Museums in Gateway 8

Art, history, science, and children's museums.

  • Liberty Science Center

    Science museum · Jersey City, Hudson County

    A big hands-on science museum in Liberty State Park, with a giant planetarium dome and views of the Manhattan skyline.

  • Montclair Art Museum

    Museum · Montclair Township, Essex County

    American and Native American art in a classical building in Montclair, open since 1914.

  • Museum at Liberty Hall

    Historic Site · Union Township, Union County

    The Livingston and Kean family estate at Kean University, built by New Jersey's first elected governor, William Livingston.

  • Newark Museum of Art

    Museum · Newark, Essex County

    New Jersey's largest museum, with art from around the world, a planetarium and the Victorian Ballantine House.

  • Zimmerli Art Museum

    Museum · New Brunswick, Middlesex County

    Rutgers University's art museum, with a major collection of Soviet nonconformist art alongside European, American and Japanese works.

  • Hermitage House Historic Site

    State Historic Site · Ho-Ho-Kus Borough, Bergen County · 5 acres

  • Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

    Museum · Summit, Union County

  • Montclair History Center

    Museum · Montclair Township, Essex County