Couple Donates Nativity Sets to Religious Art Museum

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
By Kirstin Holmes

A Nativity scene from the Mohonde tribe in Tanzania.

PENNSYLVANIA---Every Christmas season, for two decades, Alan and Mary Liz Pomeroy have unpacked figurines of Mary, Joseph, and the Christ Child that are a chronicle of years spent living abroad. In all, the Pomeroys, of East Bradford, Chester County, have collected more than 200 depictions of what Christians believe is the birth of the savior. The couple are part of a group of aficionados captivated by Nativity scenes as a reflection of art, faith, and culture. But as the Pomeroys approach their 80s and prepare to move to California, they've given away most of their beloved collection to a place where it will have an audience bigger than family and friends. The Pomeroys donated more than 100 of their museum-quality sets to the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, which specializes in religious art. [link]