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 […]
Join METC for a Virtual Lecture on February 16 at 6pm. Dr. Michael Gall and Sam Still will present an overview of the experiences of Black Americans in New Jersey and Delaware during the 1700 and 1800s. Michael J. Gall, president of the New Jersey Archeological Society will join us to discuss the Cooper Family, […]
Join METC for "The Holocaust Council's Survivor's Speak" program on April 28, 2022 at 7pm. The Holocaust Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest has offered its Survivor Speak program for the past 15 years to help us never forget and to learn from the past. In this program, a Holocaust survivor or their […]
Join METC and EverGreene Architectural Arts to explore the world of historic conservation just in time for Historic Preservation Month on May 4, 2022, at 6:30pm! Kelly Caldwell, Director of Conservation, Senior Conservator along with Silvia Callegari, Conservator, will provide insights into their project at METC and how the EverGreene team brought the historic interiors […]
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 diverse field of “Latinx Art” through contemporary artist production, mapmaking practices that date back to the 15th century, and a long history of visualizing important […]
In 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, a member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Native American Tribal Nation of South Jersey. This program brings to light various topics history books have hidden from […]
