Upcoming Events

Every Wednesday in July and August, 1:00-2:15 p.m.

Detective Tours for Ages 6 - 9

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring your young detectives for an in-depth investigation of Gustav Stickley’s home.  Using photo clues, flashlights, and magnifying glasses, this fun and engaging guided tour, created especially for families, explores life at Craftsman Farms when it was home to the Stickley family 100 years ago. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Detective Tour for ages 6 - 9

Every Wed. in July and Aug., 1:00-2:15 p.m.

FREE Member Children and Adults

$5 Non Member Children      $7 Non Member Adults

Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Room

New Volunteer Information Meeting

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is in search of newcomers to join its thriving family of volunteers. Volunteers play a vital role in the museum, providing tours for visitors, service to customers in the museum’s shop, administrative assistance, help with special events, like the museum’s annual gala, and with children’s programs, like Family Days, summer camp, and Girl Scout workshops. Training is provided for volunteer jobs, and meetings are held monthly to give volunteers the latest information and to continue training. Although a variety of opportunities is available, the museum is especially in need of shopkeepers and docents, on both weekends and weekdays, to work in the Museum Shop and to give tours of the site.

To learn more about volunteering,  please join us for the annual New Volunteer Information Meeting to be held on Wed., Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Room.

For further information and to RSVP, email education@stickleymuseum.org  or call the museum at 973-540-0311.

Saturday, September 25 from 12 – 4 p.m.

Fall Family Day

Our 4th Annual Fall Family Day on Sat., Sept. 25 from 12-4 p.m., we'll celebrate the Stickley Museum's historic heritage as a working farm. This special afternoon will feature hayrides, square dancing from the Ironia Reelers, old-fashioned cider pressing, and hands-on crafts demonstrations, from woodworking to embroidery. We'll have fresh cider and cider doughnuts at our General Store, and children can explore their creativity at our pumpkin painting table or try out the ever-popular balloon cow craft. Visitors will be invited to hop into a sack race and try their luck at old-fashioned carnival-style games, like rubber duckie ring toss and clothespin drop. This traditional harvest festival is a delight for the whole family! Don't miss it!

Fall Family Day

Sat., Sept. 25 from 12-4 p.m.

5 Member Children                                                              

$7 Non Member Children     

 $7 Adults or FREE to Adults accompanied by Children

We are pleased to announce that for this year's Fall Family Day, the Stickley Museum is partnering with PBS station Channel Thirteen to feature a special program for members of Kids Club Thirteen. This exciting program, for Kid's Club Thirteen Members only, includes a variety of special activities, spotlighting Martha Speaks and Arthur, and including a just-for-kids museum tour! 

Kid's Club Thirteen is a new family membership from Channel Thirteen designed for families with children ages 3-11. Benefits include year-round discounts at museums, zoos, and performances plus members-only experiences at 13 Fun & Free events offered throughout the year. These events are engaging, entertaining, and of the quality you’d expect from both Channel Thirteen and the Stickley Museum. Fun & Free events scheduled for 2010 include: The Fleece Festival at the Prospect Park Zoo, a concert in the Sculpture Garden at the Noguchi Museum, Fall Family Day at the Stickley Museum, and a Spooktackular Sunday on the Intrepid. All include hands-on crafts and demos, meeting PBS characters, and more! Click here to learn more about Kid's Club Thirteen.

Friday and Saturday October 15 and 16

Symposium and Gala Weekend

Save the dates and make your travel plans for an exciting fall season. Join us as we prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Log House at Craftsman Farms.  Make this the year you “come home” to Craftsman Farms and join us in a year of centennial events honoring Stickley’s groundbreaking achievement and celebrating his family’s joyous homecoming.

Friday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. at The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms

We begin on Friday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. with a pre-symposium lecture at Craftsman Farms. For the 3rd Annual Amy Stahl Memorial Lecture, we will welcome Leslie M. Freudenheim, author of Building with Nature: Inspiration for the Arts and Crafts Home.  In her lecture, Gustav Stickley, Joseph Worcester and the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church, Freudenheim will explore this National Historic Landmark church, its minister Joseph Worcester, and their connection to Gustav Stickley, who twice featured this church in The Craftsman magazine. A book signing and reception will follow the lecture.

Amy Stahl Memorial Lecture

$10 Members; $12 Non Members

For information or to register for this lecture, please call 973-540-0311 or email education@stickleymuseum.org

Saturday, October 16 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Newark Museum

The celebratory weekend continues on Saturday, October 16 in collaboration with the Newark Museum’s premiere of the nationally touring exhibition Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement.  Join us for a symposium entitled Honest & Beautiful: The Arts & Crafts Home in America presented at the Newark Museum and cosponsored by the Stickley Museum. Click here for registration and further information about this exciting program

Saturday, October 16, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Mountain Lakes Club

The festivities continue through Saturday evening, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the Craftsman Homecoming Gala at the Mountain Lakes Club in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Join John H. Bryan, Honorary Chair and event co-chairs Robert C. Burchell and Ann Reynolds for an evening of cocktails, gourmet dinner, and dancing to the music of the Andy Sherwood Trio. The evening will include the presentation of the Als Ik Kan Award to John Bryan. The gala’s auctioneer is David Rago, well known for his frequent appearances on Antiques Roadshow, and best known to Stickley Museum members as the recipient of the Foundation’s Als Ik Kan Award in 2000. Check our Gala Page for more of the latest news about the Craftsman Homecoming Gala.