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Film Series | Art on Screen

Film Series | Art on Screen

This spring a special film series at the Princeton Garden Theatre expands the investigation of the meanings of landscape in the exhibition Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape .
Where Art Meets Science

Where Art Meets Science

“Fundamentals of Environmental Studies: Population, Land Use, Biodiversity, and Energy,” a class recently held at the Art Museum, provoked spontaneous remarks from students in front of works of art that led to unforeseen topics of discussion.
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
Sacred Caves of the Silk Road

Sacred Caves of the Silk Road

Located at the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, along a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Dunhuang in China’s far western Gansu Province, the sacred caves of Dunhuang present a vivid picture of the convergence of...
Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills

Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills

Taking inspiration from Blake’s poem for its title, the exhibition Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape examines the tensions between nature and culture, country and city, that would play a decisive role in British art...
Ursula von Rydingsvard and Others: Materials and Manipulations

Ursula von Rydingsvard and Others: Materials and Manipulations

For decades, the sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard has explored organic and inorganic materials, the familiar and the unfamiliar. The works by von Rydingsvard on view illustrate a concern for the aesthetic potential and emotional power of materials that is shared...
Fitz Henry Lane’s Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane’s Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor

A recent acquisition, Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor by Fitz Henry Lane, is an archetype of Luminism, a style characterized by a preoccupation with light and atmosphere that flourished among a group of American painters between 1850 and 1875.
Homeschool Week | Jan. 26-29, 2016

Homeschool Week | Jan. 26-29, 2016

Self-guided, interactive tours and related art projects are offered daily. Each day will focus on a different culture or time period. Homeschool students ages 6 through 12 and their families are invited to discover, discuss, and create!
Extended Holiday Hours - Cezanne

Extended Holiday Hours - Cezanne

The Art Museum is offering extended hours during the final weeks of Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection.