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Contact: Melissa Abernathy, 201-656-2240, pr @ hobokenmuseum.org

Remembering United States Testing Company

November 10 • 4pm

Location: The Museum, 1301 Hudson St.

Former employees and the general public are invited to learn more about this long-time product testing lab once based in Hoboken, at 1415 Park Ave. The company devised tests for a wide range of products, from toys to tools and industrial supplies. An employee donated a collection of black and white photographs of the tests in progress. Visit the Museum’s Online Collections page and enter the keyword search within quotation marks, “United States Testing.”

Free

Upper Gallery opening: Slices of Beauty on the Hudson, Cut-Paper Works by Hiro Takeshita

December 15, 2013 • 2-5pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

Meet the artist and learn more about kirigama at the opening reception on Saturday, December 15, from 3 – 5 p.m., for Slices of Beauty on the Hudson, Cut-Paper Works by Hiro Takeshita, in the Upper Gallery. The event is free. The works will be on view through January 19. Click here to learn more.

Free

Upper Gallery opening: Let it Fly! Model Airplanes by Peter Gutierrez

November 3, 2012 • 2-5pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

Opening reception for Upper Gallery art exhibit, “Let it Fly! Model Airplanes by Peter Gutierrez,” a Hoboken High School student whose creativity with designing model aircraft in paper, balsa wood and other materials knows no bounds. Click here to learn more.

Free

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Annual Hoboken House Tour

October 27, 2013 • 10am-4pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

Historic or mod, Hoboken’s homes have an individual style. See up to ten beautiful brownstones and condos in this annual rite of fall.

The Annual Hoboken House Tour on Sunday, Oct. 27, will feature eight to 10 homes and condos graciously opened to visitors by Museum supporters to help us raise funds. Every year, the tour offers a fresh selection of traditional and contemporary homes and condos furnished in a wide range of styles. From turn-of-the century craftsmanship to the beautiful views from a waterfront loft apartment, the tour allows Hoboken to show off its eclectic array of home spaces. Some homes display a designer’s touch; others feature the unique tastes and collections of the homeowners.

The self-guided tour takes about two to three hours on foot. Houses open at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. All tours start from the Museum, but the homes may be visited in any order. A map will be included in the House Tour booklet, available on the day of the tour. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 the day of the tour (Museum members pay $25).

Click here to buy your tickets online now!

Opening Reception for “Hoboken: One Year After Sandy”

October 26, 2013 • 5-8pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

As the first anniversary of the storm approaches, the Museum is opening a new exhibit titled “Hoboken: One Year After Sandy, Lessons Learned about Preparedness, Resiliency, and Community.” The exhibit assembles a range of content–oral histories, images, videos, maps and scientific analyses–to help explain how our community responded and learned new lessons about coping with major disasters. Be among the first to see the new exhibit at a free reception on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5 – 8 pm. All are welcome. Click here for more information.

Free.

St. Ann’s Festival, sponsored by St. Ann’s Church

July 24-28, 2013 • 6-11pm Wed.-Thurs., 1-11pm Fri.-Sun.

Location: 7th St. and Jefferson St.

Visit the Museum’s booth, near 7th and Adams St., if you’re shopping for a unique Hoboken-themed gift: t-shirts, mugs, books and prints. Enjoy the world’s best zeppole, six nights of entertainment and terrific Italian food. Volunteers are needed to staff the booth. Email volunteer@hobokenmuseum.org for more information.

Free

Heirloom Tomato-Tasting Festival

August 25, 2013 • 1-5pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

Savor the best flavors of traditional tomatoes in nearly every color of the rainbow. Trucked in Jersey-fresh from Wantage, NJ, by farmers Rich and Sue Sisti, who bring other fresh produce for sale as well.

Free

Fall Family Fun Day

September 22, 2013 • 12-3:30pm

Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201) 656-2240

Education Curator Razel Solow is planning a fun-packed day of hands-on activities for kids and their parents in our fall annual celebration of families. Award-winning juggler Michael Karaswill captivate kids and adults alike in two half-hour shows, at 1 p.m. and 1:40 p.m., inside the Museum. Click on his name to see a short video of his performances.

Other activities include:

Make your own boat. Kids will can make their own boat with a minimum of materials (e.g., corks, rubber bands) and test their handiwork in a tub of water. Sailboats, too!
Wearable Art: Two options: At a sand art table, kids can use funnels and colored sand to pour into small containers you can wear around your neck. Or make your own wristbands with pipe cleaners and colorful straws.
Update Hoboken Kids’ Map – Write about and illustrate your favorite places in Hoboken.
Fish making – Go wild with construction paper, glue sticks, pom poms, googly eyes, etc.
Learn and play vintage games – including the egg-and-spoon race, beanbag toss, paddle balls, hula hoops, etc.

Free

Sandy Outreach Program – First Parents Meeting

October 17, 2013 • 7:30 pm

Location: South Independence Conference Room in the Shipyard, 12th St. at Shipyard Ln.

Licensed Disaster Relief Crisis Counselor Dawn Donnelly will lead the first parent group meeting of the Sandy Community Outreach Program, designed for anyone who may have kids who are still having anxiety or behavior issues; or experiencing financial or housing issues; or anyone concerned about being prepared for the next storm or disaster. The first session will focus on topics such as “How to speak to children about disasters.”

This series is open to parents, grandparents, teachers, school administrators and counselors, and other guardians, and will continue every other Thursday, except for Halloween. In addition, the counselor will offer sessions to help children express their feelings and to help teens learn greater self-control.

Click here for more details, or send an email sandyoutreach@hobokenmuseum.org, or leave a message for Dawn Donnelly at the Museum, 201-656-2240, with simply a name and contact number.

Free

City of Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival

May 5, 2013 • 11am

Location: Washington St., from Newark to 7th

Visit the Museum’s booth, near 421 Washington St., if you’re shopping for a unique Hoboken-themed gift: t-shirts, mugs, books and prints.

Free