Event Update: Due to rain, Community Day: Her Story / Our Story will begin inside the Museum at 11:30am.

Join us in celebrating the newly unveiled Harriet Tubman monument and the reopening of our Seeing America, 18th and 19th century galleries.

We honor women past and present on this day of dynamic programming featuring live performances, art-making activities, a fashion show, tours of the artworks, and more!

Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Location: Harriet Tubman Square & Museum Building

Please review our visiting guidelines before arriving at the Museum.

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Performances

Activities

  • Coloring activity inspired by The Black Abolitionists Wallpaper, with Terence Hammonds
  • Story Telling of Harriet Tubman (Sheroes) by Christine Platt
  • Freedom Drums (Drum making)
  • Harriet Tubman puzzle project
  • 3D Birthday card for Harriet Tubman

Guided Tours

1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm

Ticketed, get your ticket at the Welcome Desk

Planetarium

Gourd (15 minutes)
12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm

Ticketed, get your ticket at the Welcome Desk

Great for families with kids ages 6+

For centuries, people relied on the wonders of the night sky to guide them safely. Join us as we explore how enslaved people used the Big Dipper and Polaris to find their way to freedom while traveling the Underground Railroad. Created by local arts collective SQAD NWK. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Traveling to the Museum 

We anticipate a large turnout for this event. We encourage you to take public transportation to the Museum. You will find more information below:

Public Transportation

You can easily get to the Museum using the Newark Light Rail, getting off at the Harriet Tubman Square stop or the Washington Street stop. You can also arrive via NJ Transit heavy rail, as we are three blocks from Broad Street Station.

Driving

The Museum has a parking lot with limited space. It is $10 to park. Downtown Newark has ample on-street parking. We also recommend going to http://Parking.com and searching using the Museum’s Address, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ to find available parking.

Uber/Lyft

The Museum is located at 49 Washington Street. You will enter through our main entrance which faces Washington Street.