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The Museum and the Demands of Citizenship | Director's Letter Fall 2016

The Museum and the Demands of Citizenship | Director's Letter Fall 2016

Museum Director James Steward ponders the role of the art museum in times of turmoil and what contributions it can make to the exercise of citizenship.
Artist Talks | Three Artists. Three Women.<

Artist Talks | Three Artists. Three Women.

The Princeton University Art Museum presents a very special series of artists’ talks this fall, featuring Pat Steir, Teresita Fernández, and Shahzia Sikander.
Artist Talks

Artist Talks

The Museum is excited to present a very special series of artists’ talks this fall. The season begins with Pat Steir—long one of the most important abstract painters on the New York scene—whose work is currently on view at the...
Beneath the Surface: X-raying a Kongo Nkisi

Beneath the Surface: X-raying a Kongo Nkisi

While much is already known about the ways Kongo people relied on minkisi to solve social, political, and bodily problems, X-ray examination provides new information about this figure’s internal structure.
One of the Most Comprehensive Collections of South Asian Art Outside India to be Featured in Major Exhibition<

One of the Most Comprehensive Collections of South Asian Art Outside India to be Featured in Major Exhibition

Epic Tales from India: Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art premieres at the Princeton University Art Museum Nov. 19, 2016 through Feb. 5, 2017
Gillett Griffin, Collector, Curator, and Scholar, Dies at 87

Gillett Griffin, Collector, Curator, and Scholar, Dies at 87

Gillett Griffin, curator of Pre-Columbian and Native American art, emeritus, at the Princeton University Art Museum, died of natural causes at his home in Princeton on June 9.
Freshmen Draw Inspiration from Museum Collection

Freshmen Draw Inspiration from Museum Collection

This spring, freshman students explored color in a new course offered by Anya Klepikov, a lecturer in Theater through the Lewis Arts Center, and a New York based set and costume designer for theater and opera.
Special Exhibition Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Seminal Gift of Photography to Princeton<

Special Exhibition Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Seminal Gift of Photography to Princeton

Ansel Adams to Edward Weston: Celebrating the Legacy of David H. McAlpin will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum June 25 through September 25, 2016
Art Matters Summer 2016

Art Matters Summer 2016

What is it like to be a docent at the Princeton University Art Museum? We work in a treasure house of art and artifacts illustrating five thousand years of world history. Our job is to cherish these pieces and introduce...
The Material Impulse in Global Contemporary Art Explored in Exhibition of Large-Scale Work Made Over Last Decade<

The Material Impulse in Global Contemporary Art Explored in Exhibition of Large-Scale Work Made Over Last Decade

A Material Legacy: The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection of Contemporary Art will be on view at the Princeton University Art Museum July 30 - October 30, 2016.