Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, occupies the castle-like former home of the Pitcairn family, built between 1928 and 1939 for Raymond Pitcairn and Mildred Glenn. Affiliated with The New Church, it holds about 8,000 largely religious works spanning the ancient Mediterranean, medieval Europe, and Islamic, Asian, and Native American traditions. Raymond Pitcairn, though not formally trained as an architect, developed its ambitious Romanesque design, creating a nine-story, more than 90-room mansion rich in mosaics, metalwork, stained glass, and a replica of the Biblical tabernacle. After the Pitcairns’ deaths, the house, collections, and archives passed to the Academy of the New Church.

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania · United States