Doylestown's Mercer Museum To Launch New Historic Collection

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A unique new exhibit at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown ties contemporary art together with history.

"Forging a Link: Metalsmiths Respond to the Mercer Collection" will debut on Sept. 28 and run through Jan. 5, 2020.

The exhibit features new modern art that was inspired by the historic artifacts already on display in the museum.

For the exhibit, a group of 23 blacksmiths, metalsmiths, and jewelers created a diverse range of work to be integrated into the museum.

"All the artists were chosen because I respect their work for being thoughtful and thought-provoking, as well as remarkably well crafted,” Cappy Counard, a professor of metals and jewelry at Edinboro University who curated the exhibit. "My intention was that patrons of the museum would gain a broader understanding of the diversity of the contemporary metals field while also being able to view Mercer’s collection with fresh references and impressions.”

The museum is located at 84 South Pine Street in Doylestown.