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Guided Saturday Highlights Tours - Glencairn Museum

The Highlights Tour includes a 15-minute award-winning orientation video and ride in the original elevator to the Tower, with its commanding view of the local area and the Philadelphia skyline (be sure to bring your camera!). The guide will describe Glencairn in the context of the history of the Bryn Athyn community, and explain the fascinating relationship between Glencairn and its neighbors, Cairnwood and Bryn Athyn Cathedral. The tour also includes a visit to the Pitcairn family's Chapel and the Master Bedroom. An introduction to the Museum's collection of religious art takes place in a variety of galleries.

The tour also includes a visit to Glencairn's stunning Great Hall and Upper Hall.Tours leave at 1:00, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:00 pm. Highlights Tours have a maximum of ten people per tour. Reservations are strongly suggested. To make a reservation for a tour call 267-502-2993 or send an email to tours@glencairnmuseum.org. Drop in visitors will be accommodated whenever possible. On Saturdays the information desk can be reached from 12:30 until 4:30 at 267-502-2990.

The Museum's 1st floor, including the Great Hall, Upper Hall, and Bird Room, is open Saturdays FREE of charge from 1:00 - 4:30 pm. A FREE cell phone audio tour of Glencairn's exterior and 1st floor is also available. Please join us every Saturday for FREE Coffee in the Castle from House of Coffee, Lahaska, PA. Glencairn is now a National Historic Landmark.

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