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Public Tours

Contact us to schedule a tour of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum. Groups are welcome 5 days a week.

To schedule a tour: (973) 538-2404, ext. 10 or ccheponis@historicbethlehem.org. Please allow 48-hours' notice.

Come enjoy our period rooms, changing exhibition galleries and two-acre historic garden.

Tea Time

Tea Time

Double Re-Entry Carpet, Macculloch Hall Carpet Collection Group Tours

Double Re-Entry Carpet

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Collections: The Superb Out of Newcastle, England oil painting 1856 / Group Tours

The Superb Out of Newcastle, England

Thomas Nast popularized the contemporary image of Santa Claus through his publications in "Harpers Weekly," first using Santa Claus to honor the sacrifices made by the Union soldiers and their families during the Civil War. Nast drew influence from the German image of Saint Nicholas to create his depiction of Santa. "Merry Old Santa Claus" shows a jolly Santa, a bag of toys on his back and gifts under his left arm, smoking a long pipe. Garbed in his Santa suit with holly in his hat, he looks towards the viewer with a smile on his face.

Merry Old Santa Claus

Winter Gardens of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum

Winter Gardens of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum

Summer Gardens of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum

Summer Gardens of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum