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M u s e u m s
in the USA

~ In the State of New Jersey (24 total) ~

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African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, NJ
Collects, exhibits, publishes traditional sub-Saharan African art. Reference library. Educational programs for schools K-college and adults. Lectures, concerts, films. [560:-0.0-.00]-0
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ
The Bergen Museum through its exhibits and programs continues to explore the region's roots and identity by promoting its regional artists through our Exhibitions, Bergen Music & Art Festival, juried shows, Youth Art Gallery, Music programs, Holocaust Yom The collection is composed of Regional historical and local artwork that includes the Bergen Museum's Stefan Knapp Mural (was once displayed on the Alexander’s building in Paramus), paintings, photographs, substantial collection of donated artwork and sci [1375:-0.2-.04]-0
China the Beautiful, Guttenberg, NJ
Virtual museum of Chinese culture art painting calligraphy philosophy literature poetry. Possibly the largest on-line site for classical Chinese arts and literature with 20,000 visitors per month. [380:-0.0-.00]-0
Colonel Charles Waterhouse Historical Museum, Inc., Toms River, NJ
Waterhouse, the first and only Artist-in-Residence, USMC, combines his experience as a WWII Marine, combat artist, painter, illustrator, and sculptor to create beautifully rendered works of art which span our history from Revolutionary times to the presen A revolving display of the artist's acrylic masterpieces, as well a permanent gallery dedicated to WWII, NJ history, and a large collection of illustrations [1635:-0.6-.06]-0
Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, NJ
The Emlen Physick Estate was built in 1879 as a private residence for Dr. Emlen Physick and his family. The Stick Style design is attributed to renowned Victorian architect Frank Furness and features jerkin-head dormers, "stick"-like grids overlaying clapboard walls, "stick"-like brackets on the porch, and corbelled or "upside down" chimneys. This 18-room mansion is now Cape May's only Victorian house museum and is administered by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts. Entertaini... [1186:-0.1-.04]-0
Friendship Fire Company Museum, Woodbury, NJ
The museum covers the hosiery of Friendship Fire Company and the Woodbury Fire Department dating back to 1799 and features our 1799 handpumper and our 1911 steamer as well as other artifacts. [472:-0.0-.00]-0
Hopper-Goetschius House Museum, Upper Saddle River, NJ
The Hopper-Goetschius House Museum is a Dutch colonial home built in 1739. The house and various outbuildings house original contents through the nineteenth century. [1315:-0.1-.04]-0
Jack Allen Early Country Living Museum, Vincentown, NJ
The mission of the Jack Allen Early Country Living Museum is to preserve and exhibit farm and early country living artifacts from the 1700s up through the early 1900s farm and country artifacts, antique tractors and farm equipment, antique home items [1676:-0.1-.07]-0
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Lake Hopatcong, NJ
An entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake. [469:-0.0-.00]-0
Liberty Hall Museum, Union, NJ
National historic site, home of New Jersey's first governor, William Livingston and continuous family home 1772-1995. 23-acres of grounds and large Italiante mansion, completely furnished. Special programs, afternoon teas. [1232:-0.1-.04]-0
Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Avenue, Union 07083, NJ
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University chronicles more than 200 years of American history. Built in 1772 by New Jersey’s first elected governor and signer of the Constitution, William Livingston, the Victorian-style mansion houses extensive collections o [1769:-0.3-.08]-0
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
Liberty Science is a hands on learning center. We have the largest Imax dome Theater in the nation. [1233:-0.1-.04]-0
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
The Montclair Art Museum has a respected national and international reputation for its fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts. The collection also encompasses works on paper, sculptures, and costumes. [579:-0.0-.00]-0
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
An Art and Natural History Museum located in the heart of Morris County, NJ. [462:-0.0-.00]-0
Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to American Glass. Over 6,500 objects on display ranging from Mason jars and paperweights, to Tiffany masterpieces and the world's largest bottle. [406:-0.0-.00]-0
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is a place to share in the history of the trades and crafts practiced in New Jersey. The museum explores the lives of ordinary people - the farmer, the artisan, the craftsman, the homemaker - people who worked day i The METC collection consists primarily of hand tools and the products that were produced by them. [1618:-0.4-.06]-0
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Features a section on art,natural history and various shows particularly of interest to NJ residents. [756:-0.0-.00]-0
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Established in 1895, the New Jersey State Museum serves the life-long educational needs of residents and visitors through its collections, exhibitions, programs, publications, and scholarship in science, history and the arts. Within a broad context, the Collections, exhibitions and programs in Archaeology/Ethnology, Cultural History, Fine Art and Natural History. Museum also has a Planetarium. [1694:-0.4-.07]-0
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
The Newark Museum has the foremost collection of American art (from the 18th to 20th century); Decorative Arts; the Ballantine House (a restored 1885 mansion that is a National Historic Landmark); Asian art, including the world-renowned Tibetan art collection. [1100:-0.0-.00]-0
Newark Museum Online, Newark, NJ
Newark Museum, a nationally recognized leader in museum education, supports a full schedule of exhibits, family activities, special events and public programs. [979:-0.0-.00]-0
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Southern New Jersey's museum of contemporary fine and folk art, displaying outstandng travelling exhibits, works by leading regional artists, and its own growing contemporary art collection. [338:-0.0-.00]-0
Trenotn Police Museum, Trenton, NJ
The Trenton Police Museum tells the 200+ year history of the Trenton Police Department, through the use of many vibntage photographs and Tables. Ideal for children and adults alike. [501:-0.0-.00]-0
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
The noted architect John Notman built Ellarslie Mansion, the home of the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park, in 1848. The first floor galleries are host to changing exhibitions of contemporary art in all media, throughout the year. A major ceramics center during the turn of the 20th century, there is a fine collection including sanitary, hotel and restaurant ware, fine dinnerware, and art ware, a minimum of two galleries of ceramics from the collection are on display. [1856:-0.6-.09]-0
Vietnam Era Educational Center, Holmdel, NJ
The Vietnam Era Educational Center is dedicated to collecting, preserving and presenting a factual history about the Vietnam Era and those impacted by it. [921:-0.0-.00]-0

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