List of museums in New Jersey
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This list of museums in New Jersey is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Lists of New Jersey institutions which are not museums are noted in the "See also" section, below.
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| Name | Location | Region | Area of study | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allaire Village | Wall | History park | Encompasses the Howell Iron Works Company, an industrial center in the 1830s, as well as a working blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, general store, bakery, church, enameling building, carriage house, row houses, and other homes. | |
| American Labor Museum and Botto House National Landmark | Haledon | |||
| Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial | Camden | Museum Ship | USS New Jersey (BB-62) | |
| Grounds for Sculpture | Hamilton Township | |||
| Hoboken Historical Museum | Hoboken | |||
| Indian Heritage Museum | Rancocas | Exhibits American Indian history and culture. | ||
| Indian King Tavern Museum | Haddonfield | Built in 1750. | ||
| Infoage Science/History Learning Center at Camp Evans |
Wall Township | |||
| Macculloch Hall | Morristown | |||
| MacKenzie Museum | Howell | Webpage | ||
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair | |||
| Museum of Early Trades & Crafts | Madison | Exhibits the history and lifeways of ordinary people of pre-industrial New Jersey, including hand tools, products and household objects | ||
| Museum of the Historical Society of Ocean Grove | Ocean Grove | History | Approximately 15,000 artifacts & pieces relative to the history of Ocean Grove, the Holiness Movement, Camp Meetings, Methodism, Monmouth County & 19th Century Life. Webpage | |
| Newark Museum | Newark | |||
| Newton Fire Museum | Newton | Firefighting | Website | |
| New Jersey Children's Museum | Paramus | Children's | For toddlers and preschoolers. Website | |
| The Noyes Museum of Art | Oceanville | Website | ||
| The Art Museum - Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | |||
| Old Barracks Museum | Trenton | History | American Revolutionary War museum site; has public tours and exhibits | |
| New Jersey Naval Museum | Hackensack | |||
| Historic Speedwell | Morristown | |||
| Children's Museum | Egg Harbor | |||
| Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum | Landing | |||
| Museum of the History of Phsychological Instrumentation | Upper Montclair | |||
| Miller-Cory House | Westfield | |||
| A. J. Meerwald | Museum ship | Delaware Bay oyster dredgeboat built in 1928. | ||
| Discovery House | Children's | |||
| Garden State Discovery Museum | Cherry Hill | Children's | ||
| Rutgers University Department of Geology Museum | New Brunswick | |||
| Snowmobile Barn Museum | Fredon, New Jersey | Housed in a 6,000 square foot barn; collection of over 130 sleds along with toys, ornaments, jewelry, advertisements | ||
| Sterling Hill Mining Museum | Ogdensburg | Underground zinc mine open for tours. | ||
| Trenton City Museum at the Ellarslie Mansion | Trenton | At Cadwalader Park; owned and maintained by Trenton city government; Website | ||
| Underground Railroad Museum | Lawnside | |||
| Waterhouse Museum | Toms River | Art | Exhibits art of Charles Waterhouse. | |
| Waterloo Village | Stanhope | National Registered Historic Site in Allamuchy Mountain State Park | ||
| West Milford Museum | West Milford, New Jersey | |||
| Whippany Railway Museum | Whippany | Transportation | ||
| The Wonder Museum | East Windsor | Children's | ||
| Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center | Little Falls | Houses permanent and rotating exhibits about baseball, Yankee history, and Yogi Berra. |
[edit] See also
- Arboreta in New Jersey (category)
- Aquaria in New Jersey (category)
- Botanical gardens in New Jersey (category)
- Historic landmarks in New Jersey
- Houses in New Jersey (category)
- Forts in New Jersey (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in New Jersey
- Observatories in New Jersey (category)
- Registered Historic Places in New Jersey
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