Story Archive

Story Archive

  • 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.
  • 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...
  • John Elderfield at Princeton | Inaugural Lecture Series Spring 2015

    John Elderfield at Princeton | Inaugural Lecture Series Spring 2015

    Join us for a lecture series by celebrated art historian and curator, John Elderfield, on the occasion of his appointment as the Museum’s first Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Distinguished Curator and Lecturer.
  • New campus art commission adorns Whitman College

    New campus art commission adorns Whitman College

    In March 2014, Stardust , a six-panel jacquard tapestry handwoven by fabric artist Bhakti Ziek, was installed in Community Hall at Whitman College. This new video highlights Ziek's creative process.
  • Portraits of a President: A Video Feature

    Portraits of a President: A Video Feature

    In this video, Karl Kusserow, the John Wilmerding Curator of American Art at the Princeton University Art Museum, explains the unique history of a pair of George Washington portraits and the connections they have to both Princeton and American history.
  • Exhibition as Classroom

    Exhibition as Classroom

    This fall, students in seminars from the departments of Art and Archaeology, Comparative Literature, English, Spanish, and Visual Arts visited the Art Museum to engage with the exhibition The Itinerant Languages of Photography.