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through January 3, 2010
Internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare MBE creates one of his most ambitious sculptural installations to date, a site-specific piece commissioned by the Newark Museum and set in the historic Ballantine House.
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through April 2010
Skies Alive focuses on New Jersey's role in bird migration. The interactive exhibit illustrates the uniqueness of the state's diverse environments and the importance of preserving its natural resources to ensure the survival of these transient birds.
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Small but Sublime: Intimate Views by Durand, Bierstadt and Inness
through February 28, 2010
Comprised primarily of oil paintings, this exhibition features works by artists from the Hudson River School and the Tonalist movements.
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Glass Beads of Ghana through March 21, 2010
This exhibition is the first to look closely at this dynamic and continually evolving art form.
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through January 24, 2010
Explore the Museum's evolution from two galleries at the top of the Newark Free Public Library to an eight-building campus and the largest art institution in the state.
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through 2010
Highlights from the century-old tradition of Lenox porcelains boast hand–painted porcelain vases and dinner plates, minutely detailed figurines and modern designs from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
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ongoing
Designed to strengthen financial literacy in school-age children, this highly interactive, multi-sensory exhibition involves visitors in the full story of money's role and importance in our society and other societies throughout history.
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Learn how to locate and prevent fire dangers. Witness "Survival Stories," participate in a mock fire drill, try on firefighting clothing and much more. This exhibit, located within the Fire Museum, also includes a real fire truck from the Newark Fire Department.
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Located within the Fire Museum, this exhibition traces the history of fire fighting from the profession’s early roots in the 1700s to the innovations of today, with a special focus on fire prevention. The exhibition also pays homage to fire fighters who have lost their lives on duty and to all who served yesterday and today to protect us.
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Dynamic Earth: Revealing Nature's Secrets
Learn about the impact of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, investigate 65-million-year-old fossils found locally, and more.
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Saturn: Exploring a Celestial Wonder
The Cassini spacecraft is currently exploring Saturn's countless rings and moons to help us understand our place in the universe. Join us to observe recent video and still images of these spectacular and curious sights, including Saturn's many satellites and Titan, its largest moon.
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 Arts of Africa
The recently reinstalled permanent gallery, Arts of Africa, brings together extraordinary works of art from different African cultures and regions in a thematic display. The installation explores the human form in art, dress and adornment, masquerade and performance, the aesthetics of utilitarian objects, emblems of rank and status, and art and spirituality. Among the highlights are a 17th century Ethiopian icon painting, a Dinka man's beadwork corset from Sudan and a contemporary Ghanaian "fantasy coffin" in the form of an eagle. Complementing the gallery are selected works of contemporary art, including a shimmering metal "wall cloth" by the internationally celebrated artist El Anatsui.
The Narrative Tradition in African-American Art
This new installation of African-American contemporary works was selected from the Newark Museum's permanent collection and focuses on the tradition of storytelling that is part of the African-American experience. By the mid-twentieth century, some African-American artists were exploring techniques related to abstraction while others favored recognizable subjects, constructing elaborate narrative scenes and even incorporating text. Some artists addressed political and social issues in a changing America, while others commented on the everyday life experiences. The Narrative Tradition in African-American Art includes works by Jacob Lawrence, Alison Saar, Bob Thompson and Faith Ringgold, among others.
 Revelations in Stone: The Art of William Edmondson
This installation features eleven sculptures by William Edmondson, who crafted chisels and files out of railroad spikes and, for his stones, used discarded blocks of limestone from abandoned buildings and quarries. The artist initially believed God intended him to create tombstones, which he sculpted in the form of lambs, doves and angels. Before long, his subject matter grew to include an astonishing variety of figures, animals and imaginary beasts. With twenty-one sculptures by the artist in the Newark Museum's collection, it is one of the largest repositories of Edmondson's work in the United States.
Artists and Nature: Contemporary American Art
American artists have been inspired by nature since the time of the Hudson River School painters of the mid-nineteenth century, and before that, the art of Native Americans was inspired by their connections to the natural world. Today, many artists still create paintings, drawings and sculptural objects that explore our ever-changing relationship to the natural world around us. Many contemporary artists use select elements or references from nature to create art that is more abstract and suggestive rather than simply creating realistic scenes or landscapes. Featured contemporary artists in Artists and Nature include Maria Magdelena Campos-Pons, Norman Bluhm, Alexis Rockman and Kiki Smith, among others.
