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Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection

Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection

Collecting Contemporary, 1960–2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection features paintings, drawings, and photographs acquired by Lenore and Herbert Schorr, Graduate School Class of 1963, over the last forty-five years. Created by a range of pioneering artists, these works serve as...
Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton

Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton

This summer, the Art Museum presents its first-ever exhibition devoted solely to American watercolors. Painting on Paper comprises highlights from the Museum’s rich collection, supplemented by loans from the University’s Graphic Arts, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and Western Americana collections...
Director's Letter Summer 2015

Director's Letter Summer 2015

Despite the fact that the origins of this Museum date all the way to 1755, I am only the eighth incumbent to sit in this chair. And as such, I shall strive to understand and reflect the narratives of our...
Reunions 2015 | Programming and Special Hours

Reunions 2015 | Programming and Special Hours

Welcome back Princeton alumni! Check out the schedule of special Reunions programming at the Art Museum from May 28 through May 31.
Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton on View June 27 - Aug. 30, 2015<

Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton on View June 27 - Aug. 30, 2015

Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton presents 90 selections from the Museum's remarkable collection, supplemented by select loans, providing a potent overview of American art as well as a survey of the importance and evolution of watercolor painting in...
Major New Sculpture Installed at Museum Entrance

Major New Sculpture Installed at Museum Entrance

The Museum’s front lawn has been home to a number of compelling works of art. Now the lawn is the site of a new commission designed especially for the site by Doug and Mike Starn.
El Anatsui at Princeton

El Anatsui at Princeton

Join us for a conversation between influential Ghanaian artist El Anatsui and Chika Okeke-Agulu, associate professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology. This public program takes place during Anatsui’s tenure as the 2015 Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984,...
The Artist's Studio | Colloquium with John Elderfield

The Artist's Studio | Colloquium with John Elderfield

Join us for a lively discussion about the evolving role of the artist’s studio in the 19th and 20th centuries—from a private art making space to one that served as a place for art making, commerce, and social gathering.
Art Museum Forms Advisory Forum of Regional Leaders

Art Museum Forms Advisory Forum of Regional Leaders

The Art Museum recently established a new Community Leadership Council charged with helping the Museum better understand and serve the needs of residents in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Council will bridge the University and the region to inspire...
Antioch through the Ages

Antioch through the Ages

Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern Antakya, Turkey) was one of the great cities of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds and remained an important center through the Byzantine, Seljuk, Crusader, and Ottoman periods. From 1932 to 1939, an archaeological expedition to Antioch by a...