Hoboken Museum

Marie Durstewitz worked as a nurse when she was younger, possibly for the city’s health or recreation departments. In this photo from 1915-1925, she is standing in an unidentified playground. She also taught sewing & other skills at the city’s rec. center on 2nd & Jefferson Sts.pic.twitter.com/sxAlESLBWv

On Sunday, August 9, at 4 pm, meet “plein air” artist Frank Hanavan, live on YouTube, hosted by Museum Director Bob Foster and Rand Hoppe, for a curator’s talk about his 30 years of painting the Mile Square City.pic.twitter.com/ZTlOUiLn0Y

Our third edition of “Every Object Tells a Story” will be Tuesday, August 4, starting at 7:00 pm. Just tune into our YouTube channel to join Rand and Bob for an entertaining and enlightening evening of Hoboken history. Live streaming is free, but donations are welcome.pic.twitter.com/9wKnFOuNGi

A printed black-and-white photograph of a bird’s-eye view of the Meadows, Hoboken, ca. 1908. The view is looking southeast from Jersey City or West Hoboken, mostly showing the undeveloped marsh area in the northwest quarter of Hoboken.pic.twitter.com/AvC1DHI7u0

Learn the art of still life! Sign up for an online drawing/painting class taught by artist Bill Curran live on Zoom. Aug. 3 - 7, 11am-1pm. Museum members: $50, Others: $75 Limited seats. Should be 13 or older. Learn more and register here: http://ow.ly/w36250AEt4s pic.twitter.com/ZBq7ySXT2t

New Exhibition! On July 26, we're pleased to announce the opening of a needlework art exhibition by local artist Lily Zane. Learn more and meet the artist in a virtual opening reception at 4 pm, Sunday, July 26, live on our YouTube channel. More info: http://ow.ly/2STz50AEoko pic.twitter.com/ag0XAj2uQf

Tonight at 6 pm: Join us for the second installment of the Thomas Edison #BlackMariaFilmFestival 2020 Hudson County tour series, featuring the #Hoboken premiere of the documentary, “No. 1 Bus Chronicles” by Joel Katz. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/Dc6T50AEqBs pic.twitter.com/RvKLxVFCqj

Tonight, July 21, at 7:00 pm, we'll show our second edition of “Every Object Tells a Story”. Tune in to our YouTube channel and learn more about #Hoboken artifacts! Link here: http://www.youtube.com/user/HobokenMuseum … The event is free, but donations are welcome.pic.twitter.com/OgX7g7JoCY

Birds eye view of Hoboken. Date issued: 1860. Published by J. Bachmann. Retrieved from the New York Public Library digital collection: http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7dba-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 …pic.twitter.com/1vJHmatEsO

Today, July 14, at 7 pm, join photographers Peter and Jack Mecca on our YouTube channel for a live talk about their photographs of #Hoboken in the late 1970s! Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NTHAlJh6B5Q … The photographs will be on display in the Museum’s Upper Gallery through July 19.pic.twitter.com/IJfPyluCRC

Hoboken’s modern history began when the explorer Henry Hudson noted the area’s green-veined rock during a voyage up the Hudson River. He was the the first recorded European to lay claim to this area, anchoring his ship the Half Moon at #Weehawken Cove on October 2, 1609. #Hobokenpic.twitter.com/g5XfqEMMom

Join us today at 1:00 pm for a Zoom Painting Class with artist-in-residence Bill Curran! You’ll need your own art supplies. Register here: http://ow.ly/o5oV50AcCpZ  Bill is the Museum Associate at our Museum. You can check his art work here: http://www.billcurran.net pic.twitter.com/f8Gl9J023p

Next Tuesday, June 30, at 7pm, tune in to our YouTube channel to join #Hoboken Hollywood LIVE! The event will be streaming on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/HobokenMuseum  Learn more about our events on our website: http://hobokenmuseum.org/calendar/ pic.twitter.com/QHZd5PxX0J

A 1933 Buck Rogers Solar System map issued by R.B. Davis Co. in #Hoboken. It was a free promotional give-away to listeners of the radio serial "Buck Rogers in the 25th century". Click here to explore the map in detail: http://ow.ly/pMOG50Af0Bs pic.twitter.com/JAKPVNEVCS