Demuth Museum of Art

Join us this Friday evening for special extended hours at the Demuth Museum of Art on Lime! We will be open until 8 pm, featuring a performance by Ukulele Uprising on the museum portico starting at 5:30! Stop by to enjoy the music and view the museum's current exhibitions, "Jerome Hershey: Rhythms and Reactions" and "One Plus One Equals Infinity".

We're excited to be a part of Keys for the City! Stop by the Lancaster Amtrak Station to check out our 2026 piano, featuring Demuth-inspired floral and Precisionist designs. 🎹

Thank you to CH&E Construction for their sponsorship, and to our dedicated staff - Helena, Danielle, and Lexy - who designed and painted this year's piano! 🎶

Tomorrow is First Friday! 🎨 Both of our locations will be open from 10 am - 8 pm. Join us at the Demuth Museum of Art on Lime (135 N. Lime Street) for two exciting events on June 5! Join us at 6 pm for a gallery talk with artist Mike Witmer and take a closer look at his work featured in the One Plus One Equals Infinity exhibition. Stop by anytime between 4 - 7 pm for the launch of our first Kids Summer Sketchbook Club! 📔

This summer, ages 6-16 can join our club to fill up a sketchbook and earn a creative prize bag! Join us at our launch party on June 5 from 4 - 7 pm to pick up a free sketchbook and enjoy snacks, face painting, and stations from local organizations to start filling your sketchbook. Bring your sketchbook back to the museum on August 29th from 6 PM - 10 PM during our Museum Movie Night! Show us your completed sketchbook and receive your prize bag, including free ice cream from Greco's Ice Cream. 🍦

We hope you’ll join us for a fun & art-filled First Friday!

Images: (1) Sketchbook page by Mike Witmer, featured in One Plus One Equals Infinity at the Demuth Museum of Art on Lime (2) Sketchbook page by Jerome Hershey, featured in Jerome Hershey: Rhythms and Reactions at the Demuth Museum of Art on Lime

Our next Demuth Walking Tour is coming up soon on Saturday, May 2! Join Demuth Museum volunteer David T. Shoemaker from 12 - 2 pm on a walking tour following the route of Charles Demuth’s evening stroll. The one-mile tour will make stops at locations significant to Demuth along the way (several with benches) where David will discuss different facets of Charles’ life, point out views and inspirations for some of his paintings, and introduce some of the people who helped shape his life.

The walking tour is $6 for museum members, $12 for non-members. Registration is available at demuth.org/shop!

The Demuth Invitational: American Reflections exhibition opens this evening at the Demuth Museum! Join us from 5 - 8 pm to view works by more than 70 local artists reflecting on their American experience both as an individual and as part of their chosen communities. This special exhibition will be on view through June 28, 2026.

Our next special exhibition at the Demuth Museum, the Demuth Invitational: American Reflections opens with a reception this Friday, March 27 from 5 - 8 pm!

As the United States approaches its 250th year, local artists reflect on their American experience both as an individual and as part of their chosen communities. In celebrating our unique stories, we hope to inspire reflection and optimism for the next 250 years. This exhibition will be on view through June 28, 2026.

Images: Daniel Burns, Common Sense and Personal Responsibility Please #2; Ole Hongvanthong, Jennie's Diner; Kerry Sacco, Guide Me Through This Time; Gerri McCritty, The American Experience; Andy Smith, Foundations of Light; Phoebe Gilman, Funeral Porch Night

We're so excited to partner with Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse to bring a screening of "Art & Krimes by Krimes" to Lancaster this April! 🎬 Join us on Sunday, April 19 @ 11 am to view this special art documentary and stop by the museum’s table to learn more about Charles Demuth, upcoming events and exhibitions, and opportunities for local artists.

View the movie trailer and purchase tickets online: https://zoetropolis.com/movies/demuth-museum-of-art-presents-art-krimes-by-krimes/

Join us at the Demuth Museum this Saturday, February 14 during the Lancaster City Art Collective Coffee Crawl! ☕ Enjoy coffee provided by our neighbors at Front Porch Baking Co and check out our galleries, including a special, one-weekend-only exhibition curated by the Demuth Teen Art Council! Titled "Friend of Dorothy", this exhibition highlights Charles Demuth’s portraiture of women from the Demuth Museum collection. View works as early as 1897, created when Demuth was a teenager, to his later watercolor works. This show will be on view from February 13 - 15 in the Demuth Program Center (next door to the Demuth Museum).

Image: Charles Demuth, Aviariste (Woman with Parrots), 1912, watercolor on paper, collection of the Demuth Museum, purchased with funds from Caroline Steinman Nunan and the acquisition fund, to be on view February 13 - 15 at the Demuth Program Center

The Demuth Foundation Artist Residency Program is returning for 2026! Our nonprofit arts organization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is dedicated to preserving and promoting the visual arts by focusing on the groundbreaking work of Charles Demuth (1883-1935), showcasing artists, and inspiring new generations. Our collections, exhibitions, educational programs, and public initiatives foster creativity and appreciation of art and artists.

The Demuth Artist Residency program was created to engage with an artist focused on drawing and/or painting to create a new body of work that’s rooted in our collection and artistic community. The residency program supports our mission by fostering deeper connections with contemporary artists and connecting today’s art world with Demuth’s pioneering style and vision for American Art.

We are offering one six-week residency that will take place between June 29 and August 9, 2026. More information and the application is available on our website at demuth.org/artist-residency!