The Newark Museum of Art will be closed on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, as we prepare for our annual fundraiser, Art Ball. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back when we resume normal operations on Sunday, May 5. Thank you for your understanding.

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Letters from the Director Posts

An Annual Promise

Last year when The Newark Museum of Art presented the inaugural Women, Power & Promise conference, we were pretty sure we had the makings of an annual event before the first invitation left our inbox.

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East Meets West in Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision

On February 17th we celebrated the opening of a new, groundbreaking exhibition—Carlos Villa: World in Collision—the first major museum show in the country dedicated to a Filipino American artist.

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A Homecoming

The Newark Museum of Art has a long history of being a trailblazer.

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A Few of My Favorite Things

I joyfully admit it; this is the time of year I always look forward to.

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NMOA in Your Pocket

When The Newark Museum of Art takes a step in a new direction, we like to go all in.

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Back from the Brink

Inspired by an underleveraged part of our collection containing thousands of earth science specimens and related artwork, a cross‑departmental team of curators, educators, technicians, and multimedia designers has been hard at work answering the question: What role should science and technology play at The Newark Museum of Art?

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Our Stand for Equity

In just over a week from now, The Newark Museum of Art will virtually present The Moral Pandemic: A Racial and Gender Equity Summit.

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Fall Transitions

Following a summer break from my writing desk, I have much to fill you in on. As we gear up for our next busy season, let me update you on some key activities.

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Summer in the City

No getting around it—the weather is hot and humid. If I didn’t know better, I would think I was back in Chicago looking for a little heat relief.

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Public Art for All

It’s now official. One of our nation’s bravest freedom fighters will receive her rightful due in Newark, steps from the Museum’s front door.

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The Reinvented Museum

The innovation continues!

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Celebrating Juneteenth

More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln, slaves in Texas finally obtained their freedom. With a decree by General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, the emancipation of a quarter million enslaved people in the state was solidified.

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Meet Our New Visitor Experience Staff

Part host, part diplomat, with equal amounts tour guide, ambassador, safety attendant, and Museum promoter, our frontline Visitor Experience staff need to be energetic, flexible, and friendly. And that only gets to the first few sentences of their job description.

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Lights, Camera, Action at the Museum

As a super fan of classic Hollywood and Turner Classic Movies, I thought I knew my fair share of movie lore. It turns out there is a much richer legacy, rooted right here in my adopted hometown.

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The Fortitude of Women Leadership

This week I have been thinking a lot about the fortitude of women leaders. In 2010 Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, energized me and millions of other women with her eloquent encouragements to be bolder and leave our fears in the rearview mirror. In her provocative book, Lean In, Sandberg detailed how the gender gap is far from gone and shared her own personal experiences to embolden women in the workplace.

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Join Us in Supporting the Community

Earlier this year, The Newark Museum of Art revisited its decades‑old mission statement; we engaged with visitors, trustees and staff to help us with the important work of recalibrating our expression of purpose.

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New Digital Experiences for You

While The Newark Museum of Art’s doors stay closed to ensure the safety and well‑being of our staff and visitors, we feel compelled to do our part to ease some of your stress and provide a bit of comfort, at least for one moment at a time.

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Please Take Action Today

As we close out our second week with most of us working remotely while a dedicated group are on‑site to protect the Museum, we hope you are weathering this storm as well as possible.

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