Join us online on Thursday, June 18 at 6 pm, for a livestreamed evening of award-winning selected shorts from the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival collection celebrating the LGBTQ community and Pride Month. Festival Director Jane Steuerwald will lead a Q&A with the audience. Attendance is limited to the first 100 to register for … Continue reading Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Series livestream event: Pride Month →

The Hoboken Museum is hosting an open house event for past and future volunteers on Sunday, March 8, from 2 - 4 pm. The Museum relies on volunteers to staff our fundraising events and help out greeting visitors on weekends.    Volunteering is a fun way to get to know your neighbors and connect with … Continue reading Volunteer Open House →

You've seen the pre-recorded videos on our YouTube channel, now our Collections Manager goes LIVE on YouTube with clips from a number of movies and TV shows filmed in Hoboken! Albert Finney dancing in Arthur's Steakhouse? Yep! Mathew Modine in the NJT Waiting Room? You'll see it! Gena Rowlands at the Hotel Vistor? AND MORE! … Continue reading “Hoboken Hollywood LIVE!” on YouTube →

While we are all sheltering in place to avoid spreading COVID-19 -- or out there doing essential jobs -- the Hoboken Museum is pleased to join with the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival for a virtual screening of a selection of its award-winning short films. The works selected for this special showcase are selected … Continue reading Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Series Goes Virtual! →

Have you had just about enough of sitting at home on a Saturday Night? Join the friendly folk at the Hoboken Historical Museum for an entertaining and not-really-brain-busting trivia night! Our debut edition will be Saturday, June 20, starting at 6:30 pm. The special theme will be "The Washington Street Game!" Just tune into our … Continue reading “Hoboken Trivia Night!” Live on YouTube →

Join Museum Collections Manager Rand Hoppe and Executive Director Bob Foster on YouTube as they take a tour through some of the objects from our collections. Vintage photos, a neon sign, beer bottles, a brief tour of our collections website, and more is in store! Viewers of the live event will be able to ask … Continue reading “Every Object Tells A Story” Live on YouTube →

Join our artist-in-residence Bill Curran in a painting class on Zoom! He'll set up a still life, and virtually help up to 15 attendees with their painting. Space is limited -- register by clicking below. You'll need your own art supplies. Bill likes to use tempera paints you can find in our local drug stores. … Continue reading “Painting with Bill Curran” Live Zoom class →

On Tuesday, July 14, at 7 pm, join photographers Peter and Jack Mecca live on YouTube, hosted by Museum Director Bob Foster and Rand Hoppe, for a curator's talk about the brothers' photographs of Hoboken in the late 1970s. The photographers will discuss the images as they are displayed online, and viewers can submit questions … Continue reading Curator’s talk: “Hoboken – Late 1970s: Photos by Peter and Jack Mecca” →

Join Museum Collections Manager Rand Hoppe and Executive Director Bob Foster on YouTube as they take a tour through some of the unusual objects from our collections. Vintage photos, a neon sign, beer bottles, a brief tour of our collections website, and more is in store! Viewers of the live event will be able to … Continue reading “Every Object Tells A Story – Part 2” Live on YouTube →