Programs & Events

march 30 - october 31, 2008

Exhibit:

Early Moravian Printing in America: From Franklin to Senseman

Visit our gallery to see our new exhibit, which will explain the first century of Moravian printing and showcase rare books and imprints printed by several Moravian printers, as well as non-Moravian printers like Benjamin Franklin, and Christoph Saur.

The exhibit is open during our regular hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

July 15, 2008

Moravians and the City of God

This lecture has been postponed to a later date.

July 31 - September 21, 2008

Exhibit: Moravian Festkultur

Lanie Graf, assistant archivist, is guest curator of an exhibition at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem this summer. The topic of the exhibit is the festive culture of the Moravians as expressed in 18th century birthday celebrations, the celebration of harvest festival, and the tradition of creating a Christmas Putz.

Visit the exhibit at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 66 W. Church St., Bethlehem, PA.

For more information, call Historic Bethlehem: 1-800-360-8687 or 610-691-6055

September 16, 2008

Moravian Festkultur

"Tutt Talk" by Lanie Graf, Assistant Archivist, at the Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road, Bethlehem.

For more information, call Historic Bethlehem: 1-800-360-8687 or 610-691-6055

September 19, 2008

Birthday Celebration Lovefeast for Christian Renatus, Count Zinzendorf

Reconstruction of an 18th-century birthday celebration for one of the Moravian leaders, in the Saal of the Gemeinhaus (Church Street), to be held in conjunction with the exhibit on Moravian Festkultur, August-September 2008.

For more information, contact Historic Bethlehem.

October 9, 2008

"Beyond Beeswax Candles and Lovefeast Buns: The role of history in finding a Moravian identity"

2008 Walter Vivian Moses Lecture in Moravian Studies, by Paul Peucker, Archivist, at Moravian Theological Seminary

Why is history so important to Moravians? From its beginnings in Herrnhut in the 1720s the Renewed Moravian Church has looked at its past in order to create a common identity. How did Moravians incorporate historical celebrations into their communal life? How did Moravians perceive their history and how has this changed over time? Which role does history play in the self-image of the Moravian Church today?

October 9-10, 2008

Eight Bethlehem Conference on Moravian Music

at Moravian College

The Bethlehem Conferences on Moravian Music are held biennially in October to celebrate the rich musical tradition of the Moravians; to view this music within Moravian culture in general and in relation to the broader musical culture of its time; and to cultivate interest in these studies in programs of interest to the general public, scholars, and performers. This year, the conference will be jointly meeting with the conference on Moravian History and Culture (October 10-11, 2008). Registration for both conferences will be online.

Click here for the call for papers.

October 11-12, 2008

Biennal Conference on Moravian History and Culture

This conference is sponsored by Moravian College, the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Pietism at the University of Halle, Germany. The conference will examine various aspects of the history and culture of the Moravians (also known as Unitas Fratrum or Herrnhuters) within their context.

Click here for the call for papers.

December 2, 2008

German-English Advent Singstunde

7:00 at the Old Chapel (on the campus of Central Moravian Church, Church and Main Streets in Bethlehem)

A Singstunde is a traditional Moravian form of worship: the songs of the congregation form the message of the service. For this Singstunde Advent and Christmas hymns were chosen, that will be sung in German and in English. The Singstunde is sponsored by the Moravian Archives, Central Moravian Church and the Moravian Music Foundation.

June 1-12, 2009

German Script Seminar

A two-week intensive course in reading 18th and 19th century German manuscripts. For more information on this course (that is taught for the 39th time!) click here.