Kids Night at the Museum – June 22
Kids Night at the Museum is a chance for kids ages 5 and up to leave their parents at home and have their own night of fun! Kids can spend the evening at the Hoboken Historical Museum and enjoy games, arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt, dinner, and more! The Museum will host Kids Night … Continue reading Kids Night at the Museum – June 22
Hoboken Comics & Cartoons, #1
On Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 at 7 pm the Hoboken Historical Museum presents the first in a series, "Hoboken Comics & Cartoons." Hosted by Rand Hoppe, Hoboken Historical Museum Collections Manager with Lois Dilivio, Lisa Rigoux-Hoppe, and RōDā, the evening will feature: * Comics and Cartoons made in Hoboken * Comics and Cartoons that mention … Continue reading Hoboken Comics & Cartoons, #1
WWI Centennial Talk: “Artists at War,” by George Robb
As part of the Museum's World War I Centennial Lecture Series, on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 pm, the Hoboken Museum is pleased to welcome Prof. George Robb, for an illustrated talk about "Artists at War." The William Paterson University professor will discuss the artists who created the beautiful and motivational posters designed to rally … Continue reading WWI Centennial Talk: “Artists at War,” by George Robb
Hoboken Secret Gardens Tour
Advance: $25; Day of event: $35 ($25 for members) Hidden behind the row homes and repurposed factories lining Hoboken’s streets are surprisingly lush green spaces that cool our urban heat island and freshen the air we breathe. They reflect the diversity of the city’s inhabitants; past tours have included Japanese Zen gardens, English cottage gardens … Continue reading Hoboken Secret Gardens Tour
Art Opening: “Hoboken Sensations: The photographs of Marcella Conti”
Upper Gallery Art Opening: "Hoboken Sensations: The photographs of Marcella Conti" Hoboken's family-owned businesses are part of what makes Hoboken such a special place. They know their customers. They know their craft. They take pride in making bread or "mutz" in the traditional way -- and better than the store three blocks over. Marcella Conti, … Continue reading Art Opening: “Hoboken Sensations: The photographs of Marcella Conti”
Book Launch Party: Poet Danny Shot’s “Works”
The community is invited to a free reception on Sunday, March 11, 3 - 5 pm, to celebrate the launch of poet Danny Shot's latest book, "Works." Special guests will include poets Eliot Katz, Joel Lewis and Alicia Ostriker, and books will be available for purchase. WORKS honors "Long Shot," the arts and literary magazine he … Continue reading Book Launch Party: Poet Danny Shot’s “Works”
WWI Centennial Talk: “The Meuse-Argonne, Then & Now,” by Randal Gaulke
As part of the Museum's World War I Centennial Lecture Series, on Sunday, Mar. 18, at 4 pm, the Hoboken Museum is pleased to welcome historian Randal Gaulke, for an illustrated talk about "The Meuse-Argonne: Then and Now." Gaulke has studied the battlefield intensively and led tours there. He has created a dedicated website based on his … Continue reading WWI Centennial Talk: “The Meuse-Argonne, Then & Now,” by Randal Gaulke
Black Maria Film Series, “Seeing Through the Wall”
The Museum is hosting a spring series of screenings of Black Maria Film Festival award-winning documentary films on the first Wednesday of the month, April - June, presented by Festival director Jane Steuerwald, often with filmmakers as special guests. The second program, on Wednesday, April 4, will feature an hour-long documentary by Annie Macksoud called, … Continue reading Black Maria Film Series, “Seeing Through the Wall”
WWI Centennial Talk: “New York and World War I,” by Kevin Fitzpatrick
The Hoboken Historical Museum is pleased to host WWI author and tour guide Kevin Fitzpatrick for a talk about New York City's many connections to the Great War, on April 22 at 4 pm. Admission for the talk is $5, free for Hoboken Museum members. New York City was an important hub for U.S. recruiting … Continue reading WWI Centennial Talk: “New York and World War I,” by Kevin Fitzpatrick
Art Opening & Talk: “Rear Window: Photographs by Tom Zuk”
Upper Gallery Art Opening: "Rear Window: Photographs by Tom Zuk" Tom Zuk has made photographic art from the rough materials of the urban cityscape outside his Hoboken apartment window. A wall of crumbling masonry, a clothesline with pulley, a patio, a street corner, a church with steeple, hi-rise apartment, just the sky filling the window … Continue reading Art Opening & Talk: “Rear Window: Photographs by Tom Zuk”