Glass appears as liquid light as swirls of color meld in gravity defying shapes. Dale Chihuly’s Glass Forest is electrifying, an experiment created by blowing molten glass dropped from a stepladder. The glass that pools at the bottom has the most visual weight. Still, the eye is drawn to the bright stalks that seem to Read more about Every Color is Beautiful: Chihuly Glass and Garden – Sonia Hashim ’18[…]
This summer I am proudly working at the National Museum of American Jewish History to help run its internship program (composed of 22 interns!) and to conduct research on the cost-effectiveness of internship programs for cultural nonprofits in comparison to those in the private sector. When people have asked me what I am doing this Read more about Museums are for Everyone! – Saying Shalom to my Summer in a Jewish Museum – Delaney Kerkhof ’18[…]
The city of Pula is similar to many other Croatian coastal locales, with sun-dried orange rooftops, a harbor full of fishing boats, and the Adriatic breeze whistling through alleyways in early morning. Most major cities in Croatia have an “Old Town” that boasts historical monuments and cultural artifacts within bygone city walls. Dubrovnik for example, Read more about Rocks and Rock: The Pula Coliseum – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]
Thin lips peeled back in a roar reveal a rigid tongue and canine teeth. Swollen, bulging eyes leap outward as if the sockets simply cannot hold anything more than the ceaseless torrent of tears. The chin clenches and trembles in extreme sorrow. The nostrils flare like two dark tunnels. Even the handkerchief poised by Read more about The Tooth is a Tooth – Liana Cohen ’20 in Toledo, Spain[…]
Most art enthusiasts who venture to New York City’s Meatpacking District have their sights set on the Whitney Museum, which boasts a staggering collection of 20th-century and contemporary American art. But last week, as my sister and I wandered the side streets of the industrial neighborhood, we had another destination in mind. A few days Read more about A Gallery of Groceries: Lucy Sparrow’s Felt Art Pop-Up Shop – Charlotte Reynders ’19[…]
The students of the 2017 Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies Global Seminar in Moscow were fortunate enough to visit the city’s Tretyakov gallery of Russian art during their first week of the class. The Tretyakov started as a private collection that was granted to the Russian nation at the end of the 19th Read more about Hannah Waxman ’19 visits the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow![…]
I spent my first morning in Aix-en-Provence the way any tourist does – by strolling along the Cours Mirabeau, the Champs-Elysées of Aix. Shaded by the canopy of trees that line the boulevard, I soaked in my surroundings. The scent of the gleaming berries in the open-air market and the aroma of freshly-baked bread in Read more about Transported by Art – A Visit to the Atelier Cézanne, by 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[…]