Glencairn Museum
About Glencairn Museum
Glencairn is a castle-like mansion in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, that was home to the Pitcairn family for more than 40 years. Now the Glencairn Museum, it contains a collection of about 8,000 artworks, mostly religious in nature, from cultures such as ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and medieval Europe, as well as Islamic, Asian, and Native American works. The museum is affiliated with The New Church, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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01Bryn AthynMikeParker at English Wikipedia (Original text: Michael Parker) · CC BY 2.5
02Great RoomBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Glencairn - SeptemberFrederikto · CC BY-SA 3.0
04Bryn Athyn PennsylvaniaDlamb302 · CC BY-SA 4.0
05Front View Bryn Athyn PennsylvaniaDlamb302 · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Side Bryn Athyn PennsylvaniaDlamb302 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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