On Friday, May 1st, 2020 at 7PM, the Museum proudly host its Annual May Day Festival. Plans call for instrumental and vocal performances of folk and labor music by George Mann with Marty Confurius and Al Podber, the New Jersey Industrial Union Council (IUC) "Solidarity Singers," and lyric...
Annually, the Museum has observed Workers' Memorial Day, a day set aside by the nations' unions to draw attention to the occupational health and safety of workers in the US, with a public event at its headquarters, the historic Botto House National Landmark. This year's plans, in addition to the...
The Museum proudly welcomes individuals and organizations to purchase an engraved brick bearing their name for placement in the Museum's Silk Walk. The deadline for orders for this year's phase of the Silk Walk Project is March 31st,2020. The Silk Walk is made of engraved bricks prominently...
Unfortunately the Museum will be closed to visitors as of Monday, March 16th, 2020 and until further notice. We will continue to take orders for Silk Walk Bricks, Museum Store purchases, and Memorials, which may be placed on our website, www.labormuseum.net. We are able to respond...
Celebrate International Women's Day 2020 and the Centennial of Women's Suffrage at the Museum on Sunday, March 8th, 2020 at 1PM-3PM. Listen to distinguished speakers, join a short women's empowerment march, receive a flower in appreciation, and view exhibits aabout union women and...
Students grades 3-5 are invited to register and attend classes designed to introduce them to the history and contemporary issues of working people and immigrants through the visual and performing arts. Students are provided with the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities by which...
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark is proud to announce that this year's Sol Stetin Awards will be presented to Marie Blistan, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President and Steve Beatty, Secretary-Treasurer of the New Jersey Education Association, Lawrence J. Hanley...
On Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at 2PM and in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month, the American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark cordially invites the general public to "Tensions of the Pro-Labor & Anti-Union Sentiment in the Progressive Era," a presentation with discussion by...
The Annual Labor Day Parade, co-sponsored by the American Labor Museum/Botto House Natonal Landmark and the Borough of Haledon, September 1st, 2019. Step-off is at 12:30 PM. The parade will begin and end at the Botto House in Haledon. There will be a barbecue for all registered...
The Museum's 26th Annual Sol Stetin Golf Open will take place on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at the Pebble Creek Golf Club in Colts Neck, New Jersey. The Golf Open is named in honor of Museum President-Emeritus, Sol Stetin. Mr. Stetin was the former president of the Textile Workers Union...
The Museum is proud to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endownment of the Arts, Blue Star families, and more than 700 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day, May 18th...
The Museum is proud to offer a "Labor & Immigrants of Paterson" bus tour on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019. Educators and the general public are invited to register for this historical tour. Educators who attend will receive a Professional Development Certificate. On Wednesday, May...
The Museum proudly opens the original photography exhibit Working Class New York by Dakota Santiago on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 at 1PM. Working Class New York is an exhibit of black-and-white contemporary images. Discussing the exhibit, photographer Dakota Santiago notes, "Along...
