Christmas Exhibit Extended for One Day Only!

This year’s Christmas exhibit at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, “Not a Creature Was Stirring” – Christmas Animals, Toys and Thomas Nast”   will be open for self-guided tours for one extra day only! This Sunday, February 2nd visitors can enjoy the holiday season one last time, until next year!

This second floor gallery exhibit features several of the Museum’s holiday-themed Thomas Nast images, as well as toys and ornaments from a century ago.  This is the sixth year antique dealers and local collectors have assembled their unique treasures to create a universally charming Christmas holiday exhibit.  This year’s display features an animal theme, displayed in the form of toys, animals and more.  Museum Curator Ryan Hyman curated the exhibit with the assistance of Museum member Barbara Silverstein, who has co-curated this exhibit with him for six years. This exhibit was once again created through generous object loans from Joe and Sharon Happle of Sign of the Tymes Antiques, Lafayette NJ, Lauren V. Rethwisch of Wooly Sheep Antiques, Robbinsville NJ, and objects from Barbara Silverstein’s collection.  
Visitors will find more than thirty of Thomas Nast’s original Santa and Christmas images throughout the Museum’s galleries and period rooms. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum has the largest collection of Nast originals in the nation.

Guided tours leave throughout touring hours, with the last tour leaving around 3pm. The galleries and gift shop, which stocks a range of Thomas Nast Christmas items including cards, prints and ornaments as well as other gift items, are open until 4pm. For more information about programs and exhibits please visit our website or Facebook page, accessible through the website. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum are open Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm unless posted otherwise. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.
Image courtesy of Stan Freeny.