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The Hoboken House Tour returns! Live & virtual, with a Watch Party at the Museum.
Buy tickets here! On Sunday, December 11, The Hoboken House Tour returns when Hoboken Historical Museum Director Bob Foster and Hoboken Talks producer Rand Hoppe livestream their visits to approximately ten homes of historic, architectural or environmental value. They represent a range of Hoboken lifestyles, and many will display an added, end-of-the-year holiday flair. Join … Continue reading The Hoboken House Tour returns! Live & virtual, with a Watch Party at the Museum.
Hoboken Talks: Rescheduled to Friday – Sculptor Chris Dahlberg’s bust of Sinatra, & its reveal on Sunday, December 11
Join us online Friday, December 9 at 7pm when sculptor Chris Dahlberg discusses the creation of his new bronze bust of Sinatra with Museum Director Bob Foster. The bust will be revealed on Sunday, December 11 at 3pm, as part of this year's Hoboken House Tour. Participate live using "Chat" on YouTube or by "Commenting" … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Rescheduled to Friday – Sculptor Chris Dahlberg’s bust of Sinatra, & its reveal on Sunday, December 11
Hoboken Talks: “The Avenue” farewell
Join us online Thursday, December 15 at 7pm when Museum Director Bob Foster and Collections Manager Rand Hoppe walk & talk through the Museum's fantastic, meticulously detailed Main Gallery exhibit, "The Avenue: A History of Washington Street." After a long run, the exhibit must come down! The last chance to see it will be Friday, … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: “The Avenue” farewell
Hoboken Talks: Mister Snitch Holiday Special!
Join us online Thursday, December 22 at 7pm for the first (annual?) Mister Snitch Holiday Special! It's Mister Snitch and also Missus Snitch. Museum folks are following up their Halloween Snitch tribute with this Holiday celebration of local cultural icon "Mister Snitch." The "Mister Snitch" column appeared on the cover or the Hoboken Pictorial, and … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Mister Snitch Holiday Special!
Hoboken Talks REPLAY: April Harris, director of “In Jesus Name Charities” talks with Bob Foster
Join us online Thursday, December 29 at 7pm for a replay of the Hoboken Talks episode when April Harris is interviewed by Bob Foster, April Harris grew up in the housing projects of Hoboken. Drawing on her own experience as a child in poverty and the hardships she witnessed, she was determined to help the … Continue reading Hoboken Talks REPLAY: April Harris, director of “In Jesus Name Charities” talks with Bob Foster
Opening Reception for “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982” and “(UN)ERASED”
Join us on Sunday, January 22 at 2pm for the opening reception of two interconnected exhibits by photo-based artist and arts educator, Christopher López. “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982” shines a light on horrific events from Hoboken’s early period of gentrification. This visual and oral history project will be on display in our Main … Continue reading Opening Reception for “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982” and “(UN)ERASED”
Artist Talk with Christopher López
Join us online Friday, January 20 at 7pm when we livestream an Artist Talk with Christopher López, a Puerto Rican photo-based artist and arts educator who was born in The Bronx and raised between New York and Northern New Jersey. López has two exhibits opening at the Museum on Sunday, January 22, with a reception … Continue reading Artist Talk with Christopher López
Four poets celebrate Richard Bruce Nugent: Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance (and Hoboken)
Join us on Sunday, February 12 at 4pm when HHM’s Poet-in-Residence Danny Shot gathers 4 poets in a celebration of the life and art of, “Richard Bruce Nugent: Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance (and Hoboken).” Admission is free and refreshments will be served. This event can also be viewed LIVE online at "Hoboken Museum." … Continue reading Four poets celebrate Richard Bruce Nugent: Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance (and Hoboken)
Reading of the new play, “Yuppies Invade My House at Dinnertime” by Joseph Gallo
Tickets are $20 and and can be purchased here. Join us on Sunday, February 19 at 4pm for a reading of, “Yuppies Invade My House at Dinnertime.” This hybrid/documentary play was written by Mile Square Theatre's playwright-in-residence Joseph Gallo. It is set in the 1980s and chronicles Hoboken’s gentrification when fires, many of them arson, … Continue reading Reading of the new play, “Yuppies Invade My House at Dinnertime” by Joseph Gallo
Pastor Elaine Ellis – “The Mile Square Cathedral: The Church as Community Healer”
Join us on Sunday, March 5 at 4pm when The Reverend Dr. Elaine Ellis Thomas of All Saints speaks on how Hoboken’s fires inform her ministry. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. This event complements our Main Gallery exhibit, "The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982." Pastor Elaine began her ministry at All Saints on February … Continue reading Pastor Elaine Ellis – “The Mile Square Cathedral: The Church as Community Healer”