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Save the Date
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March 28, 2012
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 Communiversity 2012
Saturday, April 28, 12-5 p.m. Rain or shine
Princeton Campus and Downtown Princeton
Free and open to all
Mark your calendar to spend the afternoon with us at the Princeton University Art Museum's presentation booths. We will have an art activity for children, free refreshments, a membership giveaway, and must-visit Museum Store tables with a wide selection of artisanal jewelry, stationery, toys, and other unique gifts at special savings.
Find us on Nassau Street, near the Firestone Library gateway to campus.
Communiversity is held on Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, Palmer Square, and the Princeton University campus. |
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The Museum's First Mobile App
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 Explore Princeton University's Gothic Revival architecture on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop with the Museum's new web-based app.
Take a tour, view historical photographs, listen to campus experts, and learn the story behind nine buildings, both existing and demolished. Available for free, no download necessary.
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 Princeton's expeditions of the 1930s at the ancient city Antioch-on-the-Orontes, located near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey, unearthed archaeological treasures of one of the most important cultural and political centers of the Roman Empire.
Among the finds was a collection of mosaic pavements brought to Princeton, including one example that made its way to the threshold of the Architecture Laboratory in 1951, where time continued to take its toll. Fortunately, the mosaic was rediscovered and last summer was removed to the Brooklyn conservation studio of Leslie Gat where restoration is now underway--a process being filmed for posting on the Museum's website this summer.
Explore highlights from the Antioch excavations on our website. |
 Inspiration Night
Thursday, April 5, 7-9 p.m.
Art Museum galleries
Everything you can imagine is real. --Pablo Picasso
Come and be inspired by the works of art on view in our galleries: sketch, compose, or write as you respond to what you see. Let us provide drawing materials, or bring your own laptop or tablet. Whether you are discovering the galleries for the first time or returning to favorite works of art, please join us for an evening of inspiration. Refreshments will be served.
Late Thursday programming is made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. This Late Thursday event is supported by additional funding from the Frelinghuysen Foundation. |
 Support YOUR Museum!
Great art is a core part of the human experience and can profoundly impact our lives. As you discover the treasures housed in the Museum's galleries, remember that we need your help to sustain the work we do and to assure that admission remains free for all visitors. Each year, the Museum must raise one third of its operating budget, including most of the cost of exhibitions and public programs.
YOU can make a difference.
Become part of something that matters and demonstrate your commitment to great art at the heart of Princeton. |
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This 10-question survey takes fewer than five minutes to complete and will automatically enter you to win one of seven great prizes from the Museum Store. |
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.
Image courtesy Communiversity 2012.
Cram and Ferguson, architects, Boston, fl. 1915-1941: proposed exterior of Princeton University Chapel, undated, detail. Watercolor. University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Image courtesy the University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Roman, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, near The House of the Phoenix: Mosaic: heads and meander, A.D. 400, detail. Stone. Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University. Photo: Lisa Arcomano.
Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without written permission from the copyright holder. © 2012 Princeton University Art Museum
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