Permanent Exhibits

The Paterson Museum’s main gallery contains a variety of permanent exhibitions dedicated to recounting many important stories of Paterson’s past. Click on the pages below to learn more about our permanent exhibitions.

Learn more about the history of the Paterson Museum here:

From the Panama Canal to the Rogers Locomotive Works: A History of the Paterson Museum

Colt Patersons

Gasoline Alley

Great Falls of the Passaic River

Healthcare

John P. Holland

Larry Doby

The Lenape

Locomotive Works

Lou Costello

The Okonite Company

Public Safety

Rocks and Minerals

S.U.M.

Silk City

Veterans

Wright Aeronautical Corporation