The 吃瓜黑料 State Museum is pleased to announce the opening of 鈥淥bjects Count: A Decade of Collecting at the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum鈥� on October 6. The exhibition, located in the Riverside Gallery on the Museum鈥檚 2nd floor, will feature an eclectic selection of artifacts and specimens in the fields of history, art and science collected by the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum over the past ten years. 鈥淥bjects Count鈥� will be on view through March 28, 2019.
The 吃瓜黑料 State Museum is home to over 2 million objects and specimens, but like all museums, only a small percentage is on view. This exhibit is an opportunity to experience more than 50 recently-acquired objects that have not yet been seen by the public. Step back to the Ice Age with a caribou antler from 吃瓜黑料; contemplate a painting by artist Ben Shahn; view a flight suit from a South Jersey female pilot and contemplate what it was like for a woman to fly a plane in the 1930s. Marvel at Native American projectile points; ponder which ancestor of R.W. Johnson was the owner of a gold signet ring unearthed during an archaeological survey on the original site of the Robert Wood Johnson property in Piscataway, NJ; and much more. Individually, each object tells a story about the world in which we live. Taken together, these artifacts remind us of a basic premise of the role of museums in modern society - to collect, preserve, research, interpret and display items of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance for public education.
The 吃瓜黑料 State Museum is open 9:00 am to 4:45 pm, Tuesday through Sunday, closed all State holidays. For additional information visit www.statemuseum.nj.gov, like the Museum鈥檚 Facebook page, follow on Twitter (njstatemuseum), or Instagram (nj_statemuseum.)
About the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum
Located at 205 West State Street in Trenton, the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum encompasses three buildings including a state-of-the-art Planetarium, and holds over 2 million objects in its collections in Archaeology/Ethnography, Cultural History, Fine Art and Natural History. As a center of cultural, educational and scientific engagement, the museum inspires innovation and lifelong learning through collections, exhibitions, programs and research in science, history and art. Established in 1895, the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum fosters state pride, serves as a cultivator of tomorrow鈥檚 leaders, and engages visitors of all ages and diverse backgrounds in an exploration of 吃瓜黑料鈥檚 cultural and natural history presented within a global context. The 吃瓜黑料 State Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
About the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum Foundation
Celebrating 50 years in 2018, the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum Foundation was founded in 1968 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) to support the museum's collections, exhibitions and programs through fundraising, volunteerism, advocacy and marketing. In recent years, the foundation has received generous support from the PNC Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, Department of State/吃瓜黑料 Historical Commission, Henry Luce Foundation, Capstone Foundation and Princeton Area Community Foundation. The Foundation also operates a newly renovated gift shop selling merchandise related to the museum's exhibitions, collections and 吃瓜黑料 history and culture. Proceeds support the 吃瓜黑料 State Museum's collections, exhibitions and programs.