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About Paterson Museum

Paterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson. It is located in the Great Falls Historic District.

Since 1982 the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street, the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, a major 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives. Prior to 1982 the museum was located in the former carriage house of Nathan Barnert, civic figure and philanthropist.

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Local museum
Founded
1925

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  1. Paterson Museum, Paterson01PatersonSurveyed and drawn by E.H. Tenney. Associated Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Boston, Mass. · Public domain
  2. Exhibit with Prototype Submarine - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USA02Exhibit with Prototype Submarine - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USAAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. Machine Shop Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USA03Machine Shop Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USAAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. Fire Engine Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USA04Fire Engine Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USAAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. Detail of Silk Loom Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USA05Detail of Silk Loom Exhibit - Paterson Museum - Paterson - New Jersey - USAAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 2 miles of Paterson Museum; the closest, Passaic County Community College Museum, is about a mile away.