Things to do in Bergen County!
Mahwah Museum Hosts "The Irish in New Jersey" with Alan Delozier on March 6, 2025 Mahwah, NJ – The Mahwah Museum presents "The Irish in New Jersey" a lecture led by Alan Delozier. The deep and multi-faceted contributions of the Hibernian community in our state over the last few centuries have made a tremendous […]
The Mahwah Museum presents "Jane Addams and the Women of Hull-House" a lecture led by Cathy Moran Hajo. Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the foremost women in America at the turn of the 20th Century. From her base at Hull-House in Chicago, Addams gathered a team of college-educated women to tackle the problems that […]
The Mahwah Museum presents "A Cradle of the National Pastime: New Jersey Baseball 1855-1880" a lecture led by John Zinn. Contrary to the popular myth, Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball in Cooperstown, New York. The story of the early game is more complicated, but also more interesting. The program will discuss how organized baseball […]
Sunday March 30, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. As part of the Les Paul Legacy Series, the Mahwah Museum is pleased to host a Guitar Day-Long workshop with Master of the Telecaster, George Naha. George is a highly regarded guitarist who has gigged with Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Steve Cropper among others. The workshop is open to […]
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2:30-4:00 pm. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries company towns were built in New Jersey. These towns were highly controlled and included residences, stores, schools, and churches. Employees were even paid in company cash. While this may have made for tight-knit communities, workers and their families had very little […]
Tuesday April 22, 2025, 7:30-9:00 pm. Chris will discuss the value to be found in planting natives in your garden or yard. As climate change continues to affect our area, native plants are vital to preserving biodiversity. By introducing native plants to your garden, it becomes part of a collective to nurture and sustain the […]
Celebrate International Sculpture Day at the Mahwah Museum with Judith Peck! Join us on April 26th from 1-5 pm to explore her sculptures in bronze, wood, granite, and steel in our exhibit, 'A Retrospective Look: The Sculpture of Judith Peck.' An outdoor painting activity is scheduled at 1:30-3:30 pm weather permitting and Judith will be […]
Sunday June 1, 2025, 2:00-3:30 pm. Everyone loves the Jersey Tomato! Discover where the tomato originated and why it became one of New Jersey’s favorite crops. Find out when New Jersey was known for its tomato packing industry and what happened to that industry. Did you know that tomatoes were considered poisonous at one time, […]
The Mahwah Museum is hosting Les Paul’s 110th Birthday Celebration Tribute Concert, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s H-Wing Auditorium, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, New Jersey. This exciting event honors Mahwah’s own legendary innovator and music icon, Les Paul, whose groundbreaking inventions and […]
