Morris Museum Receives the Innovative Arts Institution Award during the Made in Morris Breakfast
On Thursday, October 30, the Morris Museum was honored at the Arts in Action breakfast as the recipient of an award for our work as an innovator within the region’s rich and varied arts ecosystem. The Made in Morris: Arts in Action Breakfast was hosted by the Morris County Tourism Bureau at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ.
This gathering celebrated artists, business leaders, educators, and community advocates for a morning of connection, creativity, and collaboration. The event highlighted the critical role of the arts in driving innovation, fostering belonging, and fueling Morris County’s economic vitality, with a keynote address delivered by Justin Kiczek, President & Executive Director of The FM Kirby Foundation.
Photo from left to right: Kadie Dempsey from CORE Creative Placemaking LLC, Samantha Rutledge from the Morris County Economic Development Alliance, Thomas J. Loughman from the Morris Museum, and Meghan Hunscher from Morris County Chamber of Commerce.
About the Morris Museum
The Morris Museum thrives as the region’s premier engine of curiosity and wonderment. Founded in 1913 and located on 8.5 acres in Morris Township, New Jersey, since the mid-1960s— the museum draws visitors across the region to its dynamic and acclaimed art exhibitions program and performing arts events. Its 45,000+ object collection of art and material culture from around the world joins the art of our time in displays throughout the Museum’s purpose-built spaces and within the historic Twin Oaks mansion, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The Morris Museum, from everywhere, for everyone.
