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Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites at the Kemerer Museum, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem, will display one of the largest dollhouse collections in the nation until June 26.

The Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection boasts 44 antique buildings, including dollhouse, stores, stables, mansions, verandas and more than 6,000 tiny pieces of dolls, furniture, paintings, animals, rugs, dishes, chandeliers, and more, which Elizabeth Johnston Prime donated in 2007.

Prime’s family roots trace back to the Moravian founders of Bethlehem in the mid-18th century as well as the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where her grandfather served as a senior vice president and later as mayor of the city.

The collection will showcase architecture, clothing and furniture styles that span across 100 years, from the 1830s to the 1930s, as well as creations from such notable dollhouse designers as Moritz Gottschalk and Christian Hacker.

This collection will be on display 2 p.m. every third Sunday, April 17, May 15 and June 19.

For more information, contact Jancay at ljancay@historicbethlehem.org or call 610-868-6868, ext. 63.