On Saturday night, Feb. 16, at 7:00 pm, the Black Maria Film Festival and the Hoboken Historical Museum will present a program of Stellar Award-winning films from the Black Maria’s 2019 festival tour, with special appearances by some of the filmmakers and subjects for Q & A. Tickets for this screening are $10 in advance, … Continue reading 2019 Black Maria Film Festival Opens Tour in Hoboken on Feb. 16; Tickets on sale now! →

All are invited to the opening reception for our new Upper Gallery exhibition, "Hoboken: From Old to New," new works by Issa Sow, on Sunday, January 27, from 2 - 5 pm. Issa Sow is a Hoboken artist in the truest sense of the word. Before moving to Hoboken from France about 7 years ago, … Continue reading Opening reception: New Works by Issa Sow, “Hoboken: From Old to New” →

Please join us on Sunday, March 24, at 4 pm to celebrate the publication of a new Hoboken Historical Museum oral history chapbook, "The Basic Goodness of People," based on the  recollections of long-time Hoboken resident and intrepid volunteer, Rose Orozco.  When people get together in Hoboken to help one another—whether in an extreme crisis like Superstorm … Continue reading Oral History Chapbook Party: “The Basic Goodness of People” Recollections of Rose Orozco →

The Museum is pleased to host a new series of screenings of Black Maria Film Festival award-winning films, presented by Festival director Jane Steuerwald. This year's series kicks off on Wednesday, Mar. 13, at 7 pm,  featuring a few selections from Black Maria 2019 collection of short documentaries in the theme of Women's "Herstory" Month, featuring an … Continue reading Black Maria Film Series, Women’s History Month theme →

Join us for the first guest lecture associated with the exhibition, “Greetings from Hudson County,” on Sunday, March 3 at 4 pm. Archivist and avid postcard collector, Cynthia Harris, whose official job is Manager of the New Jersey Room (Archives) at Jersey City Free Public Library, will speak about the origins of postcards in the … Continue reading Postcard Talk: Cynthia Harris, “Greetings from Hudson County” →

The Hoboken Historical Museum will host a special event on Sunday, March 10, at 11 am, to celebrate youth baseball and its power to drive social change. Project Béisbol, a nonprofit group that promotes cultural exchange through youth baseball, is bringing a team of Colombian youth baseball players to Hoboken as part of the Sport … Continue reading Youth Baseball Cultural Exchange →

Photographer Tom Zuk applies the skills he’s honed over decades of street and studio photography to a group of people he feels deserve more attention, the people who really make Hoboken tick.  His latest series, “Work/Seven Portraits,” which opens Sunday, March 17, with a reception from 2 - 5 pm, honors the work of people … Continue reading Opening reception: “Work/Seven Portraits” Photographs by Tom Zuk →

Join us for the second guest lecture associated with the exhibition, “Greetings from Hudson County,” on Sunday, March 31, at 4 pm. Historian and professor emeritus of NJCU Carmela Karnoutsos will speak about the history of Bayonne, illustrated through postcards. Originally home to Lenni Lenape Indians, the area known as "Bergen Neck" was settled by … Continue reading Postcard Talk: Carmela Karnoutsos, “Greetings from Bayonne” →

The Museum is pleased to host a series of screenings of Black Maria Film Festival award-winning films, presented by Festival director Jane Steuerwald.  On Wednesday, Apr. 3, at 7 pm,  we are pleased to present two films by our very special guest, Eugene Richards, acclaimed photographer, filmmaker and author, who will stay for a discussion after … Continue reading Black Maria Film Series, with special guest Eugene Richards, April 3 →