Press Releases Archive

African Objects Explored Through the Lens of Layered Surface Accumulations and Meanings<

African Objects Explored Through the Lens of Layered Surface Accumulations and Meanings

Surfaces Seen and Unseen: African Art at Princeton will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum July 2–Oct. 9, 2016.

Innovative American Arts and Crafts Pottery Collective is Chronicled in Comprehensive, Engrossing Exhibition<

Innovative American Arts and Crafts Pottery Collective is Chronicled in Comprehensive, Engrossing Exhibition

Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum from May 7 through July 10, 2016.

Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape<

Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape

Exhibition examines the complex power of landscape through masterpieces from the National Museum Wales.

By Dawn’s Early Light: Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War<

By Dawn’s Early Light: Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War

Princeton's Great Persian Book of Kings<

Princeton's Great Persian Book of Kings

Princeton University Art Museum Acquires Rare Masterpiece of American Art by Fitz Henry Lane<

Princeton University Art Museum Acquires Rare Masterpiece of American Art by Fitz Henry Lane

An archetype of American painting by Luminist master Fitz Henry Lane , entitled Ship in Fog , has been acquired by the Princeton University Art Museum. The painting dramatically bolsters the Museum’s esteemed holdings of American art, and will substantially...

Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection<

Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection

Major New Sculpture by Doug and Mike Starn to be Unveiled at Princeton in September<

Major New Sculpture by Doug and Mike Starn to be Unveiled at Princeton in September

A monumental new glass, steel and bronze sculpture by leading contemporary artists Doug and Mike Starn will be placed on the lawn of the Princeton University Art Museum in September.

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...

John Elderfield, Former Chief Curator at Museum of Modern Art, to Join the Princeton University Art Museum<

John Elderfield, Former Chief Curator at Museum of Modern Art, to Join the Princeton University Art Museum

James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum, recently announced the appointment of John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, as the first Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967,...

Museum in the News

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Diane Smith '92
British Journal of Photography, May, 2024
Emmet Gowin’s Photo Archive Finds a Lasting Home at Princeton

David Marcus '92
Princeton Alumni Weekly, May, 2024
Princeton University Art Museum Gets Six Site-Specific New Works

Hilarie M. Sheets
The New York Times, April 30, 2024
The Familiar and Familial in MiKyoung Lee’s Art

Julie Schneider
Hyperallergic, December 19, 2023
Portraits in Unlikely Spaces

Eileen Zimmerman
The New York Times, October 20, 2023