New Jersey State Museum

Inspiration. On Display. Features collections in archaeology, cultural history, fine art & natural sciences, and an HD planetarium experience!

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The Museum is closed today for Veterans Day.
We invite you to visit this Saturday for a special family event & book signing recognizing Grace Banker (1892-1960) of Passaic, NJ, who served during WWI as the Chief Operator of the U.S. Signal Corps. Details: https://t.co/vsXrRNYEI4

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Join us for a free showing of the documentary "The Hello Girls" - the first women to be sent to war by the U.S. Army, working as telephone switchboard operators and connecting 26 million calls throughout WWI. 2 pm in the Museum auditorium.

#VeteransDay
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Don't miss the all ages showing of Laser Mythology: Perseus & Andromeda, happening Sat., Nov. 21 at 4:15 pm. A post-show sky talk will show you where the constellations & more are in the night sky. Tickets must be purchased in advance: https://t.co/gMs1euvtJx

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Have an out of this world experience at the Planetarium! Showing this month:
12:00 pm One Sky Project
1:00 pm One World, One Sky
2:00 pm Encounters in the Milky Way NEW!
3:00 pm We Are Guardians

Tickets $10 adults, $5 children; must be purchased at the box office.

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This month's free Science Under the Stars talk occurs on Sunday, Nov. 15. We’ll talk about the physics of light pollution, its effects on us living things and ways to remediate its effects, starting locally.
Register: https://t.co/3rh8kDbvsn

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Monthly Events at the Museum for Children:
Nov. 12 - Teen Art Studio, 3 - 4:15 pm. Create a feather painting. Free
Nov. 14 - Small Explorers: Native American Dances, 9:30 am ($15, https://t.co/UE6kvQc9nR )
Nov. 21 - Story time & craft, "Rock Your Mocs", 10 am. Free

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#HappyHalloween! Stop by the Museum this morning for our Spooktacular event, with fun themed crafts and activities 10 - 2 pm; the trick or treat parade take place at 11 am.

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Coast (except small population in FL.) The Canada Lynx, Lynx canadensis, ranges throughout Canada, Alaska, the Rocky Mts. & Maine. The Bobcat, Lynx rufus, is the only large feline living in NJ; ranging throughout North America.
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It's #CatDay! The Jaguar, Panthera onca, is the largest cat in the Americas, ranging from southern North America through Argentina. The Mountain lion, Puma concolor, has over 40 different common names in English. Found throughout the Americas with the exception of the East
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• Tape the stencil securely to the surface of your pumpkin.
• Trace the design: Poke holes along the lines with a pin/poke tool or trace over the design with a marker.
• Carve: Carefully use a small serrated craft knife to cut out the shaded areas.

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It's a stencil for #dinosaur lovers! Erica Ruszin (NH volunteer & NJSM Foundation Shop employee) created this pumpkin stencil based on the Museum's 'Leaping Laelaps' Dryptosaurus mount. To use:
• Save the template & resize it to fit your pumpkin.
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Have a spooky good time learning to draw bones & skulls (on Halloween!) Register for our free adult art workshop, open to all skill levels. Saturday's class will be taught by Trenton Artworks Teaching Artist John Gummere. Advance registration required: https://t.co/CI0Z8NEkIo

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Don't miss your chance to see the original documents that helped create the USA and State of New Jersey. NJ's 1776 State Constitution, NJ Bill of Rights, and Ratification of the United States Constitution, for starters. Visit today!

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#Dinosaurs once roamed New Jersey! This proximal phalanx (toe bone) is from the theropod dinosaur similar to Dryptosaurus aquilunguis. Dryptosaurs were smaller than the most well known theropod, T. rex. This bone was found in Monmouth Co, NJ and is ~75 mill yrs old. #FossilFriday

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The Museum's annual #Halloween Spooktacular takes place Sat., Oct. 31! Bring the children in costume for our annual trick or treat parade, happening at 11 am on the front lawn; plus games, crafts, & more spooky fun! The event runs 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine.

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Reminder, the sky observing event that got rained out last Friday is happening this Friday, Oct. 23, at 6:00 pm. If you missed out, there's still a few spaces remaining. You can register for this free event on Humanitix: https://t.co/yIQxvzLEGF

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Drop by at lunchtime on Tue., 10/20 to hear archaeologist Richard Hunter, founder & President of Hunter Research and longtime Trenton resident talk about the Revolutionary era finds from various locations around Trenton! 12 - 12:45 pm in the Museum's STEAM Center. Free.

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Drop by Sat., 10/17 for #InternationalArchaeologyDay. From 10 am - 3 pm kids can pick up an Archaeology activity book & visit artifact stations to fill in the pages.

Also at 10 am is Storytime in the Discovery Den. We'll read "Lawrence in the Fall" then make a craft.

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The Museum will be closing at 3 pm today, Oct. 16, due to anticipated bad weather. All programs for today are canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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world, the State Museum is honored to hold 13 works by the artist, including the early example shown here – a colorless non-lead glass paperweight with Maltese cross in center (1968), Anonymous Gift.
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The State Museum mourns the loss of artist Paul J. Stankard (1943-2026). Mr. Stankard, who lived & worked in Mantua (Gloucester Co., NJ), began his career as a scientific glassblower, but desired to “be on the creative side and do what he loves.” That brought him to creating
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the extraordinary glass paperweights for which he became internationally acclaimed. Mr. Stankard’s work was the focus of a solo exhibition at the Museum, and he has been included in numerous group exhibitions as well. Represented in over 75 museum collections throughout the
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