Reunions 2011 

May 25, 2011

To the many alumni, family, and friends traveling to Princeton this week for Reunions 2011, we invite you to visit the Art Museum during your time on campus. With newly reinstalled collections galleries and exciting temporary exhibitions including the landmark Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage, a few hours discovering the treasures in your museum are sure to be memorable!

View all of our current exhibitions. 

Last Chance

The Tōkaidō Road: 19th- and 20th-Century Journeys through Japanese Prints

Through June 5

Tōkaidō, the three-hundred-mile travel route from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to Kyoto with fifty-three resting stops, has been a popular subject for Japanese artists since the nineteenth century. This exhibition showcases prints selected from among more than one thousand Tōkaidō prints designed by Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of Japan's most famous woodblock print artists. Also featured are handscrolls and an illustrated book on the same subject by twentieth-century artists. Don't miss this chance to travel the Tōkaidō right here in Princeton!

Late Thursdays

Rome on Film: Roma

Director: Federico Fellini

Thursday, June 2, beginning at sundown

Brown/Dod quad

Don't miss the Museum's popular outdoor film series in its second annual appearance! Fellini's 1972 masterpiece Roma will screen at sundown on the lawn between Brown Hall, the Museum, and Dod Hall. Roma is the second of three films about Rome shown in conjunction with the exhibition Lasting Impressions of the Grand Tour: Giuseppe Vasi's Rome. Bring a chair or a blanket, enjoy your complimentary drink and popcorn, and settle in for a relaxing evening. In case of rain, the film will be screened in McCormick 101.

Be Late. Be Cool. Summer at the Art Museum.

New in the Museum Store

Visit the Museum Store during Reunions for the most artistic tigers on campus. You will find the tiger tape measure shown here, cashmere blend tiger socks for adults and babies, a silk crepe scarf with an elegant tiger print, and the tiger marble IQ game for children of all ages. The Museum Store is a "must see" during your special time here with alumni friends. Come see our wide range of artisanal crafts, exquisite jewelry, and other one-of-a-kind pieces in the updated Museum Store.

For the Family

How Many Master "Pieces" Can 

You Find?

Thursday, May 26, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Friday, May 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, May 29, 1-5 p.m.

Looking for a fun activity for the whole family during Reunions weekend? Join us at the Art Museum for a self-guided scavenger hunt. Explore the Museum at your own pace as you search for details from among our many masterpieces. Stop by the information desk Thursday through Sunday to pick up your game cards.

Exhibition Highlights 

Lasting Impressions of the Grand Tour: Giuseppe Vasi's Rome

March 5-June 12

Cartographies of Time

June 25-September 18

The Life and Death of Buildings

July 23-November 6 

Credits (top to bottom):

Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.

Kurt Schwitters, German, 1887-1948: Untitled (Mz.9 DNARD), 1947. Collage: cut and torn printed papers on paper mounted on marbleized cardboard. 15.4 x 11.1 cm. (sheet). The Menil Collection, Houston. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, photo by Hickey & Robertson.

Japanese, Edo period, 1600-1868. Andō Hiroshige, 1797-1858: Shōno, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō, 1832-34. Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format), ink and color on paper, 24 x 36.4 cm. Gift from the collection of Anne van Biema (1997-550). Photo: Bruce M. White.

Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without written permission from the copyright holder. © 2011 Princeton University Art Museum