Press Room

Tilda Swinton's Orlando Inaugurates Princeton University Art Museum's New Photo-Focused Gallery, Art on Hulfish<

Tilda Swinton's Orlando Inaugurates Princeton University Art Museum's New Photo-Focused Gallery, Art on Hulfish

Orlando , an exhibition of contemporary photography guest-curated by award-winning actor Tilda Swinton, will open Saturday, Dec. 4, and launch Art on Hulfish , a new gallery space from the Princeton University Art Museum.
First Solo Museum Exhibition for Jesse Stecklow in Downtown Princeton<

First Solo Museum Exhibition for Jesse Stecklow in Downtown Princeton

From air samplers that record the microclimate to scale replicas of the rooms at Bainbridge House that spin on the quarter hour, Jesse Stecklow’s work investigates the ways in which both atmospheric and built surroundings affect our perceptions.
Groundbreaking Photography Scholar Peter C. Bunnell Has Died<

Groundbreaking Photography Scholar Peter C. Bunnell Has Died

The curator, professor and museum director was one of the most essential and influential figures in the history of photography
Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu's Transcendent Work to be Featured in Princeton<

Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu's Transcendent Work to be Featured in Princeton

A selection of works by multimedia artist Adama Delphine Fawundu that explore cultural inheritance and collective creation through photography, fabric-making and video will be on view in Gathering Together/ Adama Delphine Fawundu .
Masterpiece of Impressionism by Mary Cassatt Joins Collection of Princeton University Art Museum<

Masterpiece of Impressionism by Mary Cassatt Joins Collection of Princeton University Art Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum has acquired Mary Cassatt’s Little Girl in a Large Red Hat (ca. 1881), an exceptionally insightful portrayal of young girlhood and a masterpiece of Impressionist painting.
Design for New Princeton University Art Museum Announced<

Design for New Princeton University Art Museum Announced

The Princeton University Art Museum today revealed the design for its new building embodying flexibility, openness and connectivity to break down barriers to participation and invite entry by all.
Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings opens March 7<

Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings opens March 7

Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings is the first exhibition to examine essential but underestimated aspects of the revolutionary French painter’s work: his profound interest in rocks and geological formations, and his use of such structures to shape the compositions...
Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Debuts at the Princeton University Art Museum Feb 22–June 21, 2020 <

Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Debuts at the Princeton University Art Museum Feb 22–June 21, 2020

From its groundbreaking launch issue in 1936 through the conclusion of its weekly run in 1972, Life magazine profoundly shaped how its readers viewed themselves – and the world.
Hugh Hayden Sculpture Installation Examines American History and Identity<

Hugh Hayden Sculpture Installation Examines American History and Identity

Artist Hugh Hayden explores history, identity and the creation of the America we know today through a series of site-responsive installations at Art@Bainbridge, the Princeton University Art Museum’s gallery space in downtown Princeton featuring the work of emerging contemporary artists.
Chris Newth Named Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions at the Princeton University Art Museum<

Chris Newth Named Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions at the Princeton University Art Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum has appointed Chris Newth as associate director for collections and exhibitions.

Search form

Recent Press Releases

Tilda Swinton's Orlando Inaugurates Princeton University Art Museum's New Photo-Focused Gallery, Art on Hulfish

First Solo Museum Exhibition for Jesse Stecklow in Downtown Princeton

Groundbreaking Photography Scholar Peter C. Bunnell Has Died

Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu's Transcendent Work to be Featured in Princeton

Masterpiece of Impressionism by Mary Cassatt Joins Collection of Princeton University Art Museum

Design for New Princeton University Art Museum Announced

Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings opens March 7

Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Debuts at the Princeton University Art Museum Feb 22–June 21, 2020

Hugh Hayden Sculpture Installation Examines American History and Identity

Chris Newth Named Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions at the Princeton University Art Museum

Annual Reports

Museum in the News