Past Exhibitions

Briderman Apartments, High Street and Breintnall Place, Newark, 1902. Through the Client's Eyes: A Photographer in a Changing City, 1895 - 1966 Open September 2003 The early-twentieth century was a high point in the growth of American cities—and Newark was exemplary....

Resource-Full New Jersey September 18, 2000 - May 2003 Fertile soil for fruits and vegetables. Finely-grained sand for glass. Rich deposits of ore for iron. The brute force of water for power - and more. The exhibition Resource-Full New Jersey traces the stories of...

Possibilities on Paper (December 16, 1995 - June 1996) Architecture students at New Jersey Institute of Technology Studio Architecture Program on adaptive reuse conducted research, examined feasibility studies, and created design models for the redesign of the former...

The Kids Bridge (June 13 - December 14, 1996) This exhibition, originally developed by The Children's Museum, Boston explored diversity and issues of racism and prejudice. The Historical Society worked a year in advance with ten cultural organizations, teenagers, a...

Young Folk's Art (November - December 1995) Displays of the work created by students who researched and participated in projects at The New Jersey Historical Society.

New Jersey Works: Photographs from the Historical Society's Collections (February - May 1997) New Jersey Works showed the extent and diversity of work in New Jersey as well as the abundance of items produced within the state.

Forgotten Gateway: The Abandoned Buildings of Ellis Island (2001) Forgotten Gateway: The Abandoned Buildings of Ellis Island exhibited dramatic photographs by Larry Racciopo that document the deterioration of structures on the south side of the island. (From the...

Stompin' at the Shore: Leisure Time in Atlantic City's African American Community (July 11, 2001 - March 2002) Over sixty photographs and period advertisements from the Atlantic City Historical Museum and private collections capture show business traditions and...

What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike September 21, 2001 - August 3, 2002 When the New Jersey Turnpike opened in 1951, it was one of the most impressive roadways in the nation and one of the first modern turnpikes. Called "the most spectacular piece of highway ever...

Fly to Freedom: The Art of the Golden Venture Refugees An Exhibition Created by Museum of the Chinese in the Americas On loan to The New Jersey Historical Society and on view April 10 - August 24, 2002 In 1993, the Golden Venture, a ship carrying refugees from...