The document provides information about the Hoboken Historical Museum located in Hoboken, New Jersey. It summarizes that the museum showcases the history of Hoboken from its origins as a leisure destination for New Yorkers to its evolution into an industrial port town. It highlights current and upcoming exhibits on topics like the city's role in baseball's origins, immigration history, and life as depicted in On the Waterfront. The museum also hosts related events and has a main gallery exhibit until December 2010 on an engineering company once based in Hoboken.

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local taxi or walk north on Hudson St. to 13th St.
NlTransit bus No. 126 to l4th & Wbshingon St. or from PATH to
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2. The Biggest Little Museum in New |ersey...
In a small space in one of the oldest buildings on Hobokent UPPER GALLERY ART EXHIBITS
waterfront, the Hoboken Historical Museum showcases the Photographs by Chris Amaral,
history of a city that mirrors the evolution of America. From May 16 - fuly 1l
its origins as a leisure destination for New Yorkers where the Paintings by Ted Tihansky,
first organized baseball match was played on the Elysian Fields, |uly l8 - Sept. 5
Hoboken evolved into a thriving port of immigration from the Multimedia by Sherrard Bostwick,
1870s to the 1920s. Until the 1960s, it was a busy factory town and Sept. 12 - Oct.24
Paintings by Frank Hanavan,
commercial port, where On the Waterfront was filmed. Today, the
Oct. 31 - Dec.23
city is better known for its waterfront walkway, bars and restau-
rants, and, ofcourse, as the home ofa certain blue-eyed singer and Upper Gallery exhibits made possible through a block grant.from the State/Counq)
Partnership program for the Arts, administered by the Iludson County Divisiorr
the "Cake Boss."
of Cultural and Heritage Afairs, Tom DeGise, County Executive, and the Board
These iconic contributions to American culture are among of Chosen Freeholders.
the many subjects of award-winning exhibitions of photos and
artifacts displayed over the past decade in our 2,000-square-foot EVENTS: SUMMER - WINTER 2010
gallery. The Museum also hosts talks, films, theater and festivals
Sun., June 6, l0 am-
4 pm 5 Hoboken
celebrating the rich heritage of this multicultural mecca. In the
Secret Garden Tou6 guided, two-hour
Upper Gallery, exhibits by artists interpret Hoboken and our
tours starting from the Museum,
region.
$25 ($20 for members and advance
purchase).
MAIN GALLERY EXHlBll until Dec. 23,2010
Surveyingthe World: Keufel6 Esser + Hoboken, tells the story
of an engineering instrument manufacturer based in Hoboken Sunday, August 29, I - 5 pm 5
from 1870 to 1968. It supplied the tools for expeditions to the Heirloom Tomato-Tasting Festival, at
North Pole and across continents, and for such engineering the Museum. Free.
marvels as the Brooklyn Bridge and Panama Canal. K&E's "Spider
Lady" harvested spiderweb filaments for crosshairs in telescopic
Sunday, Oct. 3,
sights. Visitors are invited to interact with many of the 500 items
on display, including slide rules, transits and other surveying
I pm '5 Hoboken Pet Parade, from
Sinatra Park to Pier A Park. Free.
instruments, lettering systems and drafting tools,
Sun., Oct. l7,l - 5 pm b Heirloom
G arli c-Tasting Festiv al, at the Museum.
Free.
Sunday, Oct. 24, 10 am - 4 pm
b Hoboken House Tour, self-guided
tours starting from the Museum.
$30 ($25 for members and advsnce
purchase).
For the full event calendar, visit wwwhobokenmuseum.org,
KbE exhibit received a special project grant from tlrc NJ flistorical Commission, ffi? Find us on Faceboakt www.facebook.com/hobokenmuseum.
a division ofthe Dept. of State. Additional support provided by Applied Cttmpanies, lohn f,-il fo, group visits, please call 20 I 656-2240 or send an email
Wiley dr Sons, Bijou Properties, and Provident Savings Bank Foundafiorr. to info @hob um. or g
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