May 10, Thursday (5 pm - 9 pm) Wholesale Buyers Only
May 11, Friday (9 am - 7 pm) EVERYONE Welcome!
May 12, Saturday (9 am - 7 pm) EVERYONE Welcome!
May 13, Sunday (9 am - 4 pm) EVERYONE Welcome!

Meadowlands Expo Center
355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094


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Introducing the 2012 New York City Metropolitan Area Gem Show, or just "NYC Metro Show" for short. Our exhibitors will feature fine minerals, exquisite fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, gems, jewelry, gold and more in the modern Meadowlands Exposition Center. We are located in Secaucus New Jersey, just four miles from New York City via the Lincoln Tunnel.

Why New Jersey? Unlike venues in Manhattan, the Meadowlands Expo Center does not have a closed union shop. This means that dealers can unload, set-up, pack-up, load, etc. without any union interference or additional expense whatsoever. Yet, being only 4 miles from Manhattan we get the benefits of being near New York City -- except without the high costs!

We are proud to announce that Triebold Paleontology will set up FIVE dinosaur skeletons to include an Appalachiosaurus (Eastern Tyrannosaurid) and Lephorothon in a "kill scene" in the lobby, as well as a Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and a Thescelosaurus on the main exhibition floor.

Both the Arizona-Sonoma Desert Museum and the University of Arizona Mineral Museum will display an impressive array of Mexican gems and minerals from their extensive 60-year and 120-year old collections.

To further support the 'Mexican Gems & Minerals' show theme, we will feature four speakers presenting ten talks on six related topics. They include Tom Moore of the Mineralogical Record, Bob Jones of Rock & Gem, Dr. Debra Colodner of the Arizona-Sonoma Desert Museum, and Mark Candee of the University of Arizona Mineral Museum.

A very special exhibit is the New York debut of the life-size "American Woman" sculpture by Francisco Sotomayor. This masterpiece was carved from a single 21-ton block of marble. She has been to 26 western US cities, but never before east of the Mississippi.

In addition, we'll feature a luxurious upscale Fine Mineral & Gem Gallery for high-end mineral & gem dealers. The Gallery features glass showcases, carpeting, pipe & drape, a plush seating area, wine bar, and a dedicated 24-hour police guard. To view the Gallery floor-plan click here.

PREFERRED LOCATION

  • Four miles from Downtown New York City at the intersection of Route 3 and the NJ Turnpike
  • Easy access via the NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, Interstates I-78, I-80, I-95, I-280, and Routes 1, 3, and 9
  • 20 minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport
  • 30 minutes from New York La Guardia Airport
  • Our venue is surrounded by 40+ restaurants, movie theaters and retail shops in a leafy upscale campus setting
  • Five hotels on-site: Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Hyatt Place and Courtyard by Marriott

GREAT FOR BUYERS

  • Free parking
  • Space for 200 exhibitors from around the world with the coolest stuff!
  • Private "Wholesale Buyers Only" evening on Thursday
  • Open to the Public Friday, Saturday, & Sunday

GREAT FOR SELLERS

  • 15 million potential customers live within one hour of our venue, including 5 of the 15 highest income counties in the USA
  • This fashion-conscious, well-educated, densely populated region is attractive to both wholesale and retail sellers
  • Over $150,000 in advertising support:

    - Front page of the Wall Street Journal "Greater New York" section (Thursday, May 10, 2012)
    - Front page of the New York Times "Metropolitan" section (Sunday, May 6, 2012)
    - Front page of New Jersey's largest newspaper, the Star-Ledger (May 4, 10, 11 and 12th)
    - Prominent ads in the Tucson EZ-Guide, Tucson Show Guide, Denver EZ-Guide, International EZ-Guide, Mineralogical Record magazine,
    ÉRocks & Minerals magazine, Rock & Gem magazine, the Munich Mineral Show Guide, The Vug, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, etc.
    - A dozen PREMIUM billboards on the NJ Turnpike (I-95), Interstates I-78 and I-80, and Routes 3, 4, and 17 will be seen 21 million times


    View NYC Metro Show Billboards in a larger map


Presented by Eons Expositions, the same brother-sister team who bring you the Denver Coliseum Show every September and the Tucson 22nd Street Show every January / February.

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