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New Jersey State Museum 2008-2009 Program Guide

 

 

 

 

FREE ADMISSION!

 

Youth Cinema at 1 pm

Pre-Screening Receptions at 5 pm

Feature Films at 6 pm

 

2009 Newark Black Film Festival in Trenton

Thursdays: June 25 through July 30, 2009

 

The festival is a showcase for films that focus on the experiences and concerns of contemporary African Americans, as well as an outlet for films about the African American experience from earlier eras. The six–week festival is free to the public and provides emerging filmmakers, writers, directors and producers with a high profile outlet for their work.

 

Made possible by a grant from Bank of America.

2009 New Jersey State Museum in Trenton Screenings>>

 


Admission & Parking are free!

Museum Hours:

Main Museum Building and Auditorium Galleries
205 West State Street, Trenton Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm Sunday, noon to 5 pm
Closed Mondays & State Holidays

 

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THE FRIENDS MUSEUM SHOP

 

Shop Hours:

Tues-Sat: 10 am - 4 pm; Sun: noon - 4

**Please note the shop will be closed: July 1- 6

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Archaeology & EthnologyCultural HistoryFine ArtNatural History & Planetarium

 

 

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Rising Tide: Climate Change and New Jersey

 

Through January 24, 2010
Main Building - 1st Floor Gallery

 

The complex subject of global warming is of critical interest to the people of New Jersey and indeed to everyone. New Jersey is a coastal state on the continental margin, the best possible position for scientific observation of sea level change. New Jersey is also an ideal area for time perspective, with a historical record dating from the 17th century, and enhanced by a fine archaeological record. Prehistoric perspective extends back well into the Pleistocene (Ice Age) when much of the Earth's water was tied up in the form of ice. Elephants and other large mammals were then common on the continental shelf, when it was above mean sea level. There will be a discussion of greenhouse gases, and how they act to trap the warmth from the Sun's rays. Fossil fuels will also be considered, showing how their consumption contributes to accelerate global warming. Maps and photographs will document the New Jersey coastline. This exhibition, funded by Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, will provide the extensive information that educators will need in order to interpret this challenging subject.

 

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Five consecutive weeks, beginning 7/6/2009 and continuing through 8/7/2009

Kaleidoscope Kids Summer Academy
Theme – Wildlife Conservation

For more information, call (609) 292-6310

 

 

The Museum will again open its doors for five exciting weeks of the Kaleidoscope Kids Summer Academy from July 6 through August 7, for young people ages 6-12. The 2009 Summer Academy will focus on wildlife conservation. Each week we will study the incredible diversity of plants and animals on our planet and focus on a single species or group of animals that are in extreme danger of extinction, and what affects that an animal’s extinction would have on us.

 

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