The Newark Museum

 

   
   

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Red Luster: Lacquer & Leatherworks of Asia
ongoing
The first exhibition to span vastly different cultural and historical legacies of Asia from the Near to Far East, including rare and previously not exhibited objects from the Museum's world-class Asian collections. 

 


 

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Make Me Something Beautiful: 2010 NJ Craft Arts Annual
through August 8, 2010
Ninety-seven objects by forty-nine artists. The Newark Museum's first decorative arts exhibition promoting beauty in handcraft and industrial design for the benefit of the people of New Jersey. 

 


 

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Indigenismo: Ancient Roots in Mexican Art from the Bank of America Collection
through August 8, 2010
Approximately twenty-five prints, photographs and paintings from the Bank of America Collection by leading artists such as Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo and Manuel Álvarez Bravo.

 


 

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Present Tense: Arts of Contemporary Africa        

ongoing
Featuring works from the museum's permanent collection of contemporary African art, this new gallery is the first such dedicated exhibition space in the country.

 


 

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Party Time: Re-imagine America
A Centennial Commission by Yinka Shonibare MBE

ongoing
Set in the dining room of the historic Ballantine House, Party Time: Re-imagine America is a major sculptural installation created expressly for The Newark Museum by the internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare MBE. 

 


 

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Skies Alive! Bird Migration in the Garden State
through June 2011
Skies Alive focuses on New Jersey's role in bird migration.  The interactive exhibit illustrates the uniqueness of the state's diverse environments and the importance of preserving its natural resources to ensure the survival of these transient birds.

 


 

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The Lenox Legacy:
America's Greatest Porcelain, 1889-2005

through July 2010
Highlights from the century-old tradition of Lenox porcelains boast hand–painted porcelain vases and dinner plates, minutely detailed figurines and modern designs from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
 

 

Opening Soon:

 

Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement 

September 15, 2010 – January 2, 2011