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Event & Conference Details
Teacher Appreciation Day @ Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
May 3, 2015 |
This May Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (MHHM) celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week with an opportunity for teachers to visit the Museum for no admission. On Sunday, May 3 from 1 to 4 pm, teachers showing a valid teacher ID will receive one free adult admission to the Museum. MHHM recognizes the dedication of area teachers to their students and thanks the teachers who have participated in the Museum's outreach programs and on-site programs for students from 1st to 11th grades.
Enjoy docent-led tours through the period rooms from 1pm – 4pm, last ticket sold at 3pm, to learn the history of the Macculloch family and W. Parsons Todd, the philanthropist who transformed this family home into a museum with a superb collection of English and American fine and decorative arts. Visitors can also enjoy current exhibits, including, “The Civil War Through the Eyes of Thomas Nast”. Before radio, TV, or the internet, there was political cartoonist Thomas Nast who illustrated battles, troop movements, and their activities throughout the Civil War. Mounted to commemorate the final year of the Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011-2015), the second floor exhibit includes a number of these stirring images.
Also on display is an important collection of rarely exhibited, virtually unknown works by the man whose art defined many of America’s most popular icons: Santa Claus, Uncle Sam, the Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant. Previously unpublished oil paintings and watercolors, rarely seen pencil sketches, pen and ink drawings, and original architectural elements from the artist’s home are among the objects presented in the exhibition “Thomas Nast: Unknown Works and American Icons”.
In the second floor “The Canals of NJ” exhibit MHHM has partnered with the Canal Society of New Jersey to present their traveling display which tells the history of New Jersey’s two towpath canals, the Morris and the Delaware and Raritan. The exhibit shares stories of the workers and families who lived and worked on the canals, as well as details about its construction using photographs and drawings.
Memorial and mourning badges are on display in a small case exhibit in the center hall in honor of the memory of President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated one hundred and fifty years ago, on April 14th 1865. Also on display are three 1863
Currier & Ives pieces by Thomas Nast, as well as lithographs from the 1854
series “Life of a Fireman”.
One free adult admission with valid teacher’s ID on Sunday, May 3rd only. Regular admission is Adults $8; Seniors and Students $6; Children 6-12 $4; Members and children under 5 admitted free. Please call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10 or email info@maccullochhall.org with questions and for information about our range of education programs.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum are open Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm unless posted otherwise. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.
Image attached: MHHM Teacher Appreciation Week_Assumption School teachers and class_Courtesy of Stan Freeny
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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum |
45 Macculloch Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960 |
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Cynthia Winslow |
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cwinslow@maccullochhall.org |
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973-538-2404 ext 10 |
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