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“Be Our Guest” at Morris Area Museums on May 17

Tweet You are invited to visit more than a dozen historic sites and museums throughout Morris County free of charge on “Be Our Guest” Day, scheduled for Sunday, May 17, from noon to 5 pm! In celebration of National Tourism … Continue reading

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Want To Learn More About Art Pottery?

Tweet If you were among the more than 70 guests who attended Jonathan Clancy’s lecture here at Craftsman Farms on Saturday, April 4, you may be interested in knowing more about the topic of American Art Pottery. Dr. Clancy, lecturer … Continue reading

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Museum Shop Now Open Year Round!

Tweet Our museum shop is now open year-round on weekends from 11am to 4pm.  This month the shop is featuring a big sale on Christmas cards, ornaments, calendars, books and more. We also have many new items including tiles, pottery, … Continue reading

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The Craftsman Farms Oasis

Tweet Bill Wolfe at NJ.com recently wrote about the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. His article begins: Quietly tucked away, just off Route 10 in the belly of the beast of suburban sprawl of Parsippany, is an oasis, Craftsman Farms … Continue reading

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Docents-in-Training

Tweet A studious group of volunteers have begun docent training at The Museum. Working with weekend site manager, Pete Mars, and director of education, Vonda Givens, these docents have been attending training meetings, shadowing well-practiced docents and studying the life … Continue reading

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Parsippany Township And Stickley Museum's Success

Tweet Yesterday’s Star-Ledger had a piece on the cooperation between the Stickley Museum and the township of Parsippany, and the new successes at Craftsman Farms. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 BY AL FRANK Star-Ledger Staff The nonprofit foundation that operates the … Continue reading

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Thinking About Becoming a Member?

Tweet The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms offers contributing members many special privileges. One especially nice feature for members at the $250 level is reciprocal membership privileges at over 300 museums throughout the North America! These privileges include free museum … Continue reading

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History Advocacy Links

Tweet The Keep it Green Campaign The New Jersey Historic Trust The New Jersey Historical Commission Preservation NJ The National Trust for Historic Preservation New Jersey Advocates for History The American Association of Museums The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums ArtPride … Continue reading

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Don Stahl to Receive This Year's Als Ik Kan Award

Tweet The Als Ik Kan Award is the highest honor given by the Craftsman Farms Foundation and is presented to individuals who contribute in an exceptional manner to The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms and/or to the advancement of the American Arts and Crafts movement.  At … Continue reading

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Museum Day 2008

Tweet Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is participating in Smithsonian Magazine‘s Museum Day on September 27, 2008. Museum Day is a chance for you (and a friend!) to get free admission to participating museums. Smithsonian has this to say about … Continue reading

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