Arts & Entertainment
Fall, Family Fun at the Morris Museum
Chemistry/Halloween day, Homeschool Discovery Adventures, November Teacher's Convention Break activities, Oliver Twist, and more!
Chemistry Day
Halloween Fun
Saturday, October 26, 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Close out National Chemistry Week and get a jump-start on Halloween! Try out your costume and enjoy spooky science, crafting fun, and a Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt for goodies. Show off your ensemble in our costume parade and don’t forget to bring a bag to collect your sweets!
Enjoy a FREE Mad Science® show at 11:00AM only. Seating is limited to the capacity of our theatre. Good for children through age 12.
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The day and activities are FREE with Museum Admission.
Eerie Electricity
Homeschool Discovery Adventures
Thursday, October 24, 1:00PM
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Homeschool students will perform tests to see if graphite can conduct electricity and also try their hand at writing with this mineral. They will also take part in a thrilling science experiment just in time for Halloween.
Museum Members: FREE
Non-Members: FREE with Museum Admission
November Vacation Days
Drop in from 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Join us for some crafting fun and also take in children's theatre with Oliver Twist!
Thursday, November 7
Create a paper handprint owl for the fall season.
Friday, November 8
Make and personalize your own photo frame.
FREE with Museum Admission
Children's Theatre
Oliver Twist
Hampstead Stage Company
Thursday, November 7 at 11:00AM and 1:30PM
Before or after some crafting activities at the museum, enjoy this Dickens classic, about the young orphan, Oliver, who overcomes great hardships in Victorian London. It is a coming of age tale about survival and friendship.
For ages 5+
Tickets: $10 - $15
Rock and Mineral Weekend
November 29-30 and Dec 1
Join us for some rockin' fun all weekend after your Thanksgiving festivities!
Friday, November 29, 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Learn about the natural world in our Rock and Mineral Gallery, expand your rock collection by shopping with our vendors, and enjoy Touch the Music with Claudia Lemmerz.
Sat, November 30, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun, December 1, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Shop till you drop with top mineral, gem, and fossil dealers, pick up unique minerals from our surplus stock, and see a mineral magic show. Morris Museum Mineralogical Society members will be on hand to identify your rocks and minerals.
FREE with Museum Admission
Exhibitions
Experience these exhibitions as part of your day at the Museum!
- Nature’s Splendor: The 6th Annual Highlands Juried Art Exhibit, closing November 3, 2019
- Bob Gruen: Rock Seen, closing November 17, 2019
- Steampunk Fashion, closing November 17, 2019
- Aerosol: Graffiti | Street Art | New Jersey | Now through March 15, 2020
- The Adventures of Baron von Steubon and Cromwell: A Kinetic Tale by David Bowman, November 14, 2019 - March 1, 2020
- County College of Morris Portfolio Exhibition, November 5 - December 12, 2019
- Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata
- Mega Model Trains will be open on October 26 and the weekend of November 16-17
About the Morris Museum
Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, multifaceted arts and cultural institution serving the public through its exhibitions and performances which strive to interpret the past and discover the future through art, sound, and motion. The Museum is home to the historic and internationally-significant Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. Changing exhibits of contemporary content further illuminate its Permanent Collection. The Museum's Bickford Theatre is a 312-seat performing-arts facility, offering unique programming in film, jazz, and live performance through its innovative series, Live Arts at the Morris Museum. The Morris Museum has a proud tradition of meaningful educational programs and family events. New Jersey's only Smithsonian Affiliate Museum, Morris Museum is also the first museum in New Jersey to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, it has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards.
The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Morris Museum offers free admission to military personnel all year long.
The Morris Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, 07960. For further information visit www.morrismuseum.org or call 973.971.3700.