National Museum of Industrial History

National Museum of Industrial History
National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Established2016
Location602 East 2nd Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°36′46″N 75°22′16″W / 40.6128°N 75.3710°W / 40.6128; -75.3710
TypeHistorical museum
CEOKara Mohsinger
CuratorAndria Zaia
Websitenmih.org

The National Museum of Industrial History, abbreviated NMIH, housed in the former facility of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,[1] is a museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution that seeks to preserve, educate, and display the industrial history of the nation.[2] It holds a collection of artifacts from the textile, steel and iron, and propane gas industries.[3]

The museum holds a significant collection of industrial machinery on loan from the institute's National Museum of American History.[1] The museum also has a large collection of documents, machinery, photographs, and other archival material from Bethlehem Steel, one of the world's largest steel manufacturers prior to its 2001 bankruptcy and 2003 dissolution.[3]

The museum opened in August 2016 with the goal to "forge a connection between America's industrial past and the innovations of today by educating the public and inspiring the visionaries of tomorrow".[4] The $7.5 million museum has four exhibitions, each focusing on a different aspect of industrial history that affected both Pennsylvania and the rest of the country.[4] The museum showcases the nation's industrial past by highlighting the machinery and the lives of workers at that time period.[5]

  1. ^ a b "About". nmih.org. National Museum of Industrial History. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference UncoveringPA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Klein, Julia M. (2016-08-23). "Paying Homage to the Building of America at the National Museum of Industrial History". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. ^ a b "Stunning National Museum of Industrial History opens in Bethlehem". Keystone Edge. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. ^ Radzievich, Nicole. "National Museum of Industrial History to debut after 19 years". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.