Monmouth County - Lincroft - Currently at the Monmouth Museum

Currently at the Monmouth Museum

Does It Match The Couch? A Juried Exploration of Color
June 1 – September 2, 2018




Michael Short, Intentional Drift
August 17, 2018 – September 12, 2018




Sewing Bird Collection

The Monmouth Museum is home to one of North America’s largest collections of 18th and 19th century sewing clamps also known as sewing birds. Sewing clamps were used in the 18th century to attach one end of a piece of cloth firmly to a table to enable a seamstress to hold her sewing taut with one hand while stitching with the other. Before the invention of the sewing machine, clothing, sheets and other household items were sewn by hand.




Betty Jean and Carl Meyer Art & Nature Area

The Navesink Garden Club has been a partner with the Monmouth Museum when in 2015 a member of the club, who is also a Friend of the Monmouth Museum, a volunteer committee that helps to raise funds for the museum and helps to host the Museum’s Main Gallery opening receptions, donated money to the Museum to establish a place where visitors could utilize the outside of the museum to enjoy trees, plants, flowers and nature.  The club planted native plants and established a butterfly garden.  This is named the Betty Jean and Carl Meyer Art & Nature Area (Meyer Art & Nature Area).   Since then the members of the Navesink Garden Club (NGC) have helped plant and maintain this area.

Main Gallery & Nilson Gallery & Meyer Nature Area
Tuesday-Thursday 10 AM–5 PM
Friday 10 AM–5 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday 12 noon–5 PM

Becker Children’s Wing

The Becker Children’s Wing is designed as a comfortable, hands-on learning environment for elementary school children over 6 years and their families. Here, learning is an active process and exhibitions are designed to offer children an interactive engagement with a subject. Visitors can explore the exhibition, experiment with many hands-on activities and visit the children’s gift shop.

Ancients To Astronauts: How We Communicate is now open in the Becker Children’s Wing (see the Hours page for times for Becker Children’s Wing hours during the week and on weekends). Explore the theme of communication through four exhibitions featuring hands-on, interactive displays and activities on different subjects.

• Experience weather and learn how weather reports are broadcast
• Travel to Ancient Egypt in a time machine
• Blast off in a Friendship 7 capsule in our Space Exhibition
• Discover new crafting experiences in our popular Green Arts Studio

Becker Children’s Wing (children 6-12 years and their families) 
Tuesday-Thursday 2 PM–5 PM
Friday 2 PM–5 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday 12 noon–5 PM

WonderWing

The six-and-under audience will have a magical undersea learning experience playing in our popular WonderWing.

Children can explore a pirate ship, perform in a Tiki theater, climb a tree house, experience a kelp forest, slide down a whale slide, and listen to a moving waterfall.

Birthday parties are often booked in advance so be sure to call first to make sure the WonderWing is open.

Dorothy V. Morehouse WonderWing (children under 6 years)   *See below for public hours. 
Tuesday-Thursday*10 AM – 5 PM
Friday 10 AM–5 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday 12 NOON–5 PM
*Check our daily schedule posted everyday on Facebook & Twitter and in Museum News and Hours on our Home Page. These Wings are sometimes closed to the public due to group tours. Please call our main phone line: 732-747-2266, or you may also call 732-224-1995  for information.

Web Site: http://monmouthmuseum.org/

Address

Monmouth Museum
765 Newman Springs Road
P.O. Box 359
Lincroft, NJ 07738

Contact

Phone: (732) 747-2266
Fax: (732) 747-8592
Location: 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ 07738, USA

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