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Earth Day Event at New Jersey State Museum

Phone

(609) 292-6464

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205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ

Hours of Operation

Apr 26, 2025. 10am-2:30pm

Schoolkids (5-7 yrs)
Tweens (8-12 yrs)
Teens (13-18 yrs)
Adults

Celebrate Earth Day and the new exhibition "Ecosystems at Risk: Threatened and Endangered in New Jersey."


Enjoy hands-on activities, talks, urban birdwatching (weather permitting), and more with Museum curators and guests from the Tulpehaking Nature Center, New Jersey Audubon, Mercer County Master Gardeners, and New Jersey DEP Watershed Ambassador. Visitors can also pick up coupon valid for $2 off the 1:00 pm Planetarium show "We are Guardians," at the main entrance desk upon check in, while supplies last.

Program schedule:

  • 10:30 am - Urban birdwatching; meet in front of Museum
  • 11:30 am - Water health talk & I.D. activity; Riverview Court
  • 1:00 pm - Planetarium show "We are Guardians"
  • 2:00 pm - Tidal marshland talk; Riverview Court

Ongoing activities - sun printing, sun spotting/sun telescope (weather permitting); interactive sandbox; bird activity station, gardening station, EnviroScape and pollinator activities.

The best part? General Admission is completely FREE!
So why wait? Gather the family, rally the class, and get ready for an amazing day of discovery, adventure, and fun!

Plan Your Museum Visit: Open Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Closed on all state holidays
Get all the details at www.statemuseum.nj.gov

 

 


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