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Archived Press Releases

The Newark Museum of Art welcomes questions and inquiries from the media. 
 Contact: Michael Schumacher, Director of Marketing & PR, 973.596.6492; mschumacher@newarkmuseumart.org
 
 
February 2017
Newark Museum Awarded Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant
The Newark Museum has been awarded a Bank of America Art Conservation Project grant for the conservation of the 1871 oil painting The Arch of Titus by George Peter Alexander, Frederic Edwin Church and Jervis McEntee. The program provides grants to nonprofit museums throughout the world to conserve historically or culturally significant works of art that are in danger of deterioration.
Press Release (PDF)
 
February 2017
Newark Museum Association Elects Six New Members at Annual Meeting
The membership of the Newark Museum Association elected six new members to its Class of 2021 at its 107th Annual Meeting on February 14.
Press Release (PDF)
 
January 2017
Newark Museum Celebrates the Golden Legacy of Chief Curator Ulysses Dietz
When the Newark Museum’s Chief Curator Ulysses Grant Dietz steps down from his position at the end of 2017, he will leave behind a 37- year legacy marked with silver, jewels, ceramics and a Victorian mansion.
Press Release (PDF)
 
January 2017
Newark Museum Debuts Important Acquisition by William Kentridge in Lead Up to Reinstallation of Arts of Global Africa Collection
In anticipation of the relocation and reinstallation of its Arts of Global Africa collection in November 2017, the Newark Museum debuts a newly acquired video installation by artist William Kentridge, What Will Come (2007). The installation will be on view in the Arts of Global Africa’s dedicated space for video art from January through May 2017.
Press Release (PDF)
 
October 2016
New Acquisitions Featured in Newark Museum Galleries Devoted to Arts of Global Africa
The Newark Museum is preparing for the 2017 reinstallation of the arts of Global Africa collection in the Museum’s main gallery on the first floor. But in the meantime, there are new works to see in the current galleries located on the second floor, including recent acquisitions.
Press Release (PDF)
 
May 2016
Exhibition Highlights Newark Museum’s Collection of African-American Art
Building on the Museum’s historic role as a leader in collecting and exhibiting African-American art, a new exhibition at the Newark Museum will present a distinguished group of works by leading modern and contemporary artists. 
Press Release (PDF)
 
December 2014
Newark Museum Names Tricia Laughlin Bloom Curator of American Art
Newark Museum Board President Andrew Richards, and Director and Chief Executive Officer Steven Kern have announced the appointment of Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Ph.D., as Curator of American Art. 
Press Release (PDF)
 
September 2014
Newark Museum Takes a Rare View Inside the Palaces of Nigeria's Monarches
The Newark Museum will present an exhibition of 40 largescale portraits from a new series by acclaimed Nigerian photographer George Osodi. Royals and Regalia: Inside the Palaces of Nigeria’s Monarchs will open February 25 and run through August 9, 2015.
Press Release (PDF)
 
New Video Installation by Artist Hassan Hajjaj
The Newark Museum is presenting a video installation by UK-based artist Hassan Hajjaj, along with a related series of photographs, in a exhibition titled Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars, opening Feb. 25, 2015.
Press Release (PDF)
 
And Never Elsewhere--Peformance by Dahlia Elsayed 
The Newark Museum will kick off the Newark Arts Council Open Doors Citywide Arts Festival with a performance by Dahlia Elsayed, And Never Elsewhere, on October 10, beginning at 4:15 pm in the Museum’s Horizon Plaza.
Press Release (PDF)
 
An Evening of Hot Chili & Cool Brew 
Taste local, domestic and international beers, and sample meat and vegetarian chili during An Evening of Hot Chili & Cool Brew at the Newark Museum on Thursday, October 23, beginning at 6 pm.  Participants will have access to the historic Ballantine House - once home of the famed beer and ale brewing family – and the exhibition Great Balls of Fire!
Press Release (PDF) 
 
August 2014
HYCIDE: Newark Launch Party at the Newark Museum
HYCIDE magazine is presenting a special one-night launch and exhibition of issue #7, the Newark issue, in  partnership with the Newark Museum. Celebrating its third-year-anniversary, HYCIDE magazine is the vision of photographer and filmmaker Akintola Hanif.
Press Release (PDF)
 
June 2014
NEWARK MUSEUM LAUNCHES 49TH ANNUAL LUNCHTIME JAZZ IN THE GARDEN FESTIVAL
Afternoon Concerts Begin July 10 With The Shirazette Experiment Jazztet 
The Newark Museum’s Jazz in the Garden series, one of the nation’s longest running jazz festivals, debuts its 49th consecutive year with The Shirazette Experiment Jazztet on Thursday, July 10 in the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden.
Press Release (PDF) 
 
June 2014 
Nicholson Foundation Grant Brings Creative Play to Newark Museum, Community
A grant from the Nicholson Foundation will enable the Newark Museum to offer new educational programs to young learners (ages 3-5) and their  families in Newark and the surrounding communities.
Press Release (PDF)
 
June 2014
A Reinstallation Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Newark Museum’s Korean Galleries
Korea, Land of the Diamond Mountains
The Newark Museum is celebrating the silver anniversary of its Korean Galleries with a reinstallation of the gallery space. Korea, Land of the Diamond Mountains, which opens October 1, 2014, will feature 60 works that represent the Museum’s holdings of nearly 500 Korean objects, with additional objects on loan from private collections.
Press Release (PDF)
 
June 2014
NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 40TH SEASON SCREENINGS
Adult Cinema Begins June 25 & Youth Cinema Begins July 7
The Newark Black Film Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in the United States, kicks off its 40th season on June 25 at the Newark Museum with a film that marks the 50th anniversary of the first Freedom Ride in May 1961.
Press Release (PDF)
 
