Kirkland Village residents welcome new art of historic Bethlehem

Kirkland Village Art Commission members Margie Mosher, Ned Bowne, and Charles Lyman stand near a painting of Bethlehem's 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Kirkland Village Art Commission members Margie Mosher, Ned Bowne, and Charles Lyman stand near a painting of Bethlehem’s 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
A painting of The 1742 Gemeinhaus, center, by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed by the art commission in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1742 Gemeinhaus is Bethlehem's oldest building. Its rooms were used for worship, trades, dining, and sleeping. It was designated a National Historic Landmark because of its association with naturalist David de Schweinitz. On the right in the painting is the Single Sisters' House, which housed a chapel, workshops, and dining for unmarried women. Women have been living in parts of the enlarged building continuously since 1752. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)A painting of The 1742 Gemeinhaus, center, by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed by the art commission in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1742 Gemeinhaus is Bethlehem’s oldest building. Its rooms were used for worship, trades, dining, and sleeping. It was designated a National Historic Landmark because of its association with naturalist David de Schweinitz. On the right in the painting is the Single Sisters’ House, which housed a chapel, workshops, and dining for unmarried women. Women have been living in parts of the enlarged building continuously since 1752. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A painting of the 1761 Tannery, left, and 1869 Luckenbach Mill by Sergei Yaralov,  one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The Tannery produced leather from the hides of butchered animals. The building contained vats for tanning and dyeing and a large, ventilated room for drying tanned hides. The Luckenbach Mill was built over the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grist mill. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)A painting of the 1761 Tannery, left, and 1869 Luckenbach Mill by Sergei Yaralov,  one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The Tannery produced leather from the hides of butchered animals. The building contained vats for tanning and dyeing and a large, ventilated room for drying tanned hides. The Luckenbach Mill was built over the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grist mill. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
A painting of the 1761 Tannery, left, and 1869 Luckenbach Mill by Sergei Yaralov,  one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The Tannery produced leather from the hides of butchered animals. The building contained vats for tanning and dyeing and a large, ventilated room for drying tanned hides. The Luckenbach Mill was built over the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grist mill. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)A painting of the 1761 Tannery, left, and 1869 Luckenbach Mill by Sergei Yaralov,  one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The Tannery produced leather from the hides of butchered animals. The building contained vats for tanning and dyeing and a large, ventilated room for drying tanned hides. The Luckenbach Mill was built over the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grist mill. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
A painting of the 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)A painting of the 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Kirkland Village Art Commission members Charles Lyman and Margie Mosher sit under a painting of The 1750 Smithy by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem.  Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1750 Smithy was reconstructed in 2004 from archeological evidence and an original drawing that has been preserved in the Moravian Archives. Trades housed in this building were blacksmithing, locksmithing, nailsmithing, and tinsmithing. Today, blacksmiths demonstrate the production of iron products. The free-standing wall in the foreground is all that remains of the pottery. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Kirkland Village Art Commission members Charles Lyman and Margie Mosher sit under a painting of The 1750 Smithy by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem.  Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1750 Smithy was reconstructed in 2004 from archeological evidence and an original drawing that has been preserved in the Moravian Archives. Trades housed in this building were blacksmithing, locksmithing, nailsmithing, and tinsmithing. Today, blacksmiths demonstrate the production of iron products. The free-standing wall in the foreground is all that remains of the pottery. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Kirkland Village Art Commission members Margie Mosher, Charles Lyman and Ned Bowne stand near a painting of Bethlehem's 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Kirkland Village Art Commission members Margie Mosher, Charles Lyman and Ned Bowne stand near a painting of Bethlehem’s 1754 Waterworks by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The 1754 Waterworks pumped spring water up to a water tower that stood where Central Church stands today, from which the water flowed by gravity to town buildings. The restored building, containing a waterwheel and a three-piston pump, is a National Historic Landmark and is known as the first municipal pumped water system in the United States. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)