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SparkNight: Celebrating Black History Month

Date & Time

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Category

Arts

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Information

FREE and open to the public. Let us know you're attending via the button below.

Complimentary light refreshments.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Nicole Simpson, Access Coordinator, at 848-932-6178 or email nsimpson@zimmerli.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.

Black background with a spark outline with foreground text reading "Spark Night".

SparkNight is the free monthly art party at the museum inviting everyone to explore art, engage their creativity, and have fun!

Join us to celebrate Black History Month and the opening of our newest exhibitions, Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood and Andy Warhol: On Repeat. The evening features live music, an Andy Warhol-inspired art activity, and free exhibition-themed mocktails!

SparkNight is always free and open to the public with complimentary light refreshments.

Special thanks to our campus and community partners.

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PARKING INFORMATION

Register for FREE special event parking permission in Lots 16, 26, 30 & College Avenue Parking Deck. Click the button below. On the parking portal, click “Visitor” then enter required fields to complete registration. Once completed you will receive an email and/or text confirmation. If you have any problems registering, please send an email to dotshelp@rutgers.edu.

Parking Registration Portal

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The Zimmerli’s operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir Endowment Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Endowment Fund. Additional support comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the donors, members, and friends of the museum.

Generous support for bilingual text was provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com

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