The Newark Museum of Art

The Newark Museum of Art is a major museum in Newark, New Jersey, founded in 1909 by John Cotton Dana. It is one of the largest museums in New Jersey and combines fine art, decorative arts and natural science collections.

The museum’s public offerings include galleries for American art, decorative arts, Asian art, and natural science exhibits, together with temporary exhibition spaces. The campus also includes a preserved Victorian residence that is interpreted and open to visitors.

The institution was established with an educational mission and has expanded its collections and public programs over the 20th and 21st centuries; it has undergone periods of renovation and rebranding while retaining its role as a major regional museum.

The museum is located in the city of Newark, New Jersey, near the city’s cultural and civic districts and accessible from downtown Newark.

• Founding: Established in 1909 by museum director and civic reformer John Cotton Dana as a combined art and educational institution.

What to See #

• Ballantine House: A preserved Victorian-era residence located on the museum campus and open to visitors as an example of late 19th-century domestic architecture.
• Museum collections and galleries: Galleries that hold collections of American art, decorative arts, Asian art and natural science specimens, forming the core public offerings of the museum.