Princeton University Art Museum
- Address
- 7 Elm Road
- Princeton, NJ 08544
- Phone
- (609) 258-3788
- Area
- Neighborhood
- Web Page
- http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/
Type of Makom
- Museums Type
- Art museum
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Description
The Princeton University Art Museum is Princeton University's gallery of art, located in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it now houses nearly 68,000 works of art that range from antiquity to the contemporary period. The Princeton University Art Museum dedicates itself to supporting and enhancing the university’s goals of teaching, research, and service in fields of art and culture. Its permanent collections concentrate on the Mediterranean region, Western Europe, China, the United States, and Latin America.
The museum has a large collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, including ceramics, marbles, bronzes, and Roman mosaics from Princeton University’s excavations in Antioch. Medieval Europe is represented by sculpture, metalwork, and stained glass. The collection of Western European paintings includes examples from the early Renaissance through the nineteenth century, and there is a growing collection of twentieth-century and contemporary art.
The museum is also noted for its Asian art gallery, which includes a wide collection of Chinese calligraphy, painting, ancient bronze works, jade carvings, as well as porcelain selections.[1]
Hours Subject to change. Always verify.
- Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm
Directions
The Museum is located in McCormick Hall in the middle of the Princeton University campus.
By car: From New York and northern New Jersey, take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 9, follow Rt. 1 south to Princeton, Washington Road