 From Meiji to Modern: Japanese Art Goes Global, 19th to 21st Centuries
Major strengths of the Museum’s Japanese collections reflect the dynamic temporal arc of the past 150 years in colorful prints, fluid paintings, rich enamels, glittering gold and silver works, subtle ceramics and luxurious textiles. During the Meiji Restoration Period (1868-1912) the Japanese government re-oriented its economy from farming and fishing to one increasingly based on industrialization and international trade—mirroring national transformations created by Gilded Age Americans and Victorian Brits. The arts of Japan catapulted to the world stage through international expositions in Europe and the United States heralding the first truly global artistic age. This exhibition celebrates Japanese artistic preservation, re-invention and transformation from an elaborate Edo aesthetic to Victorian excess, through sleek Art Nouveau and structured Art Deco to modern minimalism and the complexities of contemporary art and craft.
This exhibition features a unique work entitled Central Park, New York City by artist Motoi Oi. To explore the fine details of this work, click here for the virtual scroll.
Toshiko Takaezu, Ceramic Artist
Born in Hawaii, and a New Jersey resident for half a century, Toshiku Takaezu is one of the most important figures in the world of studio ceramics, known for her distinctive minimalist, painterly work in stoneware and porcelain. The Newark Museum first purchased a stoneware vessel by Takaezu in 1965, establishing an enduring relationship with the artist. In 2007 Takaezu donated fifteen pieces of her work, spanning three decades of her career, from bowls and platters to her iconic closed forms. This display commemorates her generous gift to the Museum as part of its centennial celebration.
Southeast Asia: Art of a Cultural Crossroads
The works of art in this gallery provide a glimpse into the rich artistic legacy of five major world religions viewed through the cultural lens of Southeast Asia. Indigenous forms of nature and ancestor worship as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity have all had dramatic and lasting effects on the diverse peoples of Southeast Asia. Separately, each grouping provides concise counterpoints of individual religious traditions, while together they underscore the art of life in the land below the winds.
Influences of the Indic World: India and Nepal
The works in this and neighboring galleries showcase selected deities from the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions that were crafted from stone, metal, ivory and paint between the seventh and seventeenth centuries. Viewing the artistic similarities and decoding the shared visual language of these works of art provides insight into the mutual experience of the cultural life south of the great chain of the Himalayan Mountains.
 Gods, Guides and Sacred Symbols of India
Celebrate some of the hallowed figures of South Asian religious traditions through viewing their likenesses in stone, metal sculpture and colorful album paintings. From the elephant-headed Ganesh to various Avatars of Vishnu, to the beloved monkey-god Hanuman and the awe-inspiring Goddess Durga as well as portraits of serene Jain Tirthankara, this installation honors and illustrates the diversity of India's religious arts from North and South and even to neighboring Southeast Asia. The paintings change regularly, so there is often some new treasure to discover.
Sculpture Garden Reinstallation
Six sculptures from the American Art department have been reinstalled in the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden along with Toll Booth Collector by George Segal, which has been on permanent display in the garden since its creation in 1980. The sculptures are arranged along the outside of the garden’s main walkway. The Segal and Robert Lawrance Lobe’s Harmony Ridge 27 greet visitors as they enter the garden. In the garden’s rear is a display of three of the Museum’s large scale minimalist sculptures by Tony Smith, David Smith and Richard Stankiewicz. Continuing along the walkway are Joel Perlman’s Hurricane and James Rosati’s Pennine III, which are displayed against the outer wall of the Museum’s north wing. This arrangement encourages visitors to take a “tour” around the garden to experience each piece and read the accompanying descriptive text.
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Gallery Installations (top to bottom):
Man with Bicycle, mid-20th century, Nigeria, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, metal, The Newark Museum, Purchase 1977 Wallace M. Scudder Bequest Fund and The Members’ Fund
William Edmondson, Ram, 1934-1941, Limestone, Bequest of Edmund L. Fuller, Jr., 1985
Dragon and Crystal Ball, Signed: Koreyoshi, Late 19th century, Silver and rock crystal, H: 7” W: 10” D: 6.75”, Bequest of Joseph S. Isidor, 1941
Durga in her form as Mahishasuramardini, Central Java, Indonesia, 9th century, Andesite, H: 39.5” W: 23 ¾” D: 12”, Purchase, 1996 Charles Engelhard Bequest Fund, Life Members’ Fund, and the Membership Endowment Fund
Lakshmi or Tara, Nepal, 11th century (Licchavi Period 4th -12th century), Copper-alloy with gilding, H: 8.25” W: 3 5/8” D: 2 5/8”, Purchase 1970, The Members’ Fund
Wheel of Law (Dharmachakra), Thailand, 7th Century, Dvarati Period (6th–9th centuries), Sandstone, H: 57.5” W: 51” D: 10”, Purchase, 1982 The Member’s Fund and Special Purchase Fund
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