Exhibits

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The museum organizes and produces permanent, changing, and traveling exhibits. Permanent exhibits are located on the second floor of the museum, and include sections on Moravian history, local settlements and schools, worship, music, decorative arts, and world-wide missions. Changing exhibits are featured in the first floor gallery. The museum also produces occasional traveling exhibits, photographic displays designed to be installed in a non-museum setting, which can be booked for several weeks by churches, schools and other institutions.

Traveling Exhibits

To reserve one of the exhibits below, please read the requirements and then mail us a completed application.

The Many Faces of Count Zinzendorf

The exhibit consists of 18 colored photographs of artifacts and people from the life of Count Zinzendorf, found in the collection of the Moravian Historical Society and other institutions. The photographs illustrate the many different and varying roles which Count Zinzendorf played during his life. Several contemporary books and videos about his life are included as part of the exhibit. This exhibit was released in 2000 for the 300th anniversary of Count Zinzendorf's birth. Minimum linear feet necessary: 21.

John Valentine Haidt: Life of Christ

The exhibit consists of 20 colored photographs of religious paintings by John Valentine Haidt, all found in the collection of the Moravian Historical Society and other institutions. Haidt (1700-1780) was a 19th century Moravian painter, one of the first American artists to paint religious subjects in oils. This exhibit was released in 2000 in honor of the 300th anniversary of his birth. Minimum linear feet necessary: 23.

Where in the World is the Moravian Church?

The exhibit consists of 20 colored photographs of artifacts from the mission collection of the Moravian Historical Society, the largest mission collection found in any Moravian institution. The photographs illustrate the widely spread locations of Moravians in the world. Minimum linear feet necessary: 30.

Father of Modern Education: John Amos Comenius

The exhibit consists of 20 colored and black and white photographs illustrating how the educational ideas of Moravian bishop John Amos Comenius still form the basis of education today. Bethlehem photographer Tim Gilman illustrates Comenius's words and ideas with pictures of actual school settings. This exhibit was released in honor of the 400th anniversary of Comenius's birth, celebrated in 1992. Minimum linear feet necessary: 30.