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October 1 - December 31, 2011
This exhibition of hands-on puzzles is designed to challenge visitors' problem solving skills and provide plenty of fun. Brain Teasers 2 is produced and toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Presentation at the Morris Museum is made possible by a grant from the Gorham Foundation.
On the Road: 100 Years of Motorcycles in America
Sept. 22 through Dec. 4, 2011
MAIN GALLERY
This exhibition offers an exhilarating look at the motorcycle - its origins, engineering innovations, customization, and, of course, bike culture. From a 1901 Thomas Auto-Bi to motorcycles owned by celebrities such as Malcolm Forbes to contemporary custom choppers, On the Road examines important milestones of motorcycle history.
March 31 - EXTENDED TO November 13, 2011
Calling all fashion lovers! The Morris Museum is unveiling its rich costume collection to present an exhibition of 87 hats and 52 purses representative of style eras from the 1770’s to the 1970’s.
1920s cloche style hats
June 23 - October 16, 2011
This exhibition presents 19 works by nineteen textile artists who use fiber as their medium: dyeing, painting, cutting, tearing, stamping, fusing and embellishing it. This exhibition was curated by Fiber Revolution member Kevan Rupp Lunney.
May 12 - June 12, 2011
March 9 - May 1, 2011
 Award-winning New Jersey artist
Lynn Vergano explores the centuries-old, disciplined art form of Chinese brush painting in depicting subjects drawn from nature, including landscapes, plants, and animals.
Exhibition reception:
Sunday, March 27, 2-5 p.m.
Cat Trio, Lynn Vergano, Collection of the Artist
January 20 - April 3, 2011
Over 150 teapots from this private collection will be on view, ranging from classic Chinese styles to elegant Victorian creations, to sleek contemporary versions in a a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and materials.
Salt glazed teapot with hinged pewter lid,
Collection Unjeria C. Jackson, MD
January 12 - March 20, 2011
Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) was one of America's finest 20th century illustrators. This exhibition includes covers and illustrations for Fortune, The New Yorker, Life and other magazines, as well as paintings and textile designs.
Fortune Teller
Petruccelli Family Collection
Nov. 18, 2010 - March 10, 2011
This exhibition of works by New Jersey artist Shirley Winthrope Rivo features photography as well as paintings that include abstracts, landscapes and seascapes. Sponsored by Investors Savings Bank.
Cerebral View Statue of Liberty, 1995
January 14, 2011 - February 27, 2011
This exhibition features fifty portrait photographs of African American artists, writers and musicians taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten between the years 1930-1960. O Write My Name: American Portraits - Harlem Heroes was organized by the Newark Museum, Newark, NJ.
Horace Pippin, photograph by Carl Van Vechten
Newark Museum Collection
November 23, 2010 - February 27, 2011
Featuring more than 40 works of art by the acclaimed master of medical illustrations, this exhibition celebrates Dr. Frank Netter's contribution to the study of human anatomy. The exhibition will explore the following themes: the five senses, the human heart, and illustrations of the "patient as person".
Co-presented by the Morris Museum and Elsevier Global Medicine Group. Netter works on loan from the Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation collection.
February 18, 2010 through February 20, 2011
Forty-nine exquisite examples of late 20th Century art glass, featuring imaginative bowls, vases, paperweights and platters as well as fanciful pieces which are purely decorative in intent. Artists represented include Dale Chihuly and Dan Dailey.
August 21, 2010 - January 9, 2011
The Great Bartholdi Statue, 1885
Often found on calendars, cookie tins and Christmas cards, Currier & Ives images strike a nostalgic chord in many people. The exhibition featured sixty-four of the firm's hand-colored lithographs from the collection of the Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Massachussetts. The exhibition explored the artistry behind the prints as well as the important role they played in forging an American self-image. The Legacy of Currier & Ives: Shaping the American Spirit was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Creative Genius. The exhibition was organized by the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Massachussetts.
December 18, 2010 - January 3, 2011
A special holiday exhibition of dollhouses, toys, nutcrackers, Santas and holiday cards from the Morris Museum collection and private lenders.
Glass dollhouse on loan from Hope Hazen
October 3 - December 5, 2010
Film lovers and 'fashionistas' will delight in seeing this exhibition, featuring fashions and accessories worn by luminous film stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, James Dean, Warren Beatty, Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Kelly, Loretta Young, Arnold Schwarzenegger and many others.
More than 50 costumes and objects present the still-influential designs of celebrated fashion designers, from the 1940s through the 1990s, including Edith Head, Adrian, Walter Plunkett, Orry-Kelly, Bob Mackie and others of legendary renown. The exhibition highlights several films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume, of which five took home the Oscar. Also included are rare publicity stills, jewelry, and film props. This exhibition was organized by the James A. Michener Art Museum in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Image: Replica of gown worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Courtesy of James A. Michener Art Museum.
