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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.
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey.It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, [1] TCNJ was the first normal school, or teaching college, in the state of New Jersey and the fifth in the United States. [8]
The house is owned by the College of New Jersey, but is in a poor state of repair. [3] It has been considered an endangered historic site for over 40 years and, despite efforts taken by the college in 2006 to shore up the structure, was listed in 2015 as one of New Jersey's 10 most endangered historic sites by Preservation New Jersey. [5] [6]
An art museum houses a permanent collection, whereas a gallery usually hosts a changing program of art exhibitions. However, some university and college art galleries also feature permanent collections or showcase collections owned by the larger institution.
The museum was founded in 1909 by librarian and reformer John Cotton Dana. As the charter described it, the purpose was "to establish in the City of Newark, New Jersey, a museum for the reception and exhibition of articles of art, science, history and technology, and for the encouragement of the study of the arts and sciences."
When the building was constructed in 1754, the college's board wanted to name it after Jonathan Belcher, the royal governor of New Jersey, but he declined, preferring it to be dedicated "to the immortal memory of the glorious King William III," who hailed from the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. As a result, the building is known as Nassau Hall. [7]
The museum occupies a 70,000-square-foot facility, which is located on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University the state university of New Jersey. The permanent collection of the museum totals more than 60,000 works in a wide range of media and includes a survey of Western art from the fifteenth century to the present.
The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional Newark walking tours.