Article: Marking a century of discovery at Newark Museum

JIM BECKERMAN, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-20-2009

Marking a century of discovery at Newark Museum
By JIM BECKERMAN, STAFF WRITER
Date: 04-20-2009, Monday
Section: BETTER LIVING
Edtion: All Editions

WHAT: 100-Hour Centennial Celebration Marathon.

WHEN: 10 a.m. Wednesday to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

WHERE: Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark; 973-596-6550 or newarkmuseum.org.

HOW MUCH: Free admission to most programs.

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Back in grandpa's day well, maybe great-grandpa's day a "museum" did not always denote an institution of high culture.

There were also the so-called "dime museums," like P.T. Barnum's on Broadway, featuring singers, dancers, giants, dwarfs, Fiji mermaids and the Lord's ...

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