What's happening Museum Exhibition Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50 Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50 traces the development of de Kooning’s approach to painting in the period when he cemented his position as a leader of the American avant-garde. Now On View Through July 26, 2026 Learn more Reunions 2026 May 21–24, 2026 Learn more Stories The World’s Greatest Places 2026: ‘Princeton University punched well above its weight class with . . . a striking mix of classical and contemporary spaces . . . [in] what’s poised to become a landmark museum.’ TIME Read the story Video Panel: Writing About Willem de Kooning April 8, 2026 Article Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan Article By Brendan Fay April 8, 2026 Video Panel Discussion | Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay April 27, 2026 Video Nick Cave, Let me kindly introduce myself. They call me MC Prince Brighton., 2025 March 4, 2026 Explore more stories Exhibitions On View View all exhibitions Museum Exhibition What Photographs Look Like October 31, 2025–May 31, 2026 Museum Exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay October 31, 2025–July 5, 2026 Art@Bainbridge Exhibition Faig Ahmed: Textiles of Consciousness March 28, 2026–August 2, 2026 Museum Exhibition Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan April 19, 2026–September 7, 2026 View all exhibitions Experience the Museum Restaurant Creativity Labs Grand Hall Education Center Upcoming Events View all events Tours Collections Highlights Tour May 16, 2026 Tours Special Exhibitions Tour: Photography as a Way of Life May 16, 2026 Family, Art Making Art for Families: Pop-Up Garden May 16, 2026 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. View all events Research & Teaching with the Collections Engage with our art objects, scholarship, and people. Opportunities abound for Princeton faculty and students, K-12 visitors, and lifetime learners. Learn more Research & Teaching with the Collections - Engage with our art objects, scholarship, and people. Opportunities abound for Princeton faculty and students, K-12 visitors, and lifetime learners.
