Museum of Indian Culture | |
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Established | 1980 |
Location | 2825 Fish Hatchery Road Allentown, Pennsylvania USA |
Type | Cultural |
Website | www.museumofindianculture.org |
The Museum of Indian Culture is a non-profit organization and educational center. Founded in 1980, it is dedicated to presenting, preserving, and perpetuating the history of the Lenape and other Northeastern Woodland Indian cultures.[1] The Museum of Indian Culture is located in the Lehigh Parkway at 2825 Fish Hatchery Road in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Information about the museum and its programs and events may be found through its website.
The museum was founded by Dorothy Schiavone and her daughter, Carla Messinger.[2] Schiavone's mother was of Welsh and Lenni Lenape descent, and her father was Lenni Lenape and German.[2] In April, 1990, Schiavone was awarded a Community Spirit award from The Morning Call for her efforts.[3] In 1990, she was named a winner of the Governor's Pennsylvania Heritage Award in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Resources category.[4]
The building in which the museum is located is a historic Pennsylvania German stone farm house and two-story stone spring house built by the Bieber family around 1750.[5]