Join our book club! In conjunction with our #NJWomenMakeHistory lecture series celebrating historic New Jersey women in this centennial year of American women's right to vote, four authors will follow their lectures with a book group discussion.  Meet the biographers who have profiled four of these groundbreaking women from photographer Dorothea Lange and Hetty Green … Continue reading Book discussion with Janet Wallach on “The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green” →

On Friday, October 2, at 5 pm, join us for a one-on-one conversation with artist and Ray Guzman, live on YouTube or Facebook, hosted by Museum Director Bob Foster and Collections Manager Rand Hoppe. Ray will discuss his panoramic 10-foot-wide painting "Hoboken Tempest," which goes on view in the Upper Gallery starting Oct.3 through Nov. … Continue reading Artist talk with Ray Guzman (live on YouTube) →

Opening October 3, the Museum's Upper Gallery space welcomes local artist and sign/branding entrepreneur, Ray Guzman, who creates art in a wide variety of media. All are invited to a free opening reception on Oct. 3 from 2 - 5 pm for his new show, "Hoboken Tempest," focused on a single panoramic, 10-foot-wide painting of … Continue reading Art Exhibit Opening: “Hoboken Tempest: Paintings by Ray Guzman” →

"You couldn't invent Millicent Fenwick....She was unique. The best writers of fiction might have struggled to make her believable but they would have failed," according to former New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean. Author Amy Schapiro has written the first biography of Millicent Fenwick, the popular and colorful New Jersey congresswoman, and she will participate … Continue reading Book discussion with Amy Schapiro on “Millicent Fenwick: Her Way” →

The Hoboken Historical Museum is pleased to present #NJWomenMakeHistory, an exciting eight-part lecture series focusing on New Jersey women who made their mark on history, as part of New Jersey’s celebration of the centennial of women’s right to vote. From groundbreaking photographer Dorothea Lange, to gender barrier-breaking baseball player Maria Pepe, both Hoboken natives, the … Continue reading Lecture Series: NJ Women Make History, #3 – Millicent Fenwick: Her Way →

The Hoboken Historical Museum is pleased to present #NJWomenMakeHistory, an exciting eight-part lecture series focusing on New Jersey women who made their mark on history, as part of New Jersey’s celebration of the centennial of women’s right to vote. From groundbreaking photographer Dorothea Lange, to gender barrier-breaking baseball player Maria Pepe, both Hoboken natives, the … Continue reading Lecture Series: NJ Women Make History, #4 – The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers →

In the summer of 1841, Mary Rogers disappeared without a trace from her New York City boarding house. Three days later, her body, badly bruised and waterlogged, was found floating in the shallow waters of the Hudson River just a few feet from the Jersey shore. Her story, parlayed into a long celebrated unsolved mystery, … Continue reading Book discussion with Amy Gilman Srebnick on “The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers” →

On Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 pm, the Hoboken Museum is pleased to host the latest installment of "Meet the Filmmakers," a specially curated program of award-winning films including lively discussions with filmmakers, hosted by festival director Jane Steuerwald. This month's “Meet the Filmmakers,” presents Tiffany Shlain in conversation with Jane Steuerwald, interspersed with screenings … Continue reading “Meet the Filmmaker,” Tiffany Shlain in Black Maria Film Series virtual tour →

On Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 pm, the Hoboken Museum is pleased to host a special "Good Trouble" installment of "Meet the Filmmakers," a curated program of award-winning films on the theme of civic activism, including a lively discussion with the poet Cortney Lamar Charleston, of Jersey City, NJ, whose work inspired one of the … Continue reading Good Trouble – A “Meet the Filmmakers” Potluck and Get Out the Vote evening →