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With more than 2 million objects in art, history and science, the New Jersey State Museum's exhibitions provide exceptional opportunities and new approaches to understanding our state's distinctive place in national and global histories. Exhibition programs include guided docent tours; meet the curator classes; hands-on activities; and workshops. Each program is designed to incorporate specific exhibitions and collection objects and offers an exciting view of New Jersey's identity.
Hands-on activities are $4 per person (a reduced rate for booking more than one activity in a day may apply). All other exhibition programs are free of charge. |
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Hands-on Activities
Wednesdays, July 7 through July 28, at 10:00 and 11:00 am in the Museum's Learning Center Statesmen, Indians, Soldiers, Missionaries and Travelers:
The Development of an Ethnographic Collection
This workshop is led by the Curator of the Statesmen exhibition. See an authentic American Indian "parfleche" bag and create your own out of easily found materials. Parfleche bags can be designed to hold precious objects. Learn to decorate your bag with personalized symbols that represent personal objects, your family, or whatever you desire or you can copy authentic American Indian designs. This program is limited to 20 students per workshop - larger groups can be split with another program.
$4.00/person (a reduced rate for booking more than one activity in a day may apply).
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Docent Tours
Tuesdays, July 6 through July 27 at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in the Museum's 2nd Floor Galleries
Statesmen, Indians, Soldiers, Missionaries and Travelers:
The Development of an Ethnographic Collection This guided tour of the exhibition, Statesmen, Indians, Soldiers, Missionaries and Travelers: The Development of an Ethnographic Collection provides in depth explanations of the concepts behind the exhibition, identifies key elements, and provides a personalized experience. The tour includes time to explore the exhibition on your own as well as time for questions. The tour is 45 minutes long and is limited to 25 participants per tour (larger groups may be accommodated upon request).
Docent tours are free of charge but reservations must be made in advance. |
Exhibition Programs
Dryptosaurus: New Jersey's Biggest Predator
Tuesday July 6 and 13 at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in the Museum's Learning Center The Dryptosaurus is the second most nearly complete dinosaur skeleton found anywhere in the world...and it was discovered here in Barnsboro, New Jersey! Meet the Museum's Assistant Curator of Natural History as he shows you illustrations of this giant predator as well as casts taken directly from the dinosaur's bones. Hear all about what it is like to be a paleontologist, and the world of ancient dinosaurs - including the Tyrannosaurus rex - that once dominated New Jersey's prehistoric habitats. This workshop is free of charge, runs 45 minutes long and is limited to 20 participants.
If Pots Could Speak:
A History of Pre-Historic Ceramics from New Jersey Wednesdays, July 7 through July 28 at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm In the Museum's 2nd Floor Galleries This workshop is led by the Curator of the If Pots Could Speak. The examination of ceramics is much more than looking at pieces of broken pottery. These little pieces and sometimes whole pots open windows into prehistoric technology, style, and cultural affiliation. At each level of analysis they provide additional information to the larger story of whole cultural system. Through the Museum's collections, examine prehistoric ceramics from New Jersey and other related artifacts to understand their manufacture, meaning and importance to the native peoples of the area. This program is limited to 20 students per workshop - larger groups can be split with another program. $4.00/person (a reduced rate for booking more than one activity in a day may apply). |
Meet the Curator
Tuesdays, July 6 and 20, at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in the Museum's 3rd Floor Galleries Pretty Big Things: Stories of New Jersey History
Did you ever wonder what a Curator does; how an exhibition comes together; or why objects and artifacts are collected by museums? Now you can find out. Come and meet the New Jersey State Museum's Curator of Cultural History and get a behind-the-scenes view of the Museum's newest permanent collection gallery. See an enormous whale blubber pot, a massive anvil, and a monumental chair created for President Woodrow Wilson, as well as dozens of objects that reveal their exciting stories of New Jersey's history. You'll be surprised by all you'll see! Maybe someday, something you find in your attic will wind up in a museum.
Meet the Curator programs are free of charge. |
Contact and Reservation Information
Call (609) 292-6347 to reserve your space now! Remember: book two or more programs from the Summer Explorers schedule and pay just $6 per person. That's $6 per person total! Its a great way to take full advantage of all the incredible programs offered.
Make sure you check out the complete Summer Explorer schedule including the Films; Performances; and Planetarium.
Summer Explorers was made possible in part through the support of the Friends of the New Jersey State Museum and generous funding by the Merck Foundation.
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