Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park- EMTC

Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park- EMTC 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.

We are OPEN until 4pm! Come enjoy our site and take a fully escorted tour of the museum until 3pm! You can purchase tick...
06/06/2026

We are OPEN until 4pm! Come enjoy our site and take a fully escorted tour of the museum until 3pm! You can purchase tickets ahead of time HERE: https://www.menloparkmuseum.org/tickets !

Just in time for Museum Week, the Thomas Edison Center welcomed its summer interns. Join us in welcoming this incredible...
06/03/2026

Just in time for Museum Week, the Thomas Edison Center welcomed its summer interns. Join us in welcoming this incredible team! Stop by the Thomas Edison Center Thursday through Saturday between 10 am and 4 pm to enjoy our fully escorted tours!

Happy 157th Birthday to Edison's first patent, the Electric Vote Recorder! This invention would have made recording legi...
06/01/2026

Happy 157th Birthday to Edison's first patent, the Electric Vote Recorder! This invention would have made recording legislative bodies votes easy, accurate, and efficient. However, Edison's vote recorder was never used. Upon being shown the invention, the chairman of the congress committee was unimpressed and told him that "if there is any invention on earth that we don't want down here, that is it." The slow pace of roll call voting in Congress and other legislatures enabled members to filibuster legislation or convince others to change their votes.

https://edison.rutgers.edu/life-of-edison/inventions?catid=91&id=543&view=article

Want to show your history or science buff dad some appreciation? 📚⚗ Buy him some rad gifts from the Thomas Edison Center...
05/31/2026

Want to show your history or science buff dad some appreciation? 📚⚗ Buy him some rad gifts from the Thomas Edison Center! We're hosting a sale starting June 1st until June 23rd (so even those of us who forgot can grab a last minute gift). Buy a flask, 'I Got Lit' t-shirt, or baseball hat and get a second one for half off! Items can be mixed and matched. ✨💡

No code necessary, it will be applied at check out! Shipping is available to all continental US states!

Classified as a dinner plate dahlia, the Thomas Edison Dahlia’s name was approved by the inventor in 1929 and is one of ...
05/27/2026

Classified as a dinner plate dahlia, the Thomas Edison Dahlia’s name was approved by the inventor in 1929 and is one of the oldest dahlias still in commercial production! Edison’s wife, Mina Miller Edison, particularly enjoyed purple flowers and loved to garden, leading Edison to name this dahlia. Visit us tomorrow to learn more about Edison and his history! Purchase tickets here: https://www.menloparkmuseum.org/tickets

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is a day meant to honor the service men and women of our nation who have passed. The TECMP wanted to recognize this date with a quote from Thomas Edison himself that highlights the day's importance: "We are proud of the North Americans who risked their lives for the liberty of the world."

This quote is from Edison's speech titled 'Let Us Not Forget: A Message To The American People,' which you are hearing in this post. This speech is not only incredibly touching in its goal of preserving the legacy of all Allied soldiers who lost their lives in World War I, but it is also the only time Thomas Edison's voice made it into the record catalogue.

Thank you to all of our service members who have made 'American' mean courage, generosity, self-restraint and modesty.

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37 Christie Street
Edison, NJ
08820

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

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+17325493299

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