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Medieval Architecture at Princeton University

A stone column capital decorated with vegetal motifs and a bird of prey.

Artist unidentified (active France), Capital from the Church of Sainte Madeleine (Saint Mary Magdalene), Vézelay (Burgundy, France), 1140s. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, gift of Gordon McCormick, Class of 1917

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  • October 17, 2026 2–3 p.m.
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Explore medieval architecture at Princeton. 

Join Scott Miller, assistant curator of European art, on a walking tour that explores the architectural legacy of the European Middle Ages. Examine fragments of medieval buildings in the Museum’s collections, then step outside to stroll around campus, where Scott will highlight buildings constructed in medieval style and discuss its many revivals in the modern world. 

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