Editing Montclair, New Jersey (section)

===Art institutions===
Montclair hosts many art institutions and theaters, and despite its relatively small size, has many art venues. It has its own art museum, the [[Montclair Art Museum]], and several small galleries.

Montclair also hosts one cinema, the Claridge Cinema on Bloomfield Avenue which shows different types of movies from documentaries to small-scale indie films. The township hosted its first annual [[Montclair Film Festival|film festival]] in 2012 to provide a platform for filmmakers from New Jersey, the US, and the world.<ref>[https://montclairfilm.org/about/mission/ Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106024403/https://montclairfilm.org/about/mission/ |date=November 6, 2019 }}, Montclair Film Festival. Accessed November 5, 2019.</ref>

Live theaters include The Montclair Operetta Company, the [[Wellmont Theater]], [[Montclair State University]]'s Kasser Theater, Montclair State University's theater in Life Hall, and the Studio Playhouse. On Bloomfield Avenue, there is a public stage used for concerts and other events. Dotted around Montclair there are also many art galleries, though most are centered in the Bloomfield Avenue Downtown Area.<ref>[http://www.montclairartmuseum.org/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105210958/http://montclairartmuseum.org/ |date=January 5, 2009 }}, Montclair Museum. September 3, 2009.</ref> Concerts are held at the Wellmont Theater and at several churches and auditoriums sponsored by Outpost in the Burbs, a community-based organization. In 2017, The Montclair Orchestra was formed as a semi-professional orchestra, with professional musicians and students from top colleges.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191106024404/http://montclairorchestra.org/mission/ Mission]}}, Montclair Orchestra. Accessed November 5, 2019.</ref>

Montclair was the setting for some of the stories in the [[HBO]] television series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', and many Montclair streets, locations, and businesses were featured in the show, such as Bloomfield Avenue.<ref>Segedin, Andrew. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/213826181_Montclair_remembers__Soprano__days.html "Montclair remembers 'Soprano' days"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021944/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/213826181_Montclair_remembers__Soprano__days.html |date=October 5, 2013 }}, ''The Montclair Times'', July 1, 2013. Accessed October 3, 2013. "Tierney's is far from the only Montclair establishment in which ''The Sopranos'' filmed. According to the Montclair Township Clerk's Office, the show also filmed at Montclair High School, Applegate Farms, the intersection of Bradford and Upper Mountain avenues, Valley Road and Madison Avenue."</ref>

[[Montclair Public Library]] is one of the oldest public libraries in New Jersey, with the largest collection of materials in northern New Jersey.<ref>[https://montclairlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/smaller_FINAL-Montclair-WITHOUT-ACTION-STEPS-1.pdf ''Strategic Plan 2018-2021''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026101243/https://montclairlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/smaller_FINAL-Montclair-WITHOUT-ACTION-STEPS-1.pdf |date=October 26, 2020 }}, Montclair Public Library. Accessed June 29, 2022.</ref> Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montclair city council cut library funding to the minimum levels required by New Jersey law. The library's director resigned following a forensic audit, in which no irregularities were found.<ref>Hochman, Louis C. [https://www.montclairlocal.news/2021/12/10/montclair-library-director-coyl-sacramento-california/ "Montclair's Library Director Leaving For 28-Branch Sacramento System As Power Struggle Continues Here"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210205819/https://www.montclairlocal.news/2021/12/10/montclair-library-director-coyl-sacramento-california/ |date=December 10, 2021 }}, ''Montclair Local'', December 10, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2022.</ref>