Concerts The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center and the Edison Arts Society Conference Center offer a wide variety of uses and services. With more than 150,000 square feet of exhibit space, it is New Jersey’s largest venue with the flexibility to host a myriad of both public and private events. From trade shows to banquets, special functions, and meetings this modern facility has full food service capabilities, broadband Internet connectivity and videoconferencing capabilities. Meeting packages can include overnight accommodations, dining, equipment rental and decorating services. Family Entertainment Edison National Historic Site is closed for major rehabilitation work. The Site plans to reopen sometime in 2005. For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, vastly improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery. Edison National Historic Site provides a unique opportunity to interpret and experience important aspects of America's industrial, social and economic past, and to learn from the legacy of the world's best known inventor. Click on the "inDepth" Button to visit our expanded page for virtual tours, sound recordings, and more.