Making the World a Better Place: The History of Girl Scouts in Paterson, celebrated and commemorated the 100th anniversary of girl scouting in Paterson. Founded in 1919 by Miss Dora Goodbody, the Paterson chapter of The Girl Scouts USA was a fairly early club, forming...
110th Birthday Celebration Honoring Lou Costello was an exhibit commemorating the legacy of one of Paterson’s most famous sons. Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo), never forgot his hometown....
The Museum’s first fashion exhibition, Paterson Eco-Chic, was an eco-friendly art installation focusing on Environmental Responsibility. Weaving Paterson’s textile industry past with its future, the exhibit curated by Cristina Deutsch, showcased fifteen wearable art pieces produced by Bergen County Academies students, guest artists and designers....
Continuing the success of the Museum’s 2017 Paterson Eco-Chic, this exhibition proposed a closer look at the deleterious impact that plastic bags have on our environment. Paterson Eco-Chic II, under Art Curator Cristina Deutsch, was an eco-friendly fashion project designed for the Paterson Museum that highlighted...
On Exhibition June 2- July 8, 2018 Salute to the Women of Paterson was an exhibit that celebrated fourteen women who have had a significant impact on Paterson and its residents. The women included in this exhibit are diverse in both their interests and their backgrounds....
Debuted at Girls Scouts of Northern New Jersey’s Voter Girl event, (held at Berkeley College’s Woodland Park Campus on March 7th, 2020), Votes for Women commemorates the 100 year anniversary of American women receiving the right to vote. Ratified in August of 1920, the struggle...
Installed in honor of Black History Month, this exhibit was a survey of the accomplishments of many of Paterson’s African American citizens. The exhibit featured some familiar citizens, such as Larry Doby, but also some individuals like Dr. Norman Cotton, Minerva Miller and Henry Otis...
