Reprise: “Hoboken Grit (North): A Walking Tour of Our Industrial Heritage”
Join former Museum Trustee Terry Pranses on Sunday, Dec. 8, as he revisits his enlightening walking tour through Hoboken's industrial history, for anyone who couldn’t join him on Nov. 25. Find out what Hoboken factories used to crank out (from dainty chocolates to giant ship propellers) and see some outstanding examples of adaptive reuse. An … Continue reading Reprise: “Hoboken Grit (North): A Walking Tour of Our Industrial Heritage”
Holiday Family Concert at the Fire Department Museum
Catch the holiday spirit with a fun, family-friendly concert on Sunday afternoon, December 15, at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 1 pm and the concert kicks off at 1:30 pm, lasting until 3 or 4 pm in the Assembly Room on the 2nd floor of the Hoboken Fire Department Museum, 213 Bloomfield. Leading the holiday … Continue reading Holiday Family Concert at the Fire Department Museum
Christmas Caroling
Each year, the Museum carries on the tradition of urban caroling through the neighborhood, gathering a hardy band of singers to blend their voices in celebration of the season. Meet at 6:00 pm at the Museum for a quick warm-up and we venture out to sing at welcoming stoops at 6:30 pm. We supply copies … Continue reading Christmas Caroling
Art Exhibit Opening: “New Views of Old Hoboken” by Meredeth Turshen
The Museum's Upper Gallery space opens 2020 with an exhibition of works by artist, teacher and writer Meredeth Turshen. All are invited to a free opening reception on Jan. 5 from 2 - 5 pm. The exhibition will remain on view through Feb. 9. Turshen has lived in Hoboken and taught at Rutgers University in … Continue reading Art Exhibit Opening: “New Views of Old Hoboken” by Meredeth Turshen
Remembrance event for artist Peggy McGeary
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
Talk: “History of West New York from Prehistoric Times to 1840,” by Patrick Cullen
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
Talk: “Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art”
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”
Talk: “Hoboken is Burning: Gentrification, Arson, and Displacement in the 1970s,” by Dylan Gottlieb
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
Special screening of “Delivered Vacant”
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”
2020 Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival Premiere; Tickets on sale now!
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!