Story Archive

Story Archive

  • Highlights from the Gillett G. Griffin Bequest
    Gillett G. Griffin in the galleries of the Art Museum

    Highlights from the Gillett G. Griffin Bequest

    Gillett G. Griffin, curator of Pre-Columbian and Native American art, emeritus, bequeathed more than 3,500 works of art to the Princeton University Art Museum in 2016. This story explores highlights of his bequest from several collecting areas.
  • Highlights from the Gillett G. Griffin Bequest
    Mochica: Vessel in the form of a notable wearing a turban, A.D. 500–800. (2016-1073).

    Highlights from the Gillett G. Griffin Bequest

    Gillett G. Griffin, curator of Pre-Columbian and Native American art, emeritus, bequeathed more than 3,500 works of art to the Princeton University Art Museum in 2016. This series will explore the highlights of his bequest, beginning with the art of...
  • A Fresh Look at the Art of the Ancient Mediterranean
    Hellenistic and Roman art in the Art of the Ancient Mediterranean gallery

    A Fresh Look at the Art of the Ancient Mediterranean

    The Art of the Ancient Mediterranean gallery, on the lower level of the Art Museum, has recently been redesigned--the culmination of a multiyear project.
  • Picturing Protest Captures Era of Upheaval 50 Years Ago in the U.S.<

    Picturing Protest Captures Era of Upheaval 50 Years Ago in the U.S.

    The civil rights movement and the movement against the U.S. war in Vietnam came to a head in the 1960s, inspiring protests across the country. Fifty years after the watershed events of 1968, Picturing Protest examines the visual framing of...
  • New Commission by Internationally Acclaimed Maya Lin at Princeton University<

    New Commission by Internationally Acclaimed Maya Lin at Princeton University

    A monumental new two-part commission by the internationally acclaimed artist Maya Lin has been commissioned to enhance the grounds adjacent to the new Lewis Center for the Arts Complex at Princeton University. A continuation of a series of recent works...
  • Museum News | New Faces on Campus

    Museum News | New Faces on Campus

    In 2016 the University adopted the recommendation of the Trustees to make a concerted effort to diversify the art and iconography on campus, including the commissioning of additional portraits honoring distinguished individuals who, over the past seventy-five years, have been...
  • Remembering Duane Wilder (1929–2017)

    Remembering Duane Wilder (1929–2017)

    One of the greatest pleasures of my work as director of this museum is the opportunity to work with and come to know so many extraordinary individuals, including alumni across several generations who hold Princeton near to their hearts. One...
  • Art Matters

    Art Matters

    I don’t know where inspiration comes from, but it is essential for scientific discovery, and we will take it wherever we can find it.