Thomas Edison House

10/21/2026

A notable anniversary ...

In 1879, Thomas Edison and his research team successfully tested a long-lasting, practical incandescent lamp at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

10/06/2026

On this date in 1889, Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture. Visit the museum to see a projecting kinetoscope from 1897.

Filming Locations: Edison Laboratories, West Orange, New Jersey, US...

08/27/2026

The Thomas Edison House is closed to visitors through Oct. 2. Sorry if we missed your visit and hope you can come back another time. We are looking for more docents to continue having regular hours if you are someone you know may be interested. If you have questions in the meantime, call or text us at (502) 585-5247. Thanks for your patience!

08/21/2026

We'll have more specific details next week, but the house will be closed from Aug. 28-Oct. 2. Sorry if that doesn't work with your travel plans and thanks for your patience.

07/25/2026

The house will be closed on Wednesday-Thursday, July 29-30. We'll have our normal hours on Tuesday, July 28, as well as Friday-Saturday, July 31-Aug. 1 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

07/01/2026

We'll have tours 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, July 2, but we'll be closed the rest of the holiday weekend (July 3-4). We'll reopen next week with regular days and hours.

06/22/2026

We'll have a delayed opening Tuesday at 11 a.m. (instead of the usual 10 a.m.). Regular hours on Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Join us!

06/19/2026

We’ll have shortened hours Friday, June 19, from 10 a.m.-noon. We’ll be back to regular hours Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

06/06/2026

Come see us at the Butchertown Art Fair! (Answer a trivia question and get a cookie!)

06/05/2026

We'll be closed on occasional days coming up:

• Saturday, June 6 (we're hosting a booth at the nearby Butchertown Art Fair)

• Tuesday, June 9-Wednesday June 10 (closed)

• Open again for regular hours Thursday, June 11; Friday, June 12; and Saturday, June 13.

Thanks for your patience and as always, we're looking for docents or folks who would willing to open the museum during our regular Tuesday-Saturday (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) hours. Thanks!