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Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park- EMTC

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Museum and Art Deco Memorial Tower devoted to Thomas Alva Edison’s world-changing time at Menlo Park. Special tour hours are available on a case by case basis.

The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is where Thomas Edison's historic Menlo Park site is located and where Edison would invent 400 of his most important inventions. This is where the concept of Research and Development is created. Important inventions, the Phonograph, perfection of the incandescent lamp/light, perfection of the telephone and many more....

Tours are available Thurs, Fri, Sat, 10am-4pm.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween! ✨🎃 We are open today from 10am - 4pm but the last tour is at 3pm! Stop by before you go trick or treating! 👻

10/29/2026

We are always looking for more people to help foster our local history!

TECMP is looking for adult docent volunteers to join our team. Our docents are instrumental to our non-profit museum's success and valued members of our organization. Some of our current docents have been with us for years, greatly enjoying their shifts every week. Link to apply below, in our bio, or scan the QR code.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfA2bYIBaL25_llju8qkUJmJVtk0RHWCeigNDkUQhn6DEQ1hA/viewform

10/29/2026

Happy Thursday! The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is here with our newest History Highlights!

10/24/2026

A DOUBLE History Highlight week?! What a treat! We wanted to recognize Thomas Mccarter's death, the gentleman who started the tradition of PSEG supplying light to our Edison Memorial Tower!

10/22/2026

Happy Thursday! Get your History Highlight here! Come see our museum today from 10am-4pm with the last tour at 3pm!

10/21/2026

Today is an important scientific milestone! The evening of October 21st to the 22nd at Menlo Park marked the milestone of the first perfected incandescent lamp, created by Edison! 💡✨

(Note: This photo is not a genuine one and was photoshopped by hand by one of our staff! No AI was used! Young photos of Edison with lamps are quite rare!)

10/18/2026

We honor Thomas Edison on this day. 💡 His life and work changed our world.

10/15/2026

Happy History Highlight Thursday! Enjoy this tidbit of Edison history! Then, you should come visit us Thursday-Saturday from 10am-4pm, our last tour is 3pm!

10/13/2026

Thank you to all of our applicants! This form is now closed until March 2027.

Attention High Schoolers, we have opened the application for our student volunteers! Our volunteers learn to perform a variety of skills here, from working on our social media, to running the gift shop, to giving tours to visitors. Please make sure to read the form carefully and be aware there is a minimum age of 15 at time of application. There is also an interview stage before our final decisions. ✨💡 Link: https://forms.gle/B3udrzema7UK2Crg6

10/10/2026

We are open today! 10am - 4pm but the last tour begins at 3pm! 💡✨ Purchase tickets ahead of time on our website or at the door!

Address

37 Christie Street
Edison, NJ
08820

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+17325493299

Website

http://www.menloparkmuseum.org/

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