Action Theatre Conservatory, also known as ATC Studios, has been based in Clifton, New Jersey, since 1990. In their 30+ years of operation, they have emerged as the definitive leader in NJ acting schools, training adults, teens and children....
Alpha Phi Alpha, established on the campus of Cornell University, Ithaca NY, in 1906, is the first intercollegiate Greek fraternity for African American men....
For over a decade, The Paterson Museum has hosted local musician Craig Redmond’s Annual Drum Clinic and Music Workshop. A Patersonian, Redmond first developed his drum clinic in 1997....
When it was established in 2011, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (PAGR) became what is known in the National Park Service (NPS) as a “partnership park,” which means the NPS is not the only manager of the park’s resources. Instead, they have community partners with whom they team up, to manage the park jointly....
The story of Paterson’s locomotive manufactures is an integral part of Paterson’s history. Located in the former Roger’s Locomotive Erecting Shop, the Paterson Museum is focused on educating people about the importance of Paterson’s locomotive production and its effects on the world....
The North Jersey Mineralogical Society is one of the Paterson Museum’s oldest partners. Founded in 1945, the Museum’s curator William C. Casperson served as the Society’s first chairperson....
Founded in 2017, the Paterson Museum Foundation is the non-profit organization which assists the Paterson Museum by providing funding for a variety of museum projects, including artifact acquisition and conservation, exhibit displays, and archival preservation....
Founded in 2021, by The African Shore Community Development Corporation, the goal of the African Shore Museum is to establish a special interest Museum....
International Mother Language Day commemorates the death of college students Abdus Salam, Abul Barkat, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar, and Shafiur Rahman at the hands of Pakistani troops on February 21st, 1952 while peacefully protesting the right to speak the Bengali language....
Word Seed, Inc. and the Paterson Museum have teamed up to create the Paterson Poetry Workshop Series. These workshops are presented as a prequel to the Paterson Poetry Exhibit to be held at the Museum in spring 2022. Some of the poetry generated from these workshops will be showcased in the exhibit....
In 2021, the Paterson Museum received grant funding administered by the Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council from funds granted by New Jersey State Council on the Arts, to update the Museum’s “Story of Paterson” coloring book....
