of two standard guided tours or the seasonal
Christmas tour of Glencairn. The Highlights Tour
places Glencairn within the context of the history
of the Bryn Athyn community and introduces
visitors to New Church concepts through the art
made for Glencairn as a New Church home, while
using significant pieces from key galleries to en-
gage visitors in the religious beliefs and practices
of a variety of cultures and time periods. A family-
oriented, interactive Time Travelers tour imagines
the Museum as a time machine, where visitors
travel back in time to ancient Egypt, Greece and
medieval Europe, equipped with a backpack of
supplies, and engage in hands-on activities with
hieroglyphs, coins and compasses. During the
Christmas season, the Museum once again offered
the popular Christmas in the Castle Tour (over
2,100 tour visitors), which introduces visitors to
works of art in the collections depicting the story
of the Lord’s birth and tells how Christmas was
celebrated at Glencairn during its years as a family
home.
Exhibitions
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