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Guided Tours of Period Rooms this June at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (MHHM), is open for guided tours and visits to exhibits on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons from 1pm – 4pm, please visit www.maccullochhall.orgfor holiday closings.   The historic gardens are also open (free of charge) Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm unless posted otherwise.  Enjoy docent-led tours through the period rooms to learn the history of the Macculloch family and W. Parsons Todd, the philanthropist who transformed this family home into a museum with a superb collection of fine English and American decorative arts. During tours of the gorgeous historic home visitors will view a variety of decorative art pieces as well as the Museum's collection of original artwork by caricaturist Thomas Nast. Nast, a well-known political cartoonist who popularized the Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant, also contributed to America’s contemporary image of Santa Claus. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum has the largest collection of Nast originals in the nation.  The Museum currently has on display “Thomas Nast Brings Down Boss Tweed”, in the second floor Thomas Nast Gallery.  The exhibit features over twenty examples of the political cartoons Thomas Nast created attacking Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall.  

Also on display at the museum the exhibit “Controversies” explores topics that helped shape our world through historic New Jersey events which had national significance: capital punishment, immigration, and the right to die. Visitors may also visit the second floor gallery exhibit “Made in New Jersey: A Celebration of Decorative and Fine Arts” which stars the Museum’s collection of New Jersey stoneware, silver, and artists such as Thomas Nast, A.B. Frost and Edward Kranich. 

Visitors can purchase a ticket to visit any of the changing exhibits in the three galleries at the Museum or can enjoy the galleries before or after their room tours.  The Museum gift shop is also open during touring hours and visitors can find a selection of Thomas Nast items, as well as a wide range of local history books and other gifts.  Guided tours leave throughout touring hours, with the last tour ticket sold at 3pm. The galleries and gift shop are open until 4pm.

MHHM 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 ticket is sold 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 websitewww.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.
 

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