New Jersey State Museum system. Exhibits include displays of constellations, solar system models and space exploration. The planetarium presents public shows on weekends, during school vacation periods (spring and winter), and during the summer. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. During the school year, weekday planetarium programs are offered to school and community groups by reservation only. New Jersey State Museum The New Jersey State Museum is located at 205 West State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, overlooking the Delaware River. The museum is operated as part of the New Jersey Department of State. The museum's main collection
History of the New Jersey State Constitution province into an independent state. The newly formed State of New Jersey elected William Livingston as its first governor on August 31, 1776—a position he would be reelected to until his death in 1790. While New Jersey was in a state of war, delegates of the Provincial Congress drafted the first constitution in a span of five days and ratified it only two days later. Its primary objective was to provide a basic governmental framework that would assume control of the territory after the collapse of royal authority and maintain civil order. This constitution served as the charter document for