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 Lasting Impressions of the Grand Tour: Giuseppe Vasi's Rome
Closes Sunday, June 12
Don't miss the chance to explore eighteenth-century Rome from the perspective of the artists who created lasting impressions of the Eternal City for foreign visitors. The exhibition showcases paintings and etchings of ancient and modern Rome by Canaletto, Piranesi, Vasi, and others, alongside portraits of British noblemen and Roman residents. Captured with an eye for antiquity, topography, and social life, the works cast a compelling light on a great world capital in the age of the Grand Tour. |
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 Preview the Princeton Festival
Thursday, June 9, 6-9 p.m.
Museum galleries
During this special Late Thursday, the Princeton Festival presents a preview of the highlight of its 2011 season: a new production of Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress. The opera's stars will sing arias, artistic director Richard Tang Yuk will introduce the singers, and stage director Steven LaCosse will introduce the opera and answer questions. Free and open to the public; space is limited and seating will be first-come, first-served.
Come early and stay late to experience the European and American art galleries, including four plates from William Hogarth's "modern moral comedy" A Rake's Progress, newly on view.
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 Rome on Film: Roman Holiday (1953)
Director: William Wyler
Thursday, June 9, 8:30 p.m.
Museum plaza
Don't miss the Museum's popular outdoor film series in its second annual appearance! William Wyler's masterpiece, Roman Holiday, will screen at sundown on the Museum plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, enjoy a complimentary soda and a bag of popcorn, and transport yourself to Audrey Hepburn's Rome! In case of rain, the film will be screened in McCormick 101.
Be Late. Be Cool. Summer at the Art Museum.
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 Artful Adventures
June 1 - September 30
Grab your passport and join us on a trip around the world and through the ages. This series of self-guided tours and activities is available for families throughout the summer. Pick up your "Passport to Adventure" at the Museum information desk and choose from our many "Artful Adventures" activity guides. Once you complete your adventure, visit the information desk to receive a sticker for your passport.
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 Family Barbeque
Thursday, June 16, 5-7:30 p.m.
Art Museum
Kick off high summer at the Museum's second annual Family Barbeque! With face-painting, hands-on activities, great cookout food, kid-friendly tours, and more, this event is a fun-filled way for everyone to celebrate the beginning of summer. Families of all shapes and sizes are welcome!
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Cartographies of Time
Opens Saturday, June 25
What does history look like? How do you map time? Is it possible to describe time visually? In this exhibition historians Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton draw on their celebrated book, Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline, exploring modern visions of history through their graphic representations.
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The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the collaborative investigation, MEMORY AND THE WORK OF ART. The rarely seen artifacts in this special exhibition were chosen for their visual beauty and historical innovation.
The fully illustrated Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline is available in the Museum Store. $50 hardcover; $45 Friends member price.
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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
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.
Gaspar van Wittel, Dutch, 1652/53-1736: View of Piazza del Popolo, 1683. Oil on canvas, 71.9 x 124.8 cm. The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. William Hogarth, British, 1697-1764: A Rake's Progress, Plate 3, 1735. Etching and engraving, 35.6 x 40.8 cm. (plate); 65.5 x 49 cm. (sheet). Gift of Mrs. William H. Walker II (x1988-32). Photo: Bruce M. White. Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953). Friedrich Strass, Austrian, 1766-1845: Strom der Zeiten (Stream of Time), 1804. Hand-colored engraved broadside. Reproduced courtesy of the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University Library. Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without written permission from the copyright holder. © 2011 Princeton University Art Museum |
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