As a member of SAB over the past two years, I have seen firsthand the ways that art can bring us together, even in unprecedented circumstances.

This summer the Art Museum was able to quickly pivot in response to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and offer its annual summer internship program as a virtual experience. Eleven interns from locations across the globe, including California, India, New Jersey,...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job as Princeton’s provost is overseeing the Princeton University Art Museum. The Museum, with its extraordinary collections, talented staff, and generous supporters, is a continual source of exciting new projects and creative...

What I love about museums is that museum experiences are not didactic. Objects and places are resonant and challenging; they don’t tell you what to think but rather invite you to explore and to feel.

In mid-March, just as the Art Museum’s Student Advisory Board (SAB) was diligently planning its spring programming, the University announced that all students were to leave campus for the remainder of the semester. SAB, which fosters student involvement with the...

The Art Museum’s online programs now include live closed captions in multiple languages. Made possible in part through the Princeton University Humanities Council Rapid Response Grants, this effort broadens the impact of our digital experiences by increasing access to Museum...

When we all learned that University teaching was moving online, we quickly began exploring virtual formats that could most closely re-create the experience of discussing objects in person. A huge team effort led by the Museum’s communication and information department...

Artworks come to life when we see them freshly, beyond the received conventions. As a faculty member, I’ve been fortunate to experience the Museum at close range.

Roaming through the luminously assembled States of Health , we faced the specter of death, scientific unknowns, and social tissues gone awry. And we learned that belonging to the kingdom of well-being is certainly not equally distributed.

After beginning my graduate studies at Princeton, I fell in love with the Art Museum’s collections, often spending my lunch breaks and free time wandering the galleries and attending the Museum’s educational lectures and programs. These events fostered a growing...