12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

4:15 PM

Speaker: Zachary Gelles, Princeton University

Reserve your seat

10 AM – 12 PM

Join Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Natural History, as he leads fossil collecting trips to Big Brook Preserve Space for each date is limited. Tickets are $15 per person. For additional information and to buy tickets use this link.

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

In the American Civil War, flags guided troops into battle and served as patriotic emblems of honor and pride. Join flag historian Dr. David Martin of the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association and NJSM Curator of Cultural History Nicholas Ciotola for a gallery walk about the history of five new flags to be unveiled in the State Museum’s exhibition, The Civil War Flag Collection of New Jersey. The one-hour tour will be followed by a reception hosted by Hunterdon 300th in the museum’s Riverview Court.

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

A Much Moved People, Trade in Colonial New Jersey

1 – 3 PM

Make a birch bark box and decorate with Anishinaabe inspired symbols. Get inspiration for your project when you visit the exhibition Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expressions.

10 AM and 11 AM

Powwow Day. This book explores the Native tradition of a powwow through the experience of a young girl and its importance to culture and community. Be sure to visit A Much Moved People to see regalia on display.

10 AM and 11 AM

New Jersey’s Original People

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Pretty Big Things, Textiles in New Jersey

1 – 3 PM

3D DNA Strand. Learn about the building blocks of life and make one to take home. Visit the exhibition Written in the Rocks to learn more about life on Earth.

10 AM and 11 AM

Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt. This book takes you above and below ground to learn all about a garden ecosystem. Be sure to visit the Museum’s Pollinator Garden located outside the Planetarium entrance.

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks

10 AM – 12 PM

Join Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Natural History, as he leads fossil collecting trips to Big Brook Preserve Space for each date is limited. Tickets are $15 per person. For additional information and to buy tickets use this link.

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives, Colors

1 – 3 PM

Ocean Sensory Tubes. Learn about New Jersey sea life and make a calming ocean-themed sensory tube. Visit Written in the Rocks to discovery primordial seas and ancient sea monsters!

10 AM and 11 AM

Who’s in the Forest? It’s spring and all the forest creatures are coming out of hibernation. This interactive story introduces forest animals in a fun and playful way. Visit Written in the Rocks to learn more about New Jersey forest animals.

12 – 2 PM

Pretty Big Things

11:00 am  Dinosaurios de la antártida

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Planetarium Lobby, Astronomy in the Palm of Your Hand

1 – 3 PM

Make a bark cloth Tapa. You can choose to make note cards or turn it into home décor while you explore Pacific Island tapa symbols. Get inspiration for your project when you visit Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expressions.

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

10 AM and 11 AM

This week is art-making! We will read a story about art and then make some. Be sure to visit American Perspectives to get inspired.

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks, Ice Age Animals

1 – 3 PM

Making Mammoths. Learn the difference between a Mastodon and a Mammoth and make a furry friend to take home. See real mammoth fossils in Written in the Rocks.

10 AM and 11 AM

This week we will explore ice age animals and read a story about prehistoric life on earth. Visit Written in the Rocks to learn more about New Jersey during the last Ice age.

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

1 – 3 PM

Amate Bark Art. This indigenous art from Mexico is colorful and fun to create. Visit Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expressions to see more bark cloth from South America

10 AM and 11 AM

This week is art-making! We will read a story about art and then make some. Be sure to visit American Perspectives to get inspired.

12 – 2 PM

Pretty Big Things

10 AM – 12 PM

Join Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Natural History, as he leads fossil collecting trips to Big Brook Preserve Space for each date is limited. Tickets are $15 per person. For additional information and to buy tickets use this link.

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks, Teeth!

1 – 3 PM

Pointillism & Pixels. Combine art and science into a masterpiece to take home! Pointillism uses the science of optics to create colors from many small dots placed so close to each other that they blur into an image to the eye. This is how pixels on computers work today.

10 AM and 11 AM

Hello Lighthouse! This Caldecott Award winning story introduces lighthouses to young readers. Learn more about New Jersey shore history in Pretty Big Things.

12 – 2 PM

A Much Moved People

11:00 am  Mundos más allá de la Tierra

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

A Much Moved People, Lenape Games

1 – 3 PM

Aurora Art. Recreate an aurora in the sky and learn more about the interaction of solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field. Visit the Planetarium to see our newest show, Worlds Beyond Earth. (Fee for Planetarium show)

10 AM and 11 AM

What’s in the sky? Explore space through story and craft. Don’t forget to visit the Planetarium at 11:30 (fee for Planetarium) for the show One World, One Sky, perfect for small explorers.

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica