Exhibit
“Mysterious Customs and Warm Charity: Fraternal Organizations in the Wyoming Valley”
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will open a new exhibition, “Mysterious Customs and Warm Charity: Fraternal Organizations in the Wyoming Valley,” on Saturday, April 6, 2019, with a free preview on Friday, April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition explores the history of fraternal organizations in the area, including the Freemasons and the…
International Museum Day
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society Society is pleased to announce that in observance of International Museum Day on May 18th 2019, we once again will be offering free admission to our Museum building, 69 Rear South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18th, 2019. The…
Gallery Opening: “The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man”
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesOn Friday, September 16th at 4pm we hope you will join us as we formally open the exhibition: "The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man". This exhibition features portraits, nature drawings, blueprints, sketches, works of the human form, and invention designs from Wilkes-Barre's own botanist/inventor/postmaster/scientist/architect/fossil collector Jacob Cist. Have a glass…
Exhibition Opening – “Luzerne County Decides”
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesJoin us on Friday, May 31st, for the reopening of the LCHS Museum and its newest exhibition "Luzerne County Decides". Featuring buttons, ribbons, pins, pictures, and signs, "Luzerne County Decides" looks back on elections at the local, state, and national levels, from 1836 - 2016. The opening will run from 5pm to 7pm and feature…