Saturday, April 5–Sunday, November 9, 2025
Available Tuesday–Sunday 1:00–4:30 pm
$5.00 per person, included with a guided tour/event attendance
Free for all Museum membership levels and children 4 and under
The Exhibition will be unavailable on the following days/dates:
Mondays
Friday, August 29
Sunday, October 19
“A house without a rushnyk is not a home.” — Ukrainian proverb
While the word rushnyk can refer to an ordinary towel, the ceremonial rushnyk is distinct in its ornamentation and cultural significance. In almost any Ukrainian home, the family icons—and more recently, family photographs—would be draped with rushnyky, offering protection to the family, home, and village. These cloths appear in all family rituals: infants are wrapped in them at birth, and they play a central role in betrothal and wedding ceremonies. Remarkably, despite the turmoil of the 20th and 21st centuries, the rushnyk continues to be an integral part of Ukrainian culture.
Glencairn Museum is proud to host this traveling exhibition from the Icon Museum and Study Center in Clinton, Massachusetts. Curated by Professor Franklin Sciacca, the exhibition features rushnyky and related artifacts from his collection.
Friday, November 28, 2025–Sunday, January 4, 2026
Daily from 12:00–4:30 pm
Closed Mondays in January
Tuesday, January 6, 2026–Sunday, January 25, 2026
Tuesday–Sunday from 1:00–4:30 pm
$5.00 per person, included with a guided tour/event attendance
Free for all Museum membership levels and children 4 and under
Glencairn Museum’s annual World Nativities exhibition presents dozens of three-dimensional Nativity scenes collected from around the world. For many Christians, the Nativity scene is a meaningful expression of religious faith, providing a compelling visual focus during the Christmas season. World Nativities shows how artists adapt the Nativity scene to represent their own spiritual, intellectual, cultural, and regional environments. Settings for many of the Nativities have been created by Bryn Athyn artist Kathleen Glenn Pitcairn.
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