In Rome, it seems like every corner upon every street is abounding with art. Enter one non-descript, unassuming building to find a cozy chapel with a set of Caravaggio masterpieces adorning the wall. Enter another, and come face-to-face with a brilliant Bernini sculpture—gold, marble, and all. Rome itself is a museum—one that I was lucky Read more about The Vatican Museums – Ryan Golant ’20[…]
I recently completed my training as a student tour guide at the Princeton University Art Museum. As part of the training, the new class of student tour guides attended and participated in the annual Faculty and Staff Open House at the museum; It is this very museum experience that stands out to me today. When I usually visit a museum, I Read more about Favorite Museum Experience – Anoushka Mariwala ’20[…]
The buildings in the Engineering Quadrangle (EQuad) seem oddly disconnected with the rest of Princeton’s Gothic architecture. Besides its appearance, the EQuad is also physically dislocated from the center of student life. People like to joke about how far away the EQuad is, and having walked there innumerable times this summer and this year I Read more about Uroda, Ursula von Rydingsvard – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]
When I first stood before Monet’s Meadow at Giverny, I was immediately enveloped in an atmosphere of calm. The soft pinks, hazy blues, and cheerful greens washed over me in a sea of utmost serenity. Everything about the painting was just so pleasant, from the ephemeral, passive brushstrokes, to the spacey layout of the Read more about Beauty in the Quiet – Monet’s Meadow at Giverny, by Ryan Golant ’20[…]
Every Tuesday and Thursday, I have class in Peyton Hall. To get there, I usually take the curving path behind Lewis Library, walk past Fine Hall, glance at a strange, rusting sculpture, and then get to class. This was my routine until my friend walked me to class one day and pointed out the sculpture Read more about The Hedgehog and the Fox, Richard Serra – Urvashi Uberoy ’20[…]
If, after entering the museum’s exhibit space, you go to the left and take the stairs down to the lower-level gallery, you may come across an extraordinary stele with a small sign standing on its flat, weathered top. The sign politely requests that visitors do not touch the stele, as it is very old and Read more about Easy Access to Masterpieces – Rachel Adler ’18 on the PUAM[…]
I was uncertain about many things last year when I first arrived at Princeton – who my friends would be, what activities I would pursue, even what I would study. Faced with the overwhelming list of academic opportunities in Course Offerings, I settled on a freshman seminar entitled “Drawings Up Close.” The class attracted Read more about Hannah Waxman ’19 on Immersing Herself in the PUAM’s Collection[…]
I dipped my brush into my water jar and then swirled it in a patch of vibrant green. I swished it across my canvas, applying a quick base coat. And then I looked up, snapped out of my trance, and remembered where I was. From where I was sitting, I could see a quaint Read more about Claude Monet’s World: Seen and Emulated, by Urvashi Uberoy ’20[…]
Perhaps my favorite moment in the Princeton University Art Museum unraveled in front of “The Death of Socrates,” a piece by Jacques-Louis David and his studio. A calling card of the European Art (17th-18th Centuries) gallery, the intentionally unfinished chef-d’œuvre, at least according to scholar Thomas Crow, served as a teaching tool. In a Read more about Art and Accessibility: Mariah McVey ’20 Shares a PUAM Experience[…]
Growing up in London for the first eighteen years of my life, there was no dearth of museums and galleries to visit. In fact, the constant presence of art, though enjoyable, could also be overwhelming. Some of my favorite museum experiences in the city have been at exhibits that explore the intersection between fashion Read more about The Storied Past – Mohammad Adnan ’19 on the Katas Raj Temple Complex[…]