Mahwah Museum

Sunday March 30, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. As part of the Les Paul Legacy Series, the Mahwah Museum is pleased to host a Guitar Day-Long workshop with Master of the Telecaster, George Naha. George is a highly regarded guitarist who has gigged with Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Steve Cropper among others. The workshop is open to […]

The Mahwah Museum presents "A Cradle of the National Pastime: New Jersey Baseball 1855-1880" a lecture led by John Zinn. Contrary to the popular myth, Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball in Cooperstown, New York.  The story of the early game is more complicated, but also more interesting.  The program will discuss how organized baseball […]

The Mahwah Museum presents "Jane Addams and the Women of Hull-House" a lecture led by Cathy Moran Hajo. Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the foremost women in America at the turn of the 20th Century. From her base at Hull-House in Chicago, Addams gathered a team of college-educated women to tackle the problems that […]

Mahwah Museum Presents "The Hindenburg Disaster: Accident or Sabotage?" with James Calaski, Sunday, February 2nd at 3 pm.    Mahwah, NJ – The Mahwah Museum presents "The Hindenburg Disaster: Accident or Sabotage? With James Calaski" on February 2nd, 2025 from 3 pm - 4:30 pm. LZ 129 Hindenburg was the largest flying object ever constructed […]

A Hands-On Art Workshop for Youth and Adults (ages 8+ recommended) Dr. Judith Peck will host a unique and interactive workshop at the museum titled “Foil Figures in Action: Managing Conflict Resolution through Art.” This hands-on activity invites participants to create two aluminum foil figures engaged in active poses, exploring emotions such as anger, fear, […]

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:30-9:00 pm While researching his graduate thesis topic on the German American Bund, James Calaski came across documents in the FBI files regarding a resident of Glen Rock, New Jersey (Bergen County) named Carl Schiphorst who was the Bergen County leader of the German American Bund. He was the target of […]

Santa Claus🎅 will be making his annual stop to the Mahwah Museum on Friday, December 20th! Our gallery and the model railroad will be open from 6:00-8:00pm and Santa will arrive around 7:00pm. He will be visiting and taking pictures with the children near the Donald Cooper Model Railroad. Join us for the festive fun!

Decorations of holly and mistletoe, gingerbread and caroling, these are just a few of the Christmas customs that have been handed down from earlier times. Learn the similarities and differences between a Colonial Christmas and a Victorian Christmas celebration. Discover what foods were prepared and enjoyed as part of the holiday festivities. Judith Krall-Russo has […]

Join us for a hands-on workshop! Tweens and Teens will create a decorative wreath to take home and display for the season! Workshop led by Mumtahanah Williams-Ansari. Members: $20 Each Mahwah Museum Member | Non-Members: $25 Per PersonPrice includes provided materials. Bringing your own glue gun is encouraged.

Join us at the Mahwah Museum for an artist talk with author and sculptor Judith Peck, as she reflects on her 70-year journey in sculpture and shares the stories behind her works, currently featured in the "Judith Peck: A Retrospective Look – 70 Years of Sculpture" exhibit. Originally scheduled for 10/24, this event will now […]

Join us at the Mahwah Museum for an artist talk with author and sculptor Judith Peck, as she reflects on her 70-year journey in sculpture and shares the stories behind her works, currently featured in the "Judith Peck: A Retrospective Look – 70 Years of Sculpture" exhibit. Originally scheduled for 10/24, this event will now […]

Explore the surprising role New Jersey has played in shaping the history and mythology of the Wild West! Ramapo College professor Sarah Koenig and her students present their research to map New Jersey’s connections to the Gold Rush, Buffalo Bill Cody, and more.