New Jersey Hall of Fame

The New Jersey Hall of Fame is an organization that honors individuals from the U.S. state of New Jersey who have made contributions to society and the world beyond.

The Hall of Fame is a designated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, overseen by a board of trustees. It was statutorily authorized through Public Law 2005, Chapter 232.[1] This bi-partisan legislation was passed unanimously in the New Jersey Senate on May 13, 2005,[2] passed in the Assembly on June 30, 2005, and signed into law by the governor on September 22, 2005.[3]

In June 2013 it introduced a "mobile museum" designed by Michael Graves and Ralph Applebaum[4] which toured the state for more than 300,000 people over three years.[5][6][7] In 2017, it opened a satellite exhibition of five holograms, posters and a ″Wall of Fame″ at Newark Airport.[8] In September 2018 it was announced that the Hall of Fame would move to a permanent home at American Dream Meadowlands.[9]

  1. ^ "Will Sports and Exposition Authority get out of Hall of Fame business?". North Jersey. January 20, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Metro Briefing |New Jersey: Trenton: Lawmakers Push Hall Of Fame", The New York Times, May 13, 2005. Accessed December 29, 2007.
  3. ^ New Jersey Hall of Fame Fact Sheet. NJHoF website. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ^ "Renovated New Jersey Hall of Fame Mobile Museum Debuts at NJ State Fair". GlobeNewswire News Room. June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. ^ N.J. Hall of Fame inducts 16, unveils $500K mobile museum. NJ.com (2013-06-24). Retrieved on 2013-10-23.
  6. ^ Newest NJ Hall of Fame members announced and new mobile museum launched. NorthJersey.com (2013-06-25). Retrieved on 2013-10-23.
  7. ^ "The N.J. Hall of Fame lives in a trailer and one city wants to change that". NJ.com. February 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "New Jersey Hall of Fame Exhibition Coming to Newark Airport - Metropolitan Airport News". Metropolitan Airport News. December 21, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "N.J. Hall of Fame lands a home at the American Dream megamall. No, really". NJ.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.