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Museum Garden

Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden
The garden, located behind the Museum, is the perfect setting to enjoy our community programs, performances, changing exhibitions, or just the outdoors during the warmer months.  The Garden is graced with a wide variety of trees, most of which were planted in the early twentieth century.

 


1784 Old Stone School House
The oldest standing school building in Newark, this one-room school hosted generations of students between 1784 and the early 20th century.  Recently restored, its details bring the past to life: the foundation built with sandstone from a local Newark quarry, the floorboards sawed by hand from trees cut from a local forest, and the old cast iron stove used to heat the school with wood provided by the students.

 


Newark Fire Museum
Housed in the circa 1860 Ward Carriage House in the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden, the newly refurbished Newark Fire Museum tells the story of the challenges faced by firefighters in the 19th century and includes historic fire apparatus and equipment. An exciting exhibit adds a potentially life-saving element to our mission with a high-tech interactive Fire Safety Center designed to teach fire safety and prevention to children and families.
Co-organized with the Newark Fire Department Historical Association, the Newark Fire Museum celebrates the heroism of the city’s fire fighters who have continually been willing to risk their own lives for the safety of others.  Underlying their passion is a high degree of scientific skill and technical knowledge as well as sheer physical strength and remarkable endurance.

View the Fire Museum's ongoing exhibitions, Fire Escapes: Danger & Survival and A Cry of Fire: The New Jersey Fire Story

 

Please note, access to the School House and Fire Museum are subject to closings without notice due to ongoing preservation. 

 

Images: Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Memorial Garden, Old Stone School House, 1853 Fire Hose Cart

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    Even during this time of physical distancing, The Newark Museum of Art has lots to offer its visitors of all ages. Join us throughout the week for discussions, workshops, gallery tours, social events and more.

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  • Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
  • Thursday-Sunday: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
    Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: closed; school groups only (except MLK Jr. Day)
    To reserve your tour, call 973.596.6690
  • Closed: New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day & December 25.
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Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
Thursday-Sunday: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: closed; school groups only (except MLK Jr. Day)
To reserve your tour, call 973.596.6690

Closed: New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day & December 25.

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The Newark Museum of Art
973.596.6550
49 Washington Street,
Newark, NJ
07102-3176

GET DIRECTIONS

Adult Group: 973.596.6550
School Group: 973.596.6690
Membership: 973.596.6686

The Newark Museum of Art is committed to making its collection, buildings, programs and services accessible to all audiences. For more information click here

Contact Us

Hours

Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
Thursday-Sunday: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: closed; school groups only (except MLK Jr. Day)
To reserve your tour, call 973.596.6690

Closed: New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day & December 25.

Directions

Footer Map
The Newark Museum of Art
973.596.6550
49 Washington Street,
Newark, NJ
07102-3176

GET DIRECTIONS


Adult Group: 973.596.6650
School Group: 973.596.6690
Membership: 973.596.6699
The Newark Museum of Art is committed to making its collection, buildings, programs and services accessible to all audiences. For more information click here
49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3176 | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY
© 2021 THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART