Murals by landscape painter R. Sloan Bredin (1880-1933) of New Hope, adorn the walls of Committee Room 4 in the State House Annex. The murals depict the four seasons in New Jersey and are featured on the new Artworks Tour of the State House. Take...

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Public Buildings Arts Inclusion Act, we are offering special Art Tours of the State House Complex. Tours are every Friday at 1:30 PM through September 2019 & 1st & 3rd Sat. of October. @NJArtsCouncil

Restoration of the executive portion of the State House continues. In July 2017, the front portion of the New Jersey State House, including the Rotunda, was closed for renovations. This project is estimated to be completed in 2021. The work is being done by Preservation...

The New Jersey State Archives will exhibit the first page of New Jersey’s 1787 Ratification of the United States Constitution. Starting today, the document will be on exhibit until mid-October.

The parchment contains the full text of our country’s charter, beginning with...

Celebrating National Arts in Education Week! Sheridan's Ride (1887) by artist and Medal of Honor recipient Julian A. Scott (1846–1901). The painting depicts the famous ride of General Phil Sheridan on October 19, 1864 from Winchester, Virginia to the battlefield at Cedar Creek. He rode...

Celebrating National Arts in Education Week! This portrait of George Washington, which hangs in the General Assembly Chamber, is by Thomas Hicks (1823-1890), the first cousin of the more famous painter Edward Hicks, and was commissioned by the Legislature in 1879. Hicks was born in...