The museum is now open by appointment only, and 24-hour advanced registration is required due to social distancing and capacity regulations. If you’d like to schedule a tour please visit our Schedule A Tour page.
EXHIBIT: Thomas Eakins in New Jersey
May 1 through June 27
While mostly known as a Philadelphia painter, Thomas Eakins spent important time in New Jersey using his brush and camera to present activities he enjoyed in the marshlands, as well as the work of the shad fishermen in Gloucester County in southern New Jersey. This exhibition for the first time presents the New Jersey aspect of Eakins’ work.
Peto Presents: “The Courts: Then and Now”
Friday, May 7 | 7 pm on ZOOM
A talk on recent trends in the courtroom by the Honorable Linda Baxter.
Peto Presents: “Toms River: Maritime Port to the Past”
Friday May 14 | 7 pm on ZOOM
A talk by Erik Weber, Administrative Director, Toms River Seaport Society
“Due South” Summer Concert
Friday, June 18 | 7 pm (Rain date June 19)
In the Peto Gardens
The Peto Cup Races
MC Scows, Saturday, July 3, 9:30 am
A-Cats, Saturday, July 3, 1:30 pm
Held as part of the Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association regatta on the Wanamaker Racecourse, Barnegat Bay.
“The Kootz” Summer Concert
Friday, July 23 | 7 pm (Rain date August 17)
In The Peto Gardens.
The Peto Cup Celebration + Fundraiser
Friday, August 6 | 5:30 – 9:30
EXHIBIT: Selections From the Collections
Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, September 5
The 10th anniversary of exhibitions at the Peto Museum will be commemorated this summer with a special exhibit entitled “Selections from the Collections.” More than 40 works of art that have appeared in past exhibits.