This past week, I finished up my summer internship at Sotheby’s, an art auction house in New York City. While working in the Prints Department, I learned the ins and outs of how art is appraised, stored, and sold at auction. In my art history courses, I have primarily learned about the lives of artists, the Read more about Hadley Newton[…]
“But what does it mean?” A sense of bewilderment can be an unfortunate side component of a visit to an art museum. What does that blue square with an orange border mean? Perhaps even more daunting is the complicated answer attached to that question: Is there one absolute meaning or several flexible ones? Does the Read more about Grace Singleton[…]
This summer I am working for a foundation in Palo Alto, California. The foundation where I am working has an initiative for the arts, so it has given me the opportunity to learn a bit about philanthropy in the art world. I have come to appreciate the importance of philanthropic organizations in supporting everything from Read more about Annelies Paine[…]
This summer, I spent the month of June in the beautiful city of Munich, Germany for the Princeton in Munich study abroad program, studying German and immersing myself in the German language and culture. A month is just long enough to catch a glimpse of a city’s wonderful cultural opportunities and attractions. On my way Read more about Kristin Qian[…]
“Have you looked at the new exhibit, The City Lost and Found?” Husband: Yeah – I grew up in New York, so during that time I saw it [as it was] in these pictures. “How was that?” Husband: They brought it back to a period where it wasn’t in its finest, is the main thing, Read more about I saw it [as it was] in these pictures[…]
During the two weeks between the end of finals and the start of my internship at the Children’s Museum of Art in New York, I decided to visit my roommate who lives in Los Angeles. Sunny skies, bright blue beaches, and sprawling urban growth was a welcome change from Read more about Sarah Cho[…]
Mom (to her children): Hold on, I’m doing an interview. I’m very popular. Boy: What? “Have you guys ever been here before? The museum?” Boy: No. “What’s your favorite part of the museum that you’ve seen so far?” Girl: The eggs. Boy: I like the coffin. Girl: And the book of the dead. “Are you Read more about I like the coffin. And the book of the dead.[…]
By: Irene Burke UnrulyArt: The Creativity of Exceptional Children, an exhibit that showcases paintings made by children with visual impairments, autism, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities, will be on display from March 30th to April 24th in the James S. Hall ’34 Memorial Gallery in Butler Gallery. The artworks in the exhibit were created through the UnrulyArt Program, Read more about UnrulyArt Comes to Princeton[…]
February 11th, 2015 Ally Markovich February 12th, Baker & Goods will perform at the Princeton University Art Museum. The event, which will be held in the main gallery, begins at 7pm. What follows is an exclusive interview with Lachie Kermode ’17, singer, song-writer, and anti-serenader, on the theme of the event, Failed Love. Photo by Read more about An Exclusive Interview with the Goods of Baker & Goods[…]
Heartbreak can be a great muse. Whether you are happily in love, boycotting it forever, or somewhere in-between, the Museum’s Student Advisory Board invites you to celebrate the power of a broken heart to inspire art! February 12th, 7-9 pm at the Art Museum! Live musical performances, lots of chocolate and desserts from Chez Alice, Read more about Failed Love 2015[…]