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  • Exhibit Open House

    Museum of Early Trades & Crafts 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

    Join METC’s Curator of Collections & Exhibits for a tour of the Main Gallery exhibit, Cholera to COVID-19: Epidemics, Pandemics, & Disease on May 21st and 22nd at 12p and […]

    $5

  • “Remember the Ladies”: Women, Health & Medicine during the American Revolution

    Virtual Via Zoom

    Join METC and National Park Service volunteer docent Joel Farkas in exploring the role of women during the American Revolution virtually on June 23 at 7pm. From attitudes toward women and their position in society to women’s role in 18th century healthcare, this lecture draws on the writings of women such as Abigail Adams, Lucy […]

    $10

  • Uncovered: Hidden Treasures from METC’s Permanent Collection Opens!

    Museum of Early Trades & Crafts 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

    Every museum collection has a few stories to tell.  Comprised of approximately 8,900 objects, historic records, and library holdings, METC’s collection represents a comprehensive and dedicated approach to New Jersey’s development from an early settlement to industrialization. Since opening over 50 years ago, METC has featured the permanent collection in informative gallery exhibits and educational […]

  • Drop In Craft: Toys and Games

    Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

    Have some old-fashioned fun at METC! Try your hand at some games and toys popular in the 1800s on August 19 in METC's Education Annex from 11am-3pm. You can also express your creativity by painting a wooden top and decorating a graces hoop to take home. Cost: $5 per participating child for one drop-in. $8 […]

    $5

  • 19th Century New Jersey Women Photographers: Exceptional Artists in a Mostly Male Profession

    Virtual Via Zoom

    On January 27, 2022, Gary Saretzky will discuss female photographers of the 19th century on Zoom at 6:30pm. In the 19th century, of more than 3,000 professional photographers in New Jersey, only about 3% were women.  Like their male colleagues, they provided their communities with daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, cabinet cards, and other types of photographs. In this […]

    $10