Smithsonian Museum Day 2020: Participating New Jersey Museums

April 4 is Museum Day, a nationwide initiative when participating museums in YOUR STATE and across the United States allow visitors to experience offerings for free.

The 16th annual event, organized by Smithsonian Magazine, is intended to encourage museums, zoos and cultural centers to emulate the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission year-round.

More than 1,200 museums in all 50 states are expected to take part in this year’s Museum Day. Those wishing to visit a local museum that day should go to Smithsonian Magazine’s website, locate a museum and download a ticket. Each ticket ensures complimentary access to the holder and one guest.

Here are the participating museums in New Jersey:

1719 William Trent House Museum, Trenton, NJ
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

American Labor Museum, Haledon, NJ
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, Teterboro, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Cooper Gristmill, Chester, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Cornelius Low House, Piscataway, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Dey Mansion, Wayne, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

East Jersey Old Town Village, Piscataway, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Hamilton House Museum, Clifton, NJ
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Historic Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ
Hours: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (EST)

Historic Speedwell, Morristown, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (EST)

Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
Hours: noon - 4 p.m. (EST)

Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ
Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

John F. Peto Studio Museum, Island Heights, NJ
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Liberty Hall Museum, Union, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (EST)

Montclair History Center, Montclair, NJ
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
Hours: 11a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Morven Museum & Garden, Princeton, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EST)

New Jersey State House, Trenton, NJ
Hours: noon - 3 p.m. (EST)

New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EST)

Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, Hawthorne, NJ
Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Red Brick Schoolhouse Museum, Chatham, NJ
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (EST)

USGA Museum, Liberty Corner , NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Westervelt-Vanderhoef House, Clifton, NJ
Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

WheatonArts, Millville, NJ
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EST)

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Hours: noon - 5 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday

The theme for this year’s Museum Day is Earth Optimism, which showcases events and exhibits on conservation and sustainability from a perspective of hope, according to a news release from Smithsonian Magazine.

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