Hoboken lost one of its most talented artists last month, textile artist Peggy McGeary. She touched many lives in her adopted hometown of Hoboken, creating a commemorative quilt for the city's 150th anniversary, and sharing it and other examples of her quilting talent in an exhibit at the Hoboken Historical Museum in 2007.   The … Continue reading Remembrance event for artist Peggy McGeary →

In the Hoboken Museum's ongoing tour of county history as part of the "Greetings from Hudson County" postcard exhibition, we welcome historian Patrick Cullen to speak about the history of West New York, from prehistoric times to 1840, on Sunday, January 19, at 4 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.   Patrick … Continue reading Talk: “History of West New York from Prehistoric Times to 1840,” by Patrick Cullen →

Celebrate Black History month by learning about the remarkable life of New Jersey native Paul Robeson. Visit the Hoboken Museum on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 pm, for a multi-media celebration of the great American actor and activist by actor Grant Cooper and Stevens Institute of Technology African American Studies scholar Dr. Lindsey Swindall.    … Continue reading Talk: “Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art” →

Hoboken is not the only city to struggle with gentrification, but the fires that plagued the city in the 1970s and 80s displaced thousands of people, killed dozens and scarred the city's landscape and social fabric. Princeton scholar Dylan Gottlieb recently detailed his research into that period in an article published in the Washington Post. … Continue reading Talk: “Hoboken is Burning: Gentrification, Arson, and Displacement in the 1970s,” by Dylan Gottlieb →

For the first time since the 2017 exhibition of Michael Flanagan's photographs, "Hoboken People & Places, 1976-1994," the Hoboken Museum is pleased to screen filmmaker Nora Jacobson's award-winning documentary, "Delivered Vacant," Saturday, February 1, at 7 pm.  The 1992 film chronicles eight years of housing wars in Hoboken, NJ, in the throes of its conversion … Continue reading Special screening of “Delivered Vacant” →

The jury of the 39th Annual Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival has made their selections for 2020 and 11 of this year's award-winning short films will be screened at the Festival's Hudson County premiere on Saturday, February 15, starting at 7:30 pm. Admission is $10 in advance, and $15 day of the event. (Note: … Continue reading 2020 Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival Premiere; Tickets on sale now! →

A local book group will host its next meeting at the Hoboken Historical Museum on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7:15 pm for a discussion of "The Untold Life of Peter Lee," with the author Holly Metz.  Please reserve a spot in advance. Seating is limited, and the event is free, but attendees are requested to … Continue reading Book discussion: “The Untold Life of Peter Lee,” by Holly Metz →

The Hoboken Museum is joining in the commemoration of the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, passed in 1920, which granted women nationwide the right to vote. A lecture series by distinguished authors and historians will highlight the achievements of several famous New Jersey women. Kicking off the series will be a talk by Carmela A. … Continue reading Talk: “Women’s Suffrage, 1920: New Jersey Women Regain the Right to Vote,” by Carmela A. Karnoutsos →

The Museum's Upper Gallery space welcomes Uruguayan artist Alex Morales for a second exhibit of paintings of his beloved adopted home, Hoboken. All are invited to a free opening reception on Feb. 16 from 2 - 5 pm. The exhibition will remain on view through March 29. The exhibit is supported by a block grant … Continue reading Art Exhibit Opening: “Hoboken: A Retrospective by Alex Morales” →

For decades, the giant neon Maxwell House "Good to the Last Drop" sign flashed its animated message to the New York City skyline. The factory supported thousands of Hoboken families and permeated the Mile Square City with the aroma of freshly roasted coffee . On Saturday, February 22, at 4 pm, learn about early Maxwell … Continue reading Talk: “The Last Drop Was Bitter: The Hoboken Maxwell House Story” by Richard Wright and Bob Foster →