September 15 - November 14, 2010
Complementing the exhibition Icons of Costume: Hollywood's Golden Era and Beyond , Bonus Features is an exclusive exhibition drawn from a private New Jersey collection, which features a selection of Hollywood costumes, props, posters and memorabilia from classic and contemporary films.
Sept. 12 - Nov. 7, 2010
This exhibition celebrates Elving’s Metropolitan - Newark’s and New Jersey’s only commercially successful Yiddish theater, which was a neighborhood favorite, attended by everyone from school children to the legendary gangster Longy Zwillman. The 30 panels highlight stars of the Yiddish stage.
On loan from the Jewish Historical Society of Metro West.
May 9 - August 29, 2010
Hedley and Main Galleries
Immune, 2008, Marina Dempster
Slip into your finest and step into the Morris Museum’s galleries to experience a major shoe exhibition featuring more than 250 pairs of shoes. The Shoe Must Go On! explores centuries of shoe design, and presents shoes from many different “walks” of life.The exhibition explores more than fifteen themes and features footwear of distinguished individuals who share a special connection to the state of New Jersey, including Governor Chris Christie and Thomas Edison, among others.
May 2 - August 8, 2010
Gaseteria, Bronx, 2009
Valeri Larko has spent more than twenty years painting urban and industrial landscapes on location primarily in New Jersey and New York. This mid-career survey features a broad range of works from the earliest, painted on-site in Jersey City, up to the present, painted in the outer boroughs of New York City.
Upper Gallery
June 24 - August 1, 2010
Featuring the work of photographer Christopher Barnes, with photographs from the 1980’s when the hospital buildings stood empty, abandoned and deteriorated; historic photos; and Mr. Barnes' recent work documenting the process to stabilize them, undertaken by Save Ellis Island, Inc., the National Park Service partner for the adaptive reuse for these structures. Once the largest US Public Health Service hospital in the country, constructed to treat ill and infirm immigrants, the buildings are slated to become the Ellis Island Institute and Conference Center..
Desk of Questioning | Operating Theater, Hospital
April 28 - June 13, 2010
January 13 – April 25, 2010
Snoopy Soars with NASA
January 27 - April 18, 2010
Global Patterns: Architectural Photos by Daniel Nadler
October 21, 2009 - April 18, 2010
HORSEPLAY: A History of Equestrian Sports in New Jersey
October 7, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Invitations to a Wedding: Bridal Gowns from the 1820’s to the Present
June 24 – November 15, 2009
October 1 - 31, 2009
August 1 - October 4, 2009
July 12 - September 6, 2009
Art Glass from the Morris Museum Collection
May 6 - September 6, 2009
April 29 – June 28, 2009
April 29 – June 28, 2009
April 8–June 7, 2009
January 14–April 11, 2009
January 28–April 11, 2009
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Head to Toe
January 28–April 11, 2009
Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings
January 21–March 22, 2009
Timeless: The Art of Drawing
September 30– December 21, 2008
Black Cinema: The Vintage Years
June 24 - November 23, 2008
New Jersey Then & Now
May 13 - September 14, 2008
Fresh Perspectives
Annual Juried High School Art Competition
April 8 - June 8, 2008
Ridiculous Portrait: The Art of May Wilson
January 22 - April 27, 2008
Avenue B School of Art: The Collages of John Evans
January 22 - April 27, 2008
Virginia Snedeker and the American Scene
January 22 - March 16, 2008
Pilgrimage: Photographs by Steve McCurry
January 22 - April 27, 2008
September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008
Nature/Culture: Artists Respond to the Their Environment
June 19 - Novmeber 11, 2007
How American Women Artists Invented Postmodernism: 1970-1975
April 10 - June 3, 2007
African-American Masters
February 13 - April 1, 2007
New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts
October 7, 2006 - January 7, 2007
Sassona Norton: Sculpture
June 6 - November 12, 2006
John R. Grabach: Century Man
July 5 - September 24, 2006
Echoes of the Past: Styles in Women's Costume
February 14 - September 10, 2006
Fresh Perspectives
April 25 - June 28, 2006
Genetics!
January 31 - May 7, 2006
Fine Art from the Collection of the Morris Museum
January 1 - April 13, 2006
July 19, 2005 - February 5, 2006
Model Railroad exhibition by the Raritan Valley HiRailers
December 17, 2005 - January 12, 2006
Anyone Can Fly - Faith Ringgold: A Survey
August 23 - December 31, 2005
Holiday Tree Festival
December 3 - 10, 2005
Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?
May 25 - November 6, 2005
The National Pastime in Black and White: The Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955
June 21 - August 14, 2005
Recent Acquisitions
February 16 - July 10, 2005
Fresh Perspectives 2005
April 5 - June 12, 2005
October 12, 2004 - March 20, 2005
Springs, Sprockets and
Pulleys: The Mechanical Sculpture of Steve Gerberich
May 25 - November 14, 2004
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