Latinx Art: Maps, Madres, and Malinches
Who and what is a “Latinx”? And how is it different from Latin American? This lecture given by Emma Oslé, Rutgers PhD candidate, offers a cursory inside look at the […]
$10
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METC @Bottle Hill Day
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesThe Museum of Early Trades & Crafts (METC) will be hosting Les Monarcas de Barro (The Butterflies of Mud) in collaboration with the mutual aid society Mutual Morris on the […]
FREE
Zombies, Witches, and Vampires: How the dead speak
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesAs Halloween rolls around, we pull out the plastic skeletons without thought to what they represent. Skeletons are ubiquitous with holiday décor, but most people don’t realize how much we […]
$10
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape People and the History of their Struggles
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesIn recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, METC is hosting this lecture on the untold stories of the Native American experience. Please join us to hear from Brianna Dagostino, […]
$10
Hand Lettering Workshop: Make Something Special – November
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesThe Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is partnering with The Book Arts Roundtable to offer a hand lettering workshop, taught by artists Ann Vollum and Chris Schorr. The session […]
FREE
Drop in Craft – Dreamcatchers
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesLegend has it that dreamcatchers allow good dreams to reach you through the hole in the center while trapping bad dreams in their webs. Bad dreams remain trapped until the […]
FREE
Holiday Paper Crafts with Book Arts Roundtable
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesMake one, or make them all. Join METC and the Book Arts Roundtable for this holiday paper craft workshop. Participants will be crafting an accordion book with pockets and tags […]
Drop in Craft – Snow Globes
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesJoin us to celebrate MLK Day with this drop in snow globe craft workshop. Participants will engage in a hands-on activity by learning to design and create their own snow […]
FREE
Jersey Trivia Night with Fred Rossi
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesMETC invites you to an entertaining night of Jersey-themed trivia led by journalist and Jersey Stories author, Fred. T. Rossi. We'll be serving the Revolutionary Beers from Glenbrook Brewery with […]
$25
BAR Workshop: Handmade Valentines
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesJoin Fairy Art Mother Shari Seltzer to create Valentine’s Day handmade valentines from vintage and everyday materials that capture the spirit of friendship. This is a mixed-media art workshop celebrating […]
$5
BAR Workshop – Make-a-Book
Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United StatesPlease join BAR artists Bojana and Chris in this workshop to learn to make a simple mixed-media pamphlet book out of fabric or paper. Participants should be old enough to […]
$5
Bedbugs, Boarders, and Beefs: The Business of Boardinghouse Keeping in 19th-Century America
Virtual Via ZoomIn honor of Women’s History Month, METC presents this lecture on the history of women’s work as boardinghouse keepers and why popular culture often portrayed them less than positively. From […]
$10