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Rare Group of Early Chinese Paintings of Feasts to be Featured in an Exhibition this Fall<

Rare Group of Early Chinese Paintings of Feasts to be Featured in an Exhibition this Fall

The art of feasting will bring to life a remarkable epoch of cultural flourishing, economic development and foreign exchange in Chinese history in a groundbreaking exhibition premiering this fall.
Art Matters by Louise S. Sams, Class of 1979

Art Matters by Louise S. Sams, Class of 1979

I have found art museums to be welcoming places, a home away from home, a quiet sanctuary of introspection and learning, albeit shared with others. Regardless of the circumstances, I have found comfort and stimulation in museums and a kinship...
Activating the Photography Archives

Activating the Photography Archives

In the past few years, the Princeton University Art Museum has seen a surge in activity surrounding its extensive collections of archival materials related to the photographers Clarence H. White and Minor White, which were brought to the Museum through...
Michael Graves and the Art of Drawing

Michael Graves and the Art of Drawing

The Art Museum has recently acquired an extraordinary group of drawings by the renowned American architect and designer Michael Graves (1934–2015). The nearly five thousand works, which come to the Museum from Graves’s estate, span the entire range of his...
Exhibition | Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection

Exhibition | Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection

This summer the Art Museum celebrates the life and career of one of its most renowned curators in Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection . The exhibition will feature a group of artworks and artifacts from among the...
Reaching Broad Audiences through Miracles on the Border

Reaching Broad Audiences through Miracles on the Border

Beyond school visits, the gallery’s bilingualism has been an impetus to reach new audiences and expand the Museum’s program offerings.
Personal Relationships with Great Works of Art | Director's Letter Summer 2019

Personal Relationships with Great Works of Art | Director's Letter Summer 2019

It is that very fact—that many of us forge deeply personal relationships with great works of art, including great buildings—that brings me to meditate now on the meaning of Notre-Dame, its fire, and the aftermath.
Princeton University Art Museum Acquires Major Cache of Drawings from the Estate of Architect and Designer Michael Graves<

Princeton University Art Museum Acquires Major Cache of Drawings from the Estate of Architect and Designer Michael Graves

The Princeton University Art Museum recently acquired a significant group of drawings by the renowned American architect and designer Michael Graves (1934-2015).
Exhibition Celebrates Five Decades of Helen Frankenthaler's Innovation in Printmaking<

Exhibition Celebrates Five Decades of Helen Frankenthaler's Innovation in Printmaking

More than 50 prints by the artist, spanning five decades and more than a dozen printmaking processes, including lithography, woodcut, etching and engraving, will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum from June 29 through Oct. 20, 2019.
2019 Reunions Programming

2019 Reunions Programming

2019 Reunions programming at the Art Museum