Glencairn Museum educates visitors about the history of religion, using art and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods. Religious life through the ages is presented by means of a remarkable collection of objects illustrating religions as varied as ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and Roman, medieval Christian, Islamic, Asian, and Native American.
In 1878 the Academy of the New Church founded a museum to teach students about the mythology and religious practices of ancient cultures. The Academy's collections have grown and moved since then, but the essential mission has remained the same: to teach visitors about the history of religion using art and artifacts.
Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn were lifelong members of the General Church of the New Jerusalem. Raymond died in 1966, and after Mildred's death in 1979 their home, Glencairn, was given to the Academy of the New Church, the educational arm of the General Church. The Academy has preserved the main floor essentially as it was so that it may continue to serve the schools and the community as a center for cultural and social events. Other floors have been converted to museum galleries to house the Pitcairn collection and the former Academy Museum holdings.
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