June 2014
NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL MARKS 4Oth ANNIVERSARY WITH LINE-UP OF STELLAR FILMS INCLUDING 2013 OSCAR WINNERS 12 YEARS A SLAVE and 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Longest Running Cinema Genre Tribute made possible by Bank of America Museum
The Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF), the longest-running black film festival in the United States, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a blockbuster lineup of films and documentaries, including winners of the biennial Paul Robeson Awards.
Press Release (PDF)
 
June 2014
Newark Museum Presents Great Balls of Fire! Comets, Asteroids, Meteors
October 1, 2014 through January 4, 2015
What exactly are asteroids, comets and meteorites, and where do they come from? What can they tell us about Earth and the origins of our Solar System? The Newark Museum’s upcoming exhibition Great Balls of Fire! Comets, Asteroids, Meteors explores recent discoveries and cutting-edge science relating to these incredible objects. It opens on October 1 and runs through Jan. 4, 2015.
Press Release (PDF)  
 
May 2014
Newark Museum Presents Ready or Not--New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Arts 2014
June 27 through September 7 Featuring 40 New Jersey-based Contemporary Artists  
The Newark Museum is presenting the 2014 edition of the New Jersey Arts Annual in Fine Art, Ready or Not, an exhibition featuring works by 40 New Jersey-based artists, at different points of their careers. 
Press Release (PDF) 
 
May 2014
2014 NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PAUL ROBESON AWARD WINNERS
Winners of the 2014 Paul Robeson Film Awards, a biennial competition that recognizes up-and-coming black filmmakers, were announced this week. 
Press Release (PDF) 
 
May 2014
NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL MARKS 4Oth ANNIVERSARY WITH LINE-UP OF STELLAR FILMS INCLUDING 2013 OSCAR WINNERS 12 YEARS A SLAVE and 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Longest Running Cinema Genre Tribute made possible by Bank of America
The Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF), the longest-running black film festival in the United States, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a blockbuster lineup of films and documentaries, including winners of the biennial Paul Robeson Awards. 
Press Release (PDF) 
 
April 2014
Newark Museum Names Sonnet Takahisa as Deputy Director of Education
Newark Museum Director and Chief Executive Officer Steven Kern has announced the appointment of Sonnet Takahisa as Deputy Director of Education, succeeding Ted Lind who retired in 2013.
Press Release (PDF) 
 
April 2014
LUNCHTIME JAZZ IN THE GARDEN FESTIVAL
Afternoon Concerts Begin July 10 With The Shirazette Experiment Jazztet
The Newark Museum’s Jazz in the Garden series, one of the nation’s longest running jazz festivals, debuts its 49th consecutive year with The Shirazette Experiment Jazztet on Thursday, July 10 in the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden.
Press Release (PDF) 
 
March 2014
The Maker Movement Comes to Town… Newark Museum hosts the Greater Newark Mini Maker Faire
The Maker Faire is coming to Newark! New Jersey’s first Greater Newark Mini Maker Faire is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Newark Museum.
Press Release (PDF)
 
January 2014
The American Spirit: Norman Rockwell’s Artworks Continue National Tour at Newark Museum
An important exhibition that explores Norman Rockwell’s unparalleled role as an American icon-maker and storyteller will be on view at the Newark Museum from February 28 through May 26, 2014.
Press Release (PDF)
 
January 2014
BOARD NAMES STEVEN KERN TO HEAD NEWARK MUSEUM
Veteran Professional Selected After Six-Month National Search
Culminating a six-month national search, the Newark Museum Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of veteran museum professional Steven Kern as its new Director and Chief Executive Officer. 
Press Release (PDF)
 
January 2014
Original Vince Lombardi Trophy Comes Home to Newark
City of Silver and Gold from Tiffany to Cartier Exhibition Showcases the Glittering Days When
Newark was the Center of Manufacturing with Gold and Silver 
For more than a century, the City of Newark was the thriving center of the precious metal industry in the United States and home to the design workshops of scores of famed jewelry goldsmiths and silversmiths such as Tiffany & Co. and Krementz.
Press Release (PDF)                 
Creative Play 
 
December 2014
Newark Museum Names Tricia Laughlin Bloom Curator of American Art
Newark Museum Board President Andrew Richards, and Director and Chief Executive Officer Steven Kern have announced the appointment of Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Ph.D., as Curator of American Art. 
Press Release (PDF)

 

January 2017
Newark Museum Debuts Important Acquisition by William Kentridge in Lead Up to Reinstallation of Arts of Global Africa Collection
In anticipation of the relocation and reinstallation of its Arts of Global Africa collection in November 2017, the Newark Museum debuts a newly acquired video installation by artist William Kentridge, What Will Come (2007). The installation will be on view in the Arts of Global Africa’s dedicated space for video art from January through May 2017.
Press Release (PDF)

 

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Closed Mondays & Tuesdays (except MLK Jr. Day)
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@NewarkMuseum's Deborah Kasindorf excited to be part of discussion tomorrow, December 4, #NJPACWomen Women’s Association of NJPAC Annual Members Meeting. She will be joined by Tanuja Dehne @grdodge, Taneshia Nash Laird @nwksymphonyhall. BriVannozziNJTV @njtv moderater. https://t.co/fviBt8CQQs

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Newark, NJ
07102-3176

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School Group: 973.596.6690
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The Newark Museum of Art is committed to making its collection, buildings, programs and services accessible to all audiences. For more information click here
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© 2019 THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART