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Public Art by Artist, Designer, and Environmentalist Maya Lin Debuts at Princeton University in Fall 2019<

Public Art by Artist, Designer, and Environmentalist Maya Lin Debuts at Princeton University in Fall 2019

Two major new commissions by renowned artist Maya Lin will be dedicated this fall on the grounds of the Lewis Center for the Arts complex at Princeton University. The two works, The Princeton Line, an undulating sculpted line of molded...
New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections

New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections

The Princeton University Library and Princeton University Art Museum have launched an integrated discovery capability allowing users to search both institutions’ collections at once.
Sir David Adjaye to Design the Museum’s New Home

Sir David Adjaye to Design the Museum’s New Home

Even as the Art Museum welcomes visitors and organizes exhibitions that will run through 2020, Museum staff and many of our University colleagues are busily at work planning for the new Museum facility that will replace most of the current...
New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections<

New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections

The Princeton University Library and Princeton University Art Museum have launched an integrated discovery capability allowing users to search both institutions’ collections from a unified location.
Between Sky and Earth: Jordan Nassar

Between Sky and Earth: Jordan Nassar

The first exhibition at Art@Bainbridge will feature the work of Jordan Nassar, a thirty-four-year-old artist of Palestinian descent who lives and works in New York City.
Art Matters by Abbie Vandivere, Class of 2001

Art Matters by Abbie Vandivere, Class of 2001

I graduated in 2001 knowing that I wanted to pursue conservation, but first I wanted to gain experience working in a museum. I worked in different areas of the Art Museum: Prints and Drawings, the Museum Store, preparation and art...
Increasing Equity in Art Museums

Increasing Equity in Art Museums

This summer the Art Museum was pleased to serve as an externship site for the Newark Museum’s internship program formed through the Diversifying Art Museums Leadership Initiative (DAMLI). The aim of the DAMLI, funded by the Ford Foundation and the...
Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Celebrating a Transformative Gift

Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Celebrating a Transformative Gift

Frankenthaler was the most prolific printmaker of her generation, and she is renowned for her innovative approach to traditional processes. The Princeton University Art Museum is honored to be among the first ten institutions included in the Frankenthaler Prints Initiative,...
Images of Wellness and Illness, Care and Suffering Across Time and Cultures Profiled in Special Exhibition<

Images of Wellness and Illness, Care and Suffering Across Time and Cultures Profiled in Special Exhibition

Throughout history and across cultures, concepts of illness and healing have been given concrete form through art. States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing features over 80 objects from around the world, from antiquity to the present – including paintings,...
First Exhibition to Examine the Transformative Influence of the Culture of Feasting on the Visual Arts of China<

First Exhibition to Examine the Transformative Influence of the Culture of Feasting on the Visual Arts of China

The feast has existed at the core of culture in China for thousands of years and remains a vital part of life in East Asia today. As an important social and ritual activity, feasts commemorated major life events, served as...