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Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, NJ

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Hoboken Historical Museum

A nonprofit museum in Hoboken, New Jersey, that shows rotating exhibitions on the city's past and culture.

1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ · Hoboken, NJ

About Hoboken Historical Museum

The Hoboken Historical Museum is a nonprofit based at 1301 Hudson Street in Hoboken. Its galleries cycle through changing exhibitions covering the city's history, people, and daily life. Visitors can also attend lectures, hands-on workshops, and school and youth programs, or search the museum's large digital archive of photos and documents. The museum has digital virtual exhibits, oral history chapbooks, and a historic walking tour map. Its building is the last standing structure of the former Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Hoboken. Admission is modest, and children and members enter free.

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