Hoboken Talks: Museum Director interviews Eric Kammer, Hoboken native and enthusiast

Join us online Thursday, December 23 at 7 pm when Museum Director Bob Foster interviews Eric Kammer, Hoboken native and enthusiast. Eric Kammer was born in Hoboken in 1958 and lived in a tenement on 13th and Bloomfield. He grew up playing stickball right in front of the Museum, so it has a special place … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Museum Director interviews Eric Kammer, Hoboken native and enthusiast

Holiday Gifts and Crafts Fair

Join us on Saturday December 18 and Sunday December 19 from 12 - 5 for our annual Holiday Gifts and Crafts Fair in the Shipyard Passageway and the Main Gallery inside.  Our specially curated vendors will be offering handmade jewelry, chocolates and more! Frank Hanavan, whose work currently hangs in our Upper Gallery until January … Continue reading Holiday Gifts and Crafts Fair

Hoboken Talks: Tammy Faye Starlite interviewed by Jack Silbert

Join us online Thursday, January 6 at 7 pm when Jack Silbert interviews singer, actress, writer and master cabaret performer Tammy Faye Starlite.  Her many shows have received recommendations and glowing reviews from the New York Times, The New Yorker and Forbes, among many other publications. Starlite performs at venues across the country. Locally, she's … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Tammy Faye Starlite interviewed by Jack Silbert

Karen E. Gersch: Upper Gallery Opening Day Slideshow/Talk about The Circus Arts Center of Hoboken

To highlight its current Main Gallery exhibit “The Avenue: A History of Washington Street" and to bring attention to the prestigious circus school that operated there in the late 1970’s, the Hoboken Historical Museum installed a visual spectacle in our Upper Gallery: “CIRCUS LIVES: Hovering Above, Balancing Below” by painter Karen E. Gersch.  Learn more … Continue reading Karen E. Gersch: Upper Gallery Opening Day Slideshow/Talk about The Circus Arts Center of Hoboken

Saturdays at 12:30, visit with Frank Hanavan, our Maritime Artist-in-Residence

Each Saturday from 12:30 - 3:30, the Museum's Maritime Artist-in-Residence Frank Hanavan continues to build a model of the "America," an 1851 racing yacht sponsored by the Stevens family. The "America" was the first winner of the "America's Cup" international sailing trophy.  Stop by and ask questions, or just watch!  Bring the kids. The word-working, … Continue reading Saturdays at 12:30, visit with Frank Hanavan, our Maritime Artist-in-Residence

Hoboken Talks: Lenny Luizzi interviewed by Bob Foster

Join us Thursday, Jan. 20 at 7pm when Lenny Luizzi is interviewed by Museum Director Bob Foster. Lenny is a true Hoboken superstar. The city appointed him “Hoboken’s Official Historian.” He served as president of the Hoboken Historical Museum. He is retired, and has fascinating stories from his long career in film production, including his … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Lenny Luizzi interviewed by Bob Foster

Hoboken Talks: Ken Freedman interviewed by Irwin Chusid

Join us Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7pm when Ken Freedman is interviewed by Irwin Chusid. Freedman is a longtime Hoboken resident, and the Station Manager of WFMU, the longest running and most renowned freeform radio station in the United States. Under his guidance, WFMU became independent of Upsala College, WFMU's original owner. Freedman also developed … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Ken Freedman interviewed by Irwin Chusid

Book Release and Signing: McKevin Shaughnessy’s “The Hidden Faces of Hoboken”

We are thrilled to announce a book release event for "The Hidden Faces of Hoboken: A Finder's Guide to the Architectural Heads in Hoboken"  by photographer and graphic designer McKevin Shaughnessy. Hs says, "I've now lived most of my life here in Hoboken but only recently set about finding the truly astonishing number of architectural … Continue reading Book Release and Signing: McKevin Shaughnessy’s “The Hidden Faces of Hoboken”