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Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Debuts at the Princeton University Art Museum Feb 22–June 21, 2020 <

Life Magazine and the Power of Photography Debuts at the Princeton University Art Museum Feb 22–June 21, 2020

From its groundbreaking launch issue in 1936 through the conclusion of its weekly run in 1972, Life magazine profoundly shaped how its readers viewed themselves – and the world.

Hugh Hayden Sculpture Installation Examines American History and Identity<

Hugh Hayden Sculpture Installation Examines American History and Identity

Artist Hugh Hayden explores history, identity and the creation of the America we know today through a series of site-responsive installations at Art@Bainbridge, the Princeton University Art Museum’s gallery space in downtown Princeton featuring the work of emerging contemporary artists.

Chris Newth Named Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions at the Princeton University Art Museum<

Chris Newth Named Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions at the Princeton University Art Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum has appointed Chris Newth as associate director for collections and exhibitions.

Life Magazine's Photographic Storytelling Process Explored in Compelling New Exhibition<

Life Magazine's Photographic Storytelling Process Explored in Compelling New Exhibition

Co-organized by the Princeton University Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Life Magazine and the Power of Photography is the first museum exhibition to take an in-depth look at the photographs that made Life so revolutionary, by...

Princeton University Art Museum Adds New Retail Location on Nassau Street in Historic Downtown Princeton<

Princeton University Art Museum Adds New Retail Location on Nassau Street in Historic Downtown Princeton

The Princeton University Art Museum will open a new, second location of its Museum Store on Palmer Square in support of its mission of bringing the visual arts to the local and regional communities.

Princeton University Art Museum Mounts a Major Exhibition Devoted to an Essential but Understudied Aspect of the Art of Paul Cézanne<

Princeton University Art Museum Mounts a Major Exhibition Devoted to an Essential but Understudied Aspect of the Art of Paul Cézanne

Throughout his 40-year career, the revolutionary French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) made canvases that take rock formations as their principal subjects. Although they are among the artist’s most extraordinary landscapes, such paintings of geological forms have never been the focus...

Public Art by Artist, Designer, and Environmentalist Maya Lin Debuts at Princeton University in Fall 2019<

Public Art by Artist, Designer, and Environmentalist Maya Lin Debuts at Princeton University in Fall 2019

Two major new commissions by renowned artist Maya Lin will be dedicated this fall on the grounds of the Lewis Center for the Arts complex at Princeton University. The two works, The Princeton Line, an undulating sculpted line of molded...

New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections<

New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections

The Princeton University Library and Princeton University Art Museum have launched an integrated discovery capability allowing users to search both institutions’ collections from a unified location.

Images of Wellness and Illness, Care and Suffering Across Time and Cultures Profiled in Special Exhibition<

Images of Wellness and Illness, Care and Suffering Across Time and Cultures Profiled in Special Exhibition

Throughout history and across cultures, concepts of illness and healing have been given concrete form through art. States of Health: Visualizing Illness and Healing features over 80 objects from around the world, from antiquity to the present – including paintings,...

First Exhibition to Examine the Transformative Influence of the Culture of Feasting on the Visual Arts of China<

First Exhibition to Examine the Transformative Influence of the Culture of Feasting on the Visual Arts of China

The feast has existed at the core of culture in China for thousands of years and remains a vital part of life in East Asia today. As an important social and ritual activity, feasts commemorated major life events, served as...

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