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April 2, 2013
T-REX Roams the Newark Museum on May 5
Jurassic Park comes to the Newark Museum when the “Mighty T-Rex” headlines a day of activities at the 6th annual Dinosaur Day on May 5 from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
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March 28, 2013
Van Gogh's The Starry Night Shines Brightly on Teachers, Students,
Parents and a Newark Neighborhood
It’s no secret that caring, creative teachers can achieve remarkable results in the learning process of their students. It’s also no secret that learning is intensified when teachers apply an interdisciplinary approach, particularly by including art.
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March 26, 2013
Newark Students 'Bottle Cap van Gogh' Has Its Museum Debut
Thanks to the creativity of students at South Street Elementary School in Newark, the Newark Museum will be displaying its own eco-friendly rendition of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. The 8 by 12 foot mural will be on view April 13 – June 23, 201.
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March 12, 2013
Newark Museum Showcases Its Greatest Chinese Treasures
In Ming to Modern: Elevating the Everyday in Chinese Art
The Newark Museum will mark its 90th anniversary of exhibiting Chinese art with an exhibition that spotlights many of the hidden treasures of its 8,000-piece Chinese art collection. Ming to Modern: Elevating the Everyday in Chinese Art opens September 18, 2013 and runs through February 9, 2014.
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February 20, 2013
12 Re-Elected to Newark Museum Board; Five 25-Year Members Named Fellows
Five members who have maintained membership in the Newark Museum for 25 continuous years have been acknowledged as Membership Fellows -- the 104-year-old cultural institution’s most exclusive designation. The five Membership Fellows were acknowledged along with 12 newly re-elected members of the Museum Board of Trustees at the Museum’s annual meeting on February 19, 2013.
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February 7, 2013
Smith Quilt Joins Newark Museum Collection
Last summer, Dr. Dorothy O. Smith of East Orange came to one of the Newark Museum’s “Jazz in the Garden” performances. And she came bearing a unique gift.
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February 7, 2013
Join the Maker Movement: Newark Museum Chosen for Maker Corps Pilot Program
The Newark Museum, for more than 100 years, has been an education leader among museums nationally in marrying the disciplines of art, technology, science and history by developing tools for implementing self-guided, hands-on and interactive learning. This is the foundation of the Newark Museum’s Makerspace.
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January 25, 2013
Black History Month Performance Pays Homage to Abolitionist David Walker
A play about abolitionist David Walker, co-presented in honor of Black History Month by the Newark Museum and NJPAC’s Arts Education Department, will be read Saturday, February 23 from 2-5 pm at the Museum. The event is free with suggested Museum admission. Call 973.596.6550 to pre-register. Please note: Contains strong language.
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January 25, 2013
African Cosmos: Stellar Art
African Cosmos: Stellar Arts, the first major exhibition that focuses on the historical legacy of African cultural astronomy and its intersection with traditional and contemporary African arts, will open at the Newark Museum on February 27 and run through August 11, 2013. This is the only appearance in the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan area for the exhibition, which was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and had a highly-acclaimed six-month run there.
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January 25, 2013
Special Newark Museum Exhibit Compliments Assisi Gathering
A selection of 21 sculptures from the Newark Museum's Asian collection form the exhibition Loving Devotion: Visions of Vishnu from the Newark Museum, which will be on display as part of the Fetzer Institute's Global Gathering on September 19-23, 2012, in Assisi, Italy. It will be the exhibition’s sole venue. Bringing together 500 thought leaders from around the world, the Global Gathering will show the power love and forgiveness can have in the world.
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