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The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ

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The Newark Museum of Art

See American art, a major Tibetan collection, a planetarium and the restored 1885 Ballantine House in downtown Newark.

49 Washington St · Newark, NJ

About The Newark Museum of Art

Founded in 1909 by librarian John Cotton Dana, the Newark Museum of Art holds collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art and the arts of Asia. Its American galleries include works by Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe and Mary Cassatt, and the Tibetan collection of more than 5,500 objects features a Buddhist altar consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1990. You can also step into the restored 1885 Ballantine House, catch a show in the Dreyfuss Planetarium and walk the sculpture garden.

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