3rd Saturday of every month, 10:00 am

Join us in Discovery Den every 3rd Saturday of the month to hear a story and make a craft to take home. Story Time is designed for children ages 2-8 and their caregivers. Families are encouraged to explore the galleries on their own after the program. Pick up a Small Explorers gallery cards throughout the Museum.

Dec. 20, reading “Over and Under the Snow” by Kate Messner, illustrator Christopher Silas Neal
Jan. 17, reading “What Can a Citizen Do?” by Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris
Feb. 21, reading “Jake Makes a World” by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, illustrated by Christopher Myers

January 17, 4:15 pm

Galactic Monsters: Active Supermassive Black Holes and their Effects on Galaxies

Join us in the Planetarium for a free talk with Dr. Lauranne Lanz, The College of New Jersey. Astronomers have found that nearly every galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. In some galaxies, these slumbering behemoths roar to life as active galactic nuclei (AGN). Dr. Lauranne Lanz discusses how AGN can shape the fate of their host galaxies and shares the frontiers of black hole research.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/g/0vJ0yXMrBC

January 31, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Annual Scouting Day – Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science

Join us at the New Jersey State Museum with your Scouting troop and work towards fulfilling requirements for three badges - all in one day! Have fun while learning from Museum curators, all while fulfilling some of the requirements for the Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science badges. This event is suitable for troops of all levels. ickets are $10 per person and include one Planetarium show with expanded Sky Talk, Career Opportunities session, access to the fossil prep open house and the “Ecosystems at Risk” gallery research handout.

Complete details and registration available with this link: https://events.humanitix.com/annual-scouting-day-event-astronomy-geology-and-environmental-science

Small Explorers Learning Together is the Museum’s program for families with children ages 1-5. Hundreds of families have experienced the magic of exploring the Museum in these sessions and now you can too! Two classes are offered each month, the 2nd Saturday or the following Thursday, at 9:30 am and are limited to 20 children per class. Classes meets in our Discovery Den play space and begins with an interactive story time. Families move together to playfully explore a gallery and end in our classroom space with thematic activity stations including a craft to take home. Classes are designed to maximize caregiver-child interaction and connect with a community of families to share in exploration. Each class is 45 minutes long and meet October to June.

Cost: Classes are $20 per child, each additional sibling receives a 20% discount. Caregivers attend free. New Jersey State Museum Foundation members receive 10% off. Tickets for each session are sold on Humanitix, links will shared on the Museum’s Events Calendar.

If you are not on our mailing list but would like to learn more please register with this link. If you have additional questions contact Devra.Hock-Reid@sos.nj.gov.