I like the coffin. And the book of the dead.

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.[…]

UnrulyArt Comes to Princeton

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[…]

An Exclusive Interview with the Goods of Baker & Goods

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[…]

Things always seem new when you present them as a tour guide

“What brings you to the Art Museum today?” Well I am a student tour guide at the Art Museum, and so since I have a tour tomorrow, I thought I would brush up on stuff that I plan to talk to people about especially since there are objects that have been removed or moved around.  Read more about Things always seem new when you present them as a tour guide[…]

I was looking for something else, and it was different

“Do you have a favorite work or painting so far?” “I think it was a sculpture and it was a bunch of squares, or a stack, I don’t know…”  “Oh the metallic ones? Yeah, I love that one too.  In the contemporary gallery. What do you like about that sculpture?” “It just surprised me, I Read more about I was looking for something else, and it was different[…]

November 23, 2014

“What is your favorite part about the Princeton University Art Museum?” “I think that my favorite part is seeing exhibits come and go, and the variety of different types of art that we are around every day.  I think that it’s fair to say that my favorite John Singer Sargent is the one that we Read more about November 23, 2014[…]

Student Spotlight: Lauren Schwartz

PUAM Student Advisory Board: Hey Lauren! Thanks for doing an interview with us! What medium do you focus on the most when you’re working on your studio projects each semester Lauren Schwartz: Hi! Thanks so much for having me! That’s a hard question; I suppose you could say I focus on acrylic, since I tend to focus on Read more about Student Spotlight: Lauren Schwartz[…]