Story Archive

Story Archive

  • Picture Ecology: Art and Ecocriticism in Planetary Perspective

    Picture Ecology: Art and Ecocriticism in Planetary Perspective

    We recently spoke with Karl Kusserow, co-curator of the Museumʼs groundbreaking 2018 exhibition Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment and editor of the forthcoming book Picture Ecology: Art and Ecocriticism in Planetary Perspective . The publication features essays by scholars...
  • Collecting Initiative Expands the Museum's Photography Holdings

    Collecting Initiative Expands the Museum's Photography Holdings

    Since 2019 the photography department has undertaken an expansive initiative to acquire work by women, whose contributions remain significantly underrepresented across all time periods when compared to our holdings of works made by their male peers.
  • Lawrence Lek's Virtual Worlds

    Lawrence Lek's Virtual Worlds

    The very idea of a residency, much like the nature of a campus community, took on a different character in 2020, requiring expansive thinking and new modes of convening.
  • Preparing for a New Museum Building: Conservation Assessments Underway

    Preparing for a New Museum Building: Conservation Assessments Underway

    As we prepare for the construction of the new Art Museum building, scheduled to begin in 2021, considerable planning is underway for the safe removal of all works of art currently on display in the Museum. For works that are...
  • In the Classroom: Summer Internships Go Virtual

    In the Classroom: Summer Internships Go Virtual

    This summer the Art Museum was able to quickly pivot in response to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and offer its annual summer internship program as a virtual experience. Eleven interns from locations across the globe, including California, India, New Jersey,...
  • Art Matters by Deborah Prentice

    Art Matters by Deborah Prentice

    One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job as Princeton’s provost is overseeing the Princeton University Art Museum. The Museum, with its extraordinary collections, talented staff, and generous supporters, is a continual source of exciting new projects and creative...