Calendar of Concerts, Reenactments, and all Special Events
RED MILL MUSEUM VILLAGE
56 Main Street, Clinton, New Jersey 08809
908-735-4101
Step back in time and enjoy the ambiance of earlier days when you visit the Red Mill Museum Village, the most photographed spot in New Jersey. Situated on 10 tranquil green acres next to Clinton's waterfall, the museum is just steps across the antique iron bridge from Main Street boutiques, coffee houses and restaurants.
A visit to the historic 1810 Red Mill and the other exhibit-filled buildings on the grounds makes the past seem part of the present. Each year, visitors come to the museum from all over the United States and Europe.
Open from early April to mid-October, each year the Red Mill Museum Village offers the following (for more details, click individual links at left):
Special Exhibitions (these change each season): Concerts, such as Big Band and Bluegrass concerts and the Black Potatoe Music Festival. Civil and Revolutionary War Reenactments and Living History Days. Special Events, such as a Tour of Historic Clinton Houses, Antiques Show, Car Shows, Blacksmith Hammer-In and the famous
"Haunted Mill" at Halloween-time. Educational Tours and Programs for adults and school groups. Travel Packages with special rates at the nearby Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Select and Riverside Victorian Bed and Breakfast. Operation and programs of the Red Mill Museum Village have been made possible in part by grant funds administered by
the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, made available by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State (a Partner Agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts), the New Jersey Historical Commission (a division of Cultural Affairs within the Department of State), and the Hunderdon County Board of Chosen
Freeholders.
Gallery One: Lace, the Lovely Luxury
February 15-October 12, 2008
Painstaking to make, whether by hand or by machine, lace has always been treasured by those who prize its delicate luxury. This special exhibit highlights different kinds of quality lace used in the Clinton area from the days of the Victorians on.
Special Exhibition: Just Sew! Clinton Quilts: 1860 to Today
April 15-October 12, 2008
Tomson Gallery, Second Floor, Red Mill
A handmade quilt is a satisfying creation of color and warmth to wrap around one's loved ones. The quilts on view are local Clinton quilts, made by everyday women for their families. They used the fabric that was at hand. At first, it was homespun. Later they bought fabric, reused old clothes, and recycled flour and feed sacks. Some of these well-used quilts have tales we can deduce from their fabric and wear patterns; others have back stories that have been passed down via friends or family. Today quilts are made for the same, age-old reasons. In this exhibit, local quilters, inspired by the traditional quilts on view, have reproduced old patterns with modern fabrics, both reproduction and contemporary.
