Weston Museum, Newark

#143 among attractions in Newark

Museum, History museum

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The Weston Museum is located within the Van Houten Library at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the University Heights section of Newark, New Jersey. The small museum contains items developed and manufactured by Edward Weston, as well as instruments and devices from his laboratory. A contemporary of Thomas Edison, Weston was a scientist, an inventor, and a founding member of the board of trustees of the university and the Weston Electric Company. Dr. Weston's rare book collection is also maintained available to scholars and others interested in the history of science and technology. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'31"N, 74°10'44"W

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University HeightsNewark United States

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Weston Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Newark Museum of Art, Bethany Baptist Church, Aljira, Newark Abbey.

0.4 miE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
The Newark Museum of Art, Newark
10 min walk • The Newark Museum of Art, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, is the state's largest museum. It holds major collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world.
~1420 ftSW
Church
Bethany Baptist Church, Newark
7 min walk • Bethany Baptist Church is a historic church at 117 W. Market Street in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The church traces its origins to 1870, when a group of African Americans established the church on Broad Street in Newark, in the building of the Peddie Memorial Baptist Church.
0.5 miE
Museum, Art museum
Aljira, Newark
13 min walk • Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art was an artist-centered space in Newark, New Jersey, United States founded in 1983, designated a Major Arts Organization by New Jersey's State Council on the Arts.
0.5 miS
Monastery
Newark Abbey, Newark
13 min walk • Newark Abbey, also known as "The Benedictine Abbey of Newark," is a Benedictine monastery located in Newark, New Jersey. It is one of only several urban Catholic monasteries in the country. The monks serve the community through Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and St. Mary's Abbey Church, which are situated on the Abbey grounds.
~1880 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark, Newark
10 min walk • St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral is a former cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, located in Newark, New Jersey within the Archdiocese of Newark.
0.5 miNE
Bookshop, Library
Newark Public Library, Newark
12 min walk • The Newark Public Library is a public library system in Newark, New Jersey. The library offers numerous programs and events to its diverse population. With eight different locations, the Newark Public Library serves as a Statewide Reference Center.
~1810 ftS
Monuments and statues
Seated Lincoln, Newark
9 min walk • Seated Lincoln is a 1911 sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, located next to the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995, for its significance in art.
0.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral, Newark
14 min walk • Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral is a historic church located at Broad and Rector Streets in Military Park in the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.
0.5 miE
Church
First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church, Newark
14 min walk • First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church is a historic church at Broad and Fulton Streets in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1888 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
0.5 miE
Memorial
Indian and the Puritan, Newark
13 min walk • Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey.
~1750 ftS
Neo-renaissance architecture
Essex County Courthouse, Newark
9 min walk • The Essex County Courthouse is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Weston Museum?

Nearby attractions include World AIDS Museum and Educational Center, Newark (5 min walk), Bethany Baptist Church, Newark (7 min walk), New Hope Baptist Church, Newark (8 min walk), Springfield/Belmont, Newark (8 min walk).

How to get to Weston Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Weston Museum:

Light rail

Warren Street/NJIT • Lines: Nlr (4 min walk)
Norfolk Street • Lines: Nlr (8 min walk)

Train

Newark Broad Street (14 min walk)
Newark Penn Station (24 min walk)

Bus

Broad St & Market St • Lines: 62 (15 min walk)
Newark Penn Bus Terminal (25 min walk)

Metro

Newark Penn Station • Lines: Nwk–Wtc (25 min walk)