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New Jersey State Museum

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State
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Events At The Museum

Events Calendar

Touch the Stars
March 11-14 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
March 15-16 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Destination Mars
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us (NEW)
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

Touch the Stars
March 18-21 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
March 22-23 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Destination Mars
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us (NEW)
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

Touch the Stars
March 22-23 2025

Spanish Language Planetarium Show

11:00 am  Chispa: El universo en nosotros

Touch the Stars
March 25-28 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

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March 29 2025

Science Under the Stars

4:15 pm

Enjoy a free science talk in the Planetarium! Discover the hidden rhythms of the cosmos in this fascinating journey through periodic astrophysical transients at the center of galaxies. From stars shredded by supermassive black holes in Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) to mysterious Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) flickering like cosmic heartbeats, these phenomena reveal the incredible dynamics of black holes and their surrounding environments. Prepare to delve into the universe’s most extreme laboratories of gravity and light! Register.

Touch the Stars
March 29-30 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Destination Mars
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us (NEW)
3:00 pm  Touch the Stars

Touch the Stars
April 1-4 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
April 5-6 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
April 8-11 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

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April 12 2025

Small Explorers: Weather & Clouds

9:45 am, 11:00 am, 12:15 pm

Weather and Clouds are coming your way! Come explore the clouds in our American Perspectives exhibit and join the wet and wild weather activities. Small Explorers is for Trenton-area families with children ages 5 and under and is supported by a grant from PNC Grow Up Great. Program is not accepting any more registrations.

Touch the Stars
April 12-13 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
April 15-17 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

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April 18 2025

Museum Closed for Easter holiday

Touch the Stars
April 19 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
April 19 2025

Spanish Language Planetarium Show

11:00 am  Astronomía a gran escala

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April 20 2025

Museum Closed for Easter holiday

Touch the Stars
April 22-25 2025

Spring Break Weekday Planetarium Shows

1:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
2:00 pm  One World, One Sky
3:00 pm  We Are Guardians

Touch the Stars
April 26-27 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

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April 26 2025

Earth Day & Ecosystems Family Event

10:00 am – 2:30 pm

Join us on April 26 to celebrate Earth Day and the new exhibition "Ecosystems at Risk: Threatened and Endangered in New Jersey."

Touch the Stars
April 29-30 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
May 1-2 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  We Are Guardians (NEW!)

Touch the Stars
May 3-4 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

Touch the Stars
May 6-9 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
May 10-11 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

Touch the Stars
May 13-16 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
May 17-18 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

Touch the Stars
May 20-23 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
May 24-25 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

Touch the Stars
May 24-25 2025

Spanish Language Planetarium Show

11:00 am  Dinosaurios de la Antártida

Touch the Stars
May 27-30 2025

Weekday Planetarium Program

2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

Touch the Stars
May 31 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

Touch the Stars
June 1 2025

Planetarium Shows - Weekend Schedule

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Tales of Maya Skies

 

 

 

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