Montclair Art Museum

The Montclair Art Museum has occupied its neoclassical landmark on South Mountain Avenue since 1914, when it became New Jersey's first museum dedicated exclusively to art. The building, designed by Albert R. Ross and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is recognized for its columned portico and beautifully landscaped grounds in Montclair — minutes from New York City. Leir Hall, the museum's principal event space, rises three stories beneath a dramatic skylight, with a large stage and a state-of-the-art audio, visual, and live-stream system. Together with Lehman Court, the combined spaces accommodate more than 250 guests for a standing reception or 175 seated with a dance floor. The museum hosts weddings, nonprofit galas, corporate dinners, film screenings, and concerts — all with access to galleries that have collected and preserved American and Native American art for more than a century.