Workshop: Bookmaking: Inspired by Frida Kahlo's Personal Albums

Create a personal handmade journal inspired by the intimate photo albums of Frida Kahlo. Learn basic book binding techniques and design a memory book that reflects your story. All materials provided. No experience necessary. Cost: $100 for non-members/ $85 for members R......More

Create a personal handmade journal inspired by the intimate photo albums of Frida Kahlo. Learn basic book binding techniques and design a memory book that reflects your story. All materials provided. No experience necessary. Cost: $100 for non-members/ $85 for members Register in advance. Call 301-739-5727

Garden Nights

Celebrate summer in the museum’s garden with our Garden Nights series—an inviting blend of art, music, and community held on the second Friday of each month. The museum stays open late, and the garden becomes a lively, relaxed setting for friends, families, and solo vis......More

Celebrate summer in the museum’s garden with our Garden Nights series—an inviting blend of art, music, and community held on the second Friday of each month. The museum stays open late, and the garden becomes a lively, relaxed setting for friends, families, and solo visitors to enjoy live music, great company, and the natural beauty of the grounds. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, or a blanket. Some guests go all out with elaborate picnic spreads, while others bring sketchbooks, dancing shoes, or simply a desire to unwind. Come as you are—these evenings are all about connection, creativity, and calm. Food & Drink Options: Wine available for purchase from Stone House Urban WineryBoxed picnic snacks available for pre-order from Gordon’s Grocery (call ahead to place your order)Live Music : Mack Berry Band – Delivering an energetic mix of classic rock, country, and pop, the Mack Berry Band engages audiences with dynamic performances and interactive elements like dueling solos and sing-alongs.

Garden Nights

Celebrate summer in the museum’s garden with our Garden Nights series—an inviting blend of art, music, and community held on the second Friday of each month. The museum stays open late, and the garden becomes a lively, relaxed setting for friends, families, and solo vis......More

Celebrate summer in the museum’s garden with our Garden Nights series—an inviting blend of art, music, and community held on the second Friday of each month. The museum stays open late, and the garden becomes a lively, relaxed setting for friends, families, and solo visitors to enjoy live music, great company, and the natural beauty of the grounds. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, or a blanket. Some guests go all out with elaborate picnic spreads, while others bring sketchbooks, dancing shoes, or simply a desire to unwind. Come as you are—these evenings are all about connection, creativity, and calm. Food & Drink Options: Wine available for purchase from Stone House Urban WineryBoxed picnic snacks available for pre-order from Gordon’s Grocery (call ahead to place your order)Live Music : The Silver Tones Swing Band – A vintage swing band bringing big-band energy to close out the summer.

In Nature's Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting

September 13, 2025 – January 4, 2026 As an early celebration of America250, our national 250th anniversary, this traveling exhibition on loan from the Reading Public Museum features 65 paintings by masters of the genre who portrayed the bounty and beauty of the American......More

September 13, 2025 – January 4, 2026 As an early celebration of America250, our national 250th anniversary, this traveling exhibition on loan from the Reading Public Museum features 65 paintings by masters of the genre who portrayed the bounty and beauty of the American landscape from the early 19th century through the late 20th century. In Hagerstown, relationships and connections between this exhibition and the museum’s permanent collection will be explored and developed through the exhibition installation. The shift at the turn of the century to impressionism and tonalism, which led the way to abstract and expressionistic compositions in the 20th century is also represented. This exhibition has been organized and drawn from the collection of the Reading (PA) Public Museum.  

Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition

November 8, 2025 – March 1, 2026 In honor of the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary of founding the United States, this year’s annual exhibition will be selected and curated by museum curatorial and education staff into a thematically-organized exhibition explorin......More

November 8, 2025 – March 1, 2026 In honor of the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary of founding the United States, this year’s annual exhibition will be selected and curated by museum curatorial and education staff into a thematically-organized exhibition exploring the ideas of: “Unfinished Revolutions”, The Power of Place”, “Tell Everyone’s Story”, and “American Experiment”.

Winter Concert

Additional details to be announced

Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition - Last Day!