Exhibition Videos
Exhibition Videos
The First Attack on the Homeland – Howard Blum
On September 11, 2016, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Howard Blum, historian and author of Dark Invasion, 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America, an in-depth look at…View Details
The 100th Anniversary of the Black Tom Explosion – Chad Millman
The Hoboken Historical Museum inaugurated its World War I Centennial lecture series, "Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken," on August 21, 2016 with Chad Millman, author of "The Detonators," an in-depth look at the July 1916 sabotage plot to blow up a munitions depot off the shore…View Details
Illusions and Realities of World War 1 – Thomas Fleming
On October 16, 2016, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Thomas Fleming, historian and historical novelist born in Jersey City, NJ, the son of a World War I hero who was a leader in Jersey…View Details
A City on the Eve of War – Christina Ziegler-McPherson
On November 20, 2016, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Christina Ziegler-McPherson, a public historian in the New York City area. She holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is…View Details
A Seaport at War With Itself – Steven H Jaffe
On April 23, 2017, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Steven Jaffe, a writer and historian specializing in the history of New York City. Jaffe is a curator at the Museum of the City of…View Details
Harlem’s Rattlers and The Great War – Jeffrey Sammons
On November 6, 2016, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Jeffrey T. Sammons is an American historian and professor. His areas of research and interest include African-American history, military history, and sports history. He is the author of Beyond the…View Details
Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Port of Embarkation – Mark Van Ells
On May 7, 2017, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Mark Van Ells, who is the author of America and World War I: A Traveler’s Guide (Interlink Books, 2014), as well as The Daily Life…View Details
Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen – Christopher Capozzola
On March 12, 2017, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Christopher Capozzola, who teaches courses in political and legal history, war and the military, and the history of international migration at the Massachusetts Institute of…View Details
“Cornice” (An Illustration by Frank Hanavan)
2010 A 2010 video of Frank Hanavan, a plein air painter, working on a typical canvas on Washington Street, Hoboken, N.J. Scenes of Frank painting outdoors are intercut with an interview where he discusses his training and approach to art. The video was made for…View Details
“Counter Parts: Schnackenberg’s (1989 documentary by Nicole Lucas)
1989 Schnackenberg's Luncheonette, 1110 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J., is the subject of this 1989 documentary film by Nicole Lucas (copyright 1989 Artemis Films, Inc.; video courtesy of Nicole Lucas Haines.) Established in 1931, Schnackenberg's is a local landmark. Featured is Dorothy Van Dyken, daughter of…View Details
Litopintura: Paintings on Stone by Walter Barco
March 22 - May 3, 2015 Ecuadoran artist Walter Barco creates extraordinary “rock-works” that evoke nostalgic memories of his native Guayaquil’s colonial architecture and 19th century homes, using a technique he describes as "la litopintura," or stone-painting. With incredibly fine detail, he even paints tiny…View Details
Local Motion: Artworks by Jennifer Place and Jodie Fink
May 18, 2014 Jodie Fink and Jennifer Place discuss their many years of friendship, collaboration and independent work that resulted in the mixed-media sculptures on display in the Museum exhibit, "Local Motion," on view in the Museum's Upper Gallery May 18 - July 6, 2014.…View Details
Important Clouds: Pastels & Giclées by Tim Daly
March 23, 2014 Upper Gallery exhibit, "Important Clouds: Pastels and Giclées by Tim Daly" was on view at the Hoboken Museum March 23 - May 11, featuring pastels and giclee prints of paintings that find the beauty in unexpected places, including a railroad bridge crossing…View Details
Something Old, Something New (Jersey): A Poetic Tribute to the State’s 350th Anniversary
April 6, 2014 Poetry with a New Jersey accent: 10 contemporary poets read selected poems by their predecessors, including Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, Joyce Kilmer, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, and more, to a packed house. Video created and edited by Tom Bergin.View Details
“Hoboken from Afar” Photomontages by Roslyn Rose
by Tom Egan September 15 - November 4 2012 Video by Tom Egan featuring Roslyn Rose, whose exhibit of photomontages, "Hoboken from Afar," was on view in the Upper Gallery in 2012. Rose, a New Jersey native and longtime Hoboken resident, drew on her travels…View Details
“And Repeat” (with Ricardo Roig) by George Gross
July 2012 A brief documentary by George Gross featuring artist Ricardo Roig discussing his Upper Gallery show, "Hoboken In Print" (July 29 - Sept 9, 2012). Roig, a young artist who moved to Hoboken in 2009 after finishing college, has long been an admirer of…View Details
Hoboken Celebrates Frank Sinatra’s Centennial Birthday
Dec. 12, 2015 Local news station WPIX visited Hoboken on Dec. 12, 2015, to capture the many ways Frank Sinatra's hometown celebrated his 100th birthday. And below, view the Voice of America feature.View Details
The Women of Peace and Preparedness: Motherhood and Maternalism in World War I – Lisa Mastrangelo
On February 12, 2017, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Lisa Mastrangelo, PhD, who teaches Composition and Rhetoric and Professional Writing courses at Centenary College, and is the author of World War I, Public Intellectuals,…View Details
Woodrow Wilson’s Failure of Wartime Leadership – Richard Striner
On December 11, 2016, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Richard Striner, Professor of History at Washington College, author of Woodrow Wilson and World War I: A Burden Too Great to Bear (Rowman & Littlefield…View Details
From Here to Over There: the WWI Legacy of Fort Dix, NJ – Jamien Parks
On August 27, 2017, our lecture series, "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Jamien Parks, veteran and historian for the United States Air Force, currently assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing (621 CRW), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL)View Details