In 1983, Paterson initiated subsidized housing for artists in two old abandoned mills in the newly designated Great Falls / SUM Historic District. ...
The New Jersey Monuments to Migration and Labor project artists represent the powerful stories of Northern NJ (im)migrants and their labor. This exhibit employs visual art, poetry, photography, music, and streetwear to honor the people who built our region. ...
On February 9th, 1925, the Paterson Free Public Library Board of Trustees made a motion that created the Paterson Museum. In the 100 years since that meeting, the Museum has developed and changed with its City. Beginning with temporary displays in the assembly room at...
People use photographs in a number of ways and for a number of purposes. However, one thing is true of all of them: Photographs capture something or someone at a moment in time and make them eternal. This aspect of a photograph encourages many to...
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New Jersey is acknowledged as the “Diner Capital of the World” for two reasons: because of the number of diners that operate in the Garden State and because many of the major U.S. diner builders were located here. In this exhibition, learn how Paterson played...
Since its founding in 1792, Paterson has been home to many poets. Still more have visited Paterson and been enthused by the beauty of the Great Falls or the ingenuity of the city’s residents. This exhibit celebrates and honors the poets who were not only...
Shakespeare at the Museum: Shakespeare is back at the Paterson Museum this Fall! On September 23rd and September 24th visitors may find themselves transported to Elizabethan times....
Did you know that in 1942 Abbott and Costello toured seventy-eight cities and twenty-two states, raising money by selling War Bonds? In total, they raised $85,000,000.00 for the war effort....
The Paterson Great Falls has dual, sometimes conflicting, identities. The first, as a natural wonder, a scenic beauty and a tourist attraction. The second, as a source of power, providing the energy needed by the industries that developed into the City of Paterson....
