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• 05/03/23 - New Jersey State Museum
  New Archaeology Exhibition Highlights the Long History of New Jersey’s Capital City

  The New Jersey State Museum presents “History Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of a Capital City,” a new exhibition focusing on the long history of human activity in Trenton, New Jersey as told through the lens of archaeology. The exhibition opens June 3 in the Museum’s main floor gallery and will remain on view through December 31, 2023.

• 03/30/23 - New Jersey State Museum
  Artworks inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on display for 60th Anniversary of Letter from Birmingham Jail

  To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, the New Jersey State Museum will exhibit four prints by artist Ben Shahn that reflect ideas King put forth in his letter.

• 01/31/23 - New Jersey State Museum
  New Exhibition Focuses on Non-objective Abstract Art

  The New Jersey State Museum presents “Beyond the Tangible,” a new exhibition of 26 non-objective abstract works by 22 artists from the Fine Art collection. The exhibition opens February 11 in the Museum’s 2nd floor gallery and features works created by American artists since the late 1930s. “Beyond the Tangible” is on view through August 27, 2023.

• 09/06/22 - NJ State Museum
  Lunchtime Gallery Talks to Feature New Jersey Arts Annual Artists

  The New Jersey State Museum will present a series of seven in-gallery talks with artists featured in the 2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence exhibition on select Wednesdays through the run of the show.

• 08/18/22 - NJ State Museum
  Longtime State Museum Volunteer Among Honorees at Governor’s 2022 Jefferson Awards

  The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce that longtime volunteer Wayne Callahan was among the honorees at the 2022 Governor’s Jefferson Awards. Mr. Callahan was honored in the “Service Through STEM” category for his volunteer work with the New Jersey State Museum Natural History Bureau.

• 05/31/22 - NJ State Museum
  Artists’ interpretation of “Reemergence” at this year’s New Jersey Arts Annual Exhibition

  The New Jersey State Museum (NJSM) is pleased to present 2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence. New Jersey is home to a diverse and robust artistic community; the New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition highlights the work of visual artists and craftspeople from around the state.

• 03/18/22 - NJ State Museum
  Dive In and Discover the World of Sharks

  Sharks are one of the most feared animals throughout the world, even though the odds of ever encountering one are highly unlikely. “Jaw Dropping World of Sharks,” a new exhibition from the New Jersey State Museum, aims to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about sharks and their relatives.

• 01/10/22 - NJ State Museum
  New exhibition at NJ State Museum explores beauty, complexity of Black culture

  The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to present “Posing Beauty in African American Culture,” a touring exhibition opening January 29, 2022. The exhibition explores the contested ways in which African and African American beauty have been represented in historical and contemporary contexts.