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2020 Press Releases

02/11/20 - NJ State Museum
New “Small World” Exhibition a Visually Compelling Experience

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the Nikon “Small World” exhibition, on view adjacent to the Planetarium lobby from March 15 through July 10.

2019 Press Releases

12/04/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition Examines Birds and Their Influence on Our Culture

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce “Fine Feathered Friends: Birds as Mainstay and Muse,” a new exhibition opening on Saturday, January 4, 2020.
09/24/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition an Homage to the Pinelands

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce “Preserving the Pinelands: Albert Horner’s Portraits of a National Treasure,” a new exhibition opening Saturday, October 12.
08/16/19 - NJ State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Granted Reaccreditation

Secretary of State Tahesha Way is pleased to announce that the New Jersey State Museum has been granted reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.
05/06/19 - NJ State Museum
“Many Inspired Steps” Exhibition Commemorates Apollo Program

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to present the exhibition, Many Inspired Steps, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
01/16/19 - NJ State Museum
Crocodiles Visit the Banks of the Delaware in New Exhibition

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the opening of “Jersey Crocs Rule!” on March 2.

2018 Press Releases

09/19/18 - State Museum
New Exhibition Highlights Foundation’s Contributions to State Museum

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the new exhibition “Foundation@50: Celebrating Five Decades of Support” on September 22.
09/19/18 - State Museum
From Fossil Tracks to Flight Suits, a Decade of Collecting at the New Jersey State Museum

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the opening of “Objects Count: A Decade of Collecting at the New Jersey State Museum” on October 6.
05/17/18 - State Museum
Amazing Microscopic Views on Display Now in Nikon “Small World” Exhibition

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the Nikon “Small World” exhibition is on view through July 15, 2018.

2015 Press Releases

03/27/15 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Director Anthony Gardner Takes New Role With National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today announced that New Jersey State Museum Executive Director Anthony Gardner will leave state service to take on the role of Vice President of Community Engagement at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

2014 Press Releases

06/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Joins in New Jersey’s 350th Birthday Festivities

The Trenton Downtown Association is having a festival to celebrate New Jersey’s 350th birthday and the State Museum is joining in the birthday fun. NJ350: A Capital Celebration, a free, family-friendly festival is being held on June 22nd from 11:00am-5:00pm, rain or shine, at the Capitol Complex on West State Street, Trenton.
05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Hosts 34th Annual Super Science Saturday May 3

In keeping with the NJ 350th Anniversary themes of diversity and innovation, a varied slate of programs and exhibits will explore New Jersey innovation and all things science at the New Jersey State Museum’s Super Science Saturday on Saturday, May 3, 2014, 10am to 4pm.
05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey’s World’s Fair History, Innovation Highlighted in New Exhibit Opening June 21st

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the opening of New Jersey on Display, an exciting new exhibition chronicling New Jersey’s involvement in seven world’s fairs held between 1876 and 1964.
05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Welcomes Service Members with Blue Star Museums Program

The New Jersey State Museum will once again participate in the Blue Star Museum program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2014.
03/14 - State Museum
Paleontologists Assemble Giant Turtle Bone from Fossil Discoveries Made Centuries Apart

“As soon as those two halves came together, like puzzle pieces, you knew it,” said Ted Daeschler, PhD , associate curator of vertebrate zoology and vice president for collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
03/14 - State Museum
NJ State Museum Presents an Exhibition Celebrating Algira's 30th Anniversary

The New Jersey State Museum is honored to present the exhibition, “Aljira at 30, Dream and Reality,” in the Museum's first floor East Gallery from March 29 through September 28, 2014.
03/14 - State Museum
Dinosaurs and Artists Collide in New Exhibit

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce the return of Hadrosaurus foulkii to New Jersey in the new exhibit Drawn To Dinosaurs: Hadrosaurus foulkii opening on Saturday, March 22 in the Museum’s Natural History Hall.
02/14/14 - Museum
New Jersey State Museum Presents an Exhibition Exploring the Artists of Roosevelt

The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to present the New Jersey Artist Series exhibition, “Artists of Roosevelt,” in the Museum’s second floor Riverside Gallery from February 15 through May 25, 2014.

2011 Press Releases

10/27/11 - New Jersey State Museum
Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Awarded $75,000 Grant from PNC Foundation to Provide Financial Education Program for Preschoolers

The Friends of the New Jersey State Museum has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to teach area children lessons in spending, sharing and saving while providing parents with resources to reinforce the lessons at home.

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02/11/20 - NJ State Museum
New “Small World” Exhibition a Visually Compelling Experience

12/04/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition Examines Birds and Their Influence on Our Culture

09/24/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition an Homage to the Pinelands

08/16/19 - NJ State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Granted Reaccreditation

05/06/19 - NJ State Museum
“Many Inspired Steps” Exhibition Commemorates Apollo Program

01/16/19 - NJ State Museum
Crocodiles Visit the Banks of the Delaware in New Exhibition

09/19/18 - State Museum
New Exhibition Highlights Foundation’s Contributions to State Museum

09/19/18 - State Museum
From Fossil Tracks to Flight Suits, a Decade of Collecting at the New Jersey State Museum

05/17/18 - State Museum
Amazing Microscopic Views on Display Now in Nikon “Small World” Exhibition

03/27/15 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Director Anthony Gardner Takes New Role With National September 11 Memorial & Museum

06/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Joins in New Jersey’s 350th Birthday Festivities

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Hosts 34th Annual Super Science Saturday May 3

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey’s World’s Fair History, Innovation Highlighted in New Exhibit Opening June 21st

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Welcomes Service Members with Blue Star Museums Program

03/14 - State Museum
Paleontologists Assemble Giant Turtle Bone from Fossil Discoveries Made Centuries Apart

03/14 - State Museum
NJ State Museum Presents an Exhibition Celebrating Algira's 30th Anniversary

03/14 - State Museum
Dinosaurs and Artists Collide in New Exhibit

02/14/14 - Museum
New Jersey State Museum Presents an Exhibition Exploring the Artists of Roosevelt

10/27/11 - New Jersey State Museum
Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Awarded $75,000 Grant from PNC Foundation to Provide Financial Education Program for Preschoolers

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02/11/20 - NJ State Museum New “Small World” Exhibition a Visually Compelling Experience

12/04/19 - NJ State Museum New Exhibition Examines Birds and Their Influence on Our Culture

09/24/19 - NJ State Museum New Exhibition an Homage to the Pinelands

08/16/19 - NJ State Museum New Jersey State Museum Granted Reaccreditation

05/06/19 - NJ State Museum “Many Inspired Steps” Exhibition Commemorates Apollo Program

01/16/19 - NJ State Museum Crocodiles Visit the Banks of the Delaware in New Exhibition

09/19/18 - State Museum New Exhibition Highlights Foundation’s Contributions to State Museum

09/19/18 - State Museum From Fossil Tracks to Flight Suits, a Decade of Collecting at the New Jersey State Museum

05/17/18 - State Museum Amazing Microscopic Views on Display Now in Nikon “Small World” Exhibition

03/27/15 - State Museum New Jersey State Museum Director Anthony Gardner Takes New Role With National September 11 Memorial & Museum

06/14 - State Museum New Jersey State Museum Joins in New Jersey’s 350th Birthday Festivities

05/14 - State Museum New Jersey State Museum Hosts 34th Annual Super Science Saturday May 3

05/14 - State Museum New Jersey’s World’s Fair History, Innovation Highlighted in New Exhibit Opening June 21st

05/14 - State Museum New Jersey State Museum Welcomes Service Members with Blue Star Museums Program

03/14 - State Museum Paleontologists Assemble Giant Turtle Bone from Fossil Discoveries Made Centuries Apart

03/14 - State Museum NJ State Museum Presents an Exhibition Celebrating Algira's 30th Anniversary

03/14 - State Museum Dinosaurs and Artists Collide in New Exhibit

02/14/14 - Museum New Jersey State Museum Presents an Exhibition Exploring the Artists of Roosevelt

10/27/11 - New Jersey State Museum Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Awarded $75,000 Grant from PNC Foundation to Provide Financial Education Program for Preschoolers

02/11/20 - NJ State Museum
New “Small World” Exhibition a Visually Compelling Experience

12/04/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition Examines Birds and Their Influence on Our Culture

09/24/19 - NJ State Museum
New Exhibition an Homage to the Pinelands

08/16/19 - NJ State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Granted Reaccreditation

05/06/19 - NJ State Museum
“Many Inspired Steps” Exhibition Commemorates Apollo Program

01/16/19 - NJ State Museum
Crocodiles Visit the Banks of the Delaware in New Exhibition

09/19/18 - State Museum
New Exhibition Highlights Foundation’s Contributions to State Museum

09/19/18 - State Museum
From Fossil Tracks to Flight Suits, a Decade of Collecting at the New Jersey State Museum

05/17/18 - State Museum
Amazing Microscopic Views on Display Now in Nikon “Small World” Exhibition

03/27/15 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Director Anthony Gardner Takes New Role With National September 11 Memorial & Museum

06/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Joins in New Jersey’s 350th Birthday Festivities

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Hosts 34th Annual Super Science Saturday May 3

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey’s World’s Fair History, Innovation Highlighted in New Exhibit Opening June 21st

05/14 - State Museum
New Jersey State Museum Welcomes Service Members with Blue Star Museums Program

03/14 - State Museum
Paleontologists Assemble Giant Turtle Bone from Fossil Discoveries Made Centuries Apart

03/14 - State Museum
NJ State Museum Presents an Exhibition Celebrating Algira's 30th Anniversary

03/14 - State Museum
Dinosaurs and Artists Collide in New Exhibit

02/14/14 - Museum
New Jersey State Museum Presents an Exhibition Exploring the Artists of Roosevelt

10/27/11 - New Jersey State Museum
Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Awarded $75,000 Grant from PNC Foundation to Provide Financial Education Program for Preschoolers