12:00 pm  Season of Light
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Laser Holiday Magic!
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

7:00 pm  

Take a break from the holiday music and huddle up under the stars for a live concert like you've never experienced! The LOTUS Project brings Kile Smith's ethereal "Consolation of Apollo" to the New Jersey State Museum Planetarium! Explore the wonder of the Apollo 8 mission and space discovery through choral music based on the actual transmissions of the astronauts. Immerse yourself in a visual night sky show as 20 singers lift your spirits to the stars. This concert has limited seating, so don't wait to reserve your tickets! Tickets are free to reserve, donate what you can after you RSVP (suggested donation of $25, but every little bit helps). This performance is co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Museum.

Reservations: https://www.thel otusprojectnj.org/workshop
Donations: Venmo, Paypal Giving Fund (no PayPal account required), and check or cash are all ways you can give, visit: https://www.thelotusprojectnj.org/donate

9:45am or 11:00am - All sessions are in-person

This month in our Small Explorers program we’re reading “When Max Found Two Sticks” by Brian Pinkney. We’ll see the drums of the Lenape and dance to the beat. Make your own instruments and try out your music and dance skills. Your feet will be tapping, your hands clapping and your heart beating with our drumming adventure!

Register here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0cN2UAI4n0uzauCkG9ZCp-Yw7wAdX6FJktquVvvjPalUNVZCM0ZOTTBVTFBBTEZQWlNYSE1JSk9TVC4u

12:00 pm  Season of Light
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Laser Holiday Magic!
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

12:00 pm  Season of Light
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Laser Holiday Magic!
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

Patriot’s Week Weekday Schedule (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
Celebrate Patriots Week at the New Jersey State Museum. Included before select shows* is an exploration of the night sky as it would have been seen in 1776.
10:30 am  Season of Light *(includes 1776 Sky Talk)
11:30 am  Laser Holiday Magic!
1:30 pm  Touch the Stars *(includes 1776 Sky Talk)

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Join flag historian Dr. David Martin, Cultural of Cultural History Nicholas Ciotola, and members of the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association for the history of the five new flags to be unveiled in our first floor exhibition, The Civil War Flag Collection of New Jersey.

Celebrate Patriots Week at the New Jersey State Museum. Included before select shows* is an exploration of the night sky as it would have been seen in 1776.
12:00 pm  Season of Light *(includes 1776 Sky Talk)
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Laser Holiday Magic!
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars *(includes 1776 Sky Talk)

9:45am or 11:00am - All sessions are in-person

This month in our Small Explorers program we’re attending a planetarium showing of “Little Star that Could.” We’ll meet our star, the Sun and the eight planets that keep her company. Make your own telescope and look into the sky. The book will be “The Sun is My Favorite Star” by Frank Asch. You’re in for a trip out of this world!

12:15 pm  

Mashell Black & George Taylor
Join us for a free lunchtime talk with artists featured in the "New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence" exhibition. Each event will feature two artists who will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition; programs will run for 45 minutes to one hour.

12:15 pm  

Megan Klim & Katrina Bello
Join us for a free lunchtime talk with artists featured in the "New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence" exhibition. Each event will feature two artists who will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition; programs will run for 45 minutes to one hour.

12:15 pm  

Theda Sandiford & Pam Cooper
Join us for a free lunchtime talk with artists featured in the "New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence" exhibition. Each event will feature two artists who will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition; programs will run for 45 minutes to one hour.

12:15 pm  

Mark Ludak & Caroline Burton
Join us for a free lunchtime talk with artists featured in the "New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence" exhibition. Each event will feature two artists who will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition; programs will run for 45 minutes to one hour.