August 21 Workspace Wednesday (7-12)
2024-08-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
A drop-off event for children ages 7-12!
Join us on Wednesday, August 21 from 2-4PM in our collaborative work space at the Education Annex to use our 3D printer, build with Legos, paint, make jewelry, experiment with coding robots, and more!

Explorer's Flashlight Craft
2024-08-27 15:00 - 16:15 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Science meets art in this drop off event for children ages 7-12!
Join us to create magical paper art on Tuesday, August 27 in the Education Annex from 3-4:15PM.

August 28 Workspace Wednesday (ages 6 and under)
2024-08-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Join us for a collaborative work space for for caregivers and children ages 6 and under on Wednesday, August 28, from 10-11:30AM. We will build with Legos, paint, make jewelry, and more!

August 28 Workspace Wednesday (7-12)
2024-08-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
A drop-off event for children ages 7-12!
Join us on Wednesday, August 28 from 2-4PM in our collaborative work space at the Education Annex to use our 3D printer, build with Legos, paint, make jewelry, experiment with coding robots, and more!

Downtown Concert Series: What's What
2024-08-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Enjoy a FREE night of music this summer on select Fridays from 6-8pm. Bring your own chair or blanket to sit and listen to some great performances sponsored by the DDC.

We close out the summer season with local Madison band, What’s What on Friday, August 30. Local Madison band What‘s What, brings solid musicianship and fun vibes to up-tempo rock music from the 70’s and 80’s. Their spirited performance of classic songs from artists like Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Cheap Trick and Van Halen merge seamlessly with music from the MTV video revolution. The band features Phil Duffy on vocals and guitar, Mike Shugrue on bass and vocals, Tom Doherty on lead guitar and Bill Geyer on drums. Make What‘s What a lively part of your fantastic night Downtown!

Architecture Tour
2024-09-14 11:00 - 12:30 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
On Saturday, September 14 at 11am, join the museum’s Executive Director to explore some of the many architectural gems in downtown Madison including the James Library Building. This includes a short walking tour. Pre-registration is required. $15/person, free for METC members.

METC After Hours
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Join us for a private, guided exhibit tour on September 26 at 7PM of “Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge: Fortune and Philanthropy in New Jersey.” Led by the Curators of the exhibit, METC’s Claudette Stecher Lopez and the Hartley Dodge Foundation’s Mallory Mortillaro, they will offer additional insight into Mrs. Dodge’s extraordinary life and discuss her personal art collection, sharing some additional archival material and artifacts not on display.
$10 per person, free for METC members.

Makerspace at Bottle Hill Day
2024-10-05 11:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Makerspace is back! Join us on the METC lawn during Bottle Hill Day on Saturday, October 5, anytime between 11am and 3pm for our collaborative workspace geared towards kids ages 5 to 12! Children must be accompanied by guardians at all times. Rain location METC Education Annex.

Closing at 3
2024-10-18
Please note: METC is closing at 3PM today.

Imagine the Future
2024-10-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Park Avenue Club, 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ, 07932, United States
Save the date!
Join us for our 2024 Gala and Imagine the Future with METC.
We offer these opportunities for you to be a major sponsor at our annual benefit supporting educational programs for our diverse audiences at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts.

Holiday Craft: Spooky Halloween
2024-10-24 15:00 - 18:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Join us for afterschool, creepy fun and drop into the Education Annex anytime between 3pm and 6pm on Thursday, October 24. This Halloween craft event includes coffee filter bats, puffy candy corn, and tin can black cats. Children must be accompanied by guardians at all times.
$5/ child, $10/family, free for members.

Makerspace November
2024-11-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Join us at Makerspace on the first Saturday every month between 11am and 3pm at the METC Education Annex at 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ. Whether you are looking for a kid-friendly project or for something creative to do after spending time at our Museum, Makerspace is the place to be with hands-on activities in our collaborative work space geared towards kids ages 5 to 12! Kids will use our 3D printer, build with Legos, make jewelry, experiment with our marble run and coding robots, and more! Children must be accompanied by guardians at all times.
$10/family, free for members.

Rose City Dog Day Tours
2024-11-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Come learn more about Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge during Rose City Dog Day on November 2! Tours available at 1PM and 2:30PM. Tours are 30 minutes each.
Attend a tour and receive 10% off in our Museum Shop!
Be sure to get your “Best in Show” photo with Mrs. Dodge on our lawn.

An Evening with The Seeing Eye
2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Spend a evening with guests from The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog school in the US, as they talk about their organization and the process of turning puppies into Seeing Eye dogs. Participants will get to pet these amazing dogs that change lives. This event is for families with children ages 8 and up.
$10/person, $20/family, free for members.

Holiday Craft: Bountiful Thanksgiving
2024-11-26 15:00 - 18:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Gobble… and craft… til you wobble! Kick-off the Thanksgiving holiday with METC on Tuesday, November 26. Drop in after school between 3pm and 6pm to create Thanksgiving crafts like pumpkin patches, handprint turkeys, pie garland, clothespin scarecrows, and more. Guardians must accompany children at all times.
$5/ child, $10/family, free for members

Closed for Thanksgiving
2024-11-28
Please note: METC is closed on Thursday, November 28.

Shop for a Cause
2024-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Pink Pear, 42 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Start your holiday shopping while supporting your favorite museum! Join us at The Pink Pear (42 Main Street, Madison) on Thursday, December 5 from 7-9PM for light bites, wine, and shopping!
$15 to enter, and 15% of all sales are donated to METC.

Makerspace December
2024-12-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States

Drop Off Holiday Craft
2024-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Need to get some holiday shopping done without the kids? And we bet, your kids would much rather have some fun, anyway! Have them join us at METC’s Education Annex on December 10 from 4-6PM. For ages 7-11, children will create Q-tip snowflakes, popsicle snowmen, snow owls, handprint penguins and more. It’s a winter wonderland of fun!
$10/child

Closed for Holidays
2024-12-23 - 2024-12-26
Please note: METC is closed December 23 – December 26.
Happy Holidays!

Closed for New Year
2024-12-30 - 2025-01-01
Please note: METC is closed December 30 – January 1.
Happy New Year!

Makerspace January
2025-01-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States

Closing Event
2025-01-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Beginning in our Museum (9 Main Street), join us for a toast and a last look at our Dodge exhibit on Thursday, January 9. After the last look, we will move across the street to the METC Education Annex (23 Main Street) for a screening of “The Youngest Daughter” and a Q&A with METC Curator of Collections, Claudette Stecher Lopez and Mallory Mortillaro of the Hartley Dodge Foundation.

$15/person, free for members.

School's Out - January 20th
2025-01-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
School is out but fun is in! Grab your friends and spend some time at the Education Annex between 11am and 3pm on Monday, January 20 to make friendship bracelets. The Museum will also be open from 10am-4pm.
$5/child, $10/family, free for members.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Updated Hours: Open 12-1:30PM
2025-01-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
METC is closing at 1:30PM today. Our hours of operation for Sunday, January 26 are 12-1:30PM.

Makerspace February
2025-02-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States

Rocks in the Garden: A Public History of Slavery in Morris County
2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
We welcome historian Mike Snyder to discuss the impact and history of slavery in Morris County. His presentation, as part of METC’s lecture series, examines local slaveholders and enslaved people from the Revolution to the end of the Civil War, connecting different pieces of evidence to tell untold stories, help change the narrative, and give voice and agency to marginalized people.
Registration is required. Free admission is sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

Mr. Snyder was the 2012 recipient of the David Michael Friedlander Award for academic achievement from the history department at Rutgers University.

Become a Buttercream Boss
2025-02-08 12:30 - 15:30 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Indulge your sweet tooth as you learn the art of decorating with buttercream in a master class led by Caroline from Sweet Passion Cakery. Choose your own buttercream colors and practice your piping skills before decorating 4 artful and delicious cupcakes to bring home (or eat on the spot!)

2 sessions available: 12:30-1:30pm and 2:30-3:30pm
Each session will be limited to 30 participants.

Ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. $20/person.

Thank you to our co-sponsor!PC Problems50 Main Street, Madison

School's Out - February 17
2025-02-17 11:00 - 15:00 | Education Annex, 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Enjoy the day off from school where science and art will collide in our Education Annex. Entertain your brain as you create marble mazes, build phases of the moon garland, fly pinwheel helicopters, and create a model of the solar system. The Museum will be open for exploration from 10am-4pm to complete your day.
$5/child, $10/family, free for members.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

After Hours Tour of Bar 19: Process
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, 07940, United States
Have you visited a museum and wondered how the artist did that? Every artist and every piece of art has a beginning but often ends up somewhere else. It’s called PROCESS.
Join us on February 20th at 7PM for a guided gallery tour by Book Arts Roundtable Coordinator and one of the book artists whose work is part of this year’s exhibit, Chris Schorr. Chris, a longtime Madison resident, has been a member of the Book Arts Roundtable of New Jersey for more than a decade. She is familiar with each artist whose work is part of BOOKED 19, is passionate about the book arts, and has been active in the process of organizing this exhibit.
