Glencairn exhibit explores Nativity crèches from around the world
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 14:56

The “Glad Tidings” event also includes a Christmas quest where children will search the museum’s permanent collection for images from the Christmas story, including the Holy Family, angels, shepherds and the Three Wise Men, and will feature a performance by “The Never B Flats,” an a cappella group from Bryn Athyn College. Visitors also can take a cell-phone audio tour of Glencairn -- a museum of religious art and history housed in a nine-story Romanesque-style castle -- shop for goods offered by Ten Thousand Villages and relax at the Castle Café. Ten Thousand Villages is an international group that assists third world artisans by providing fair-trade income for their wares. Items will include crèches, Christmas decorations, jewelry and gifts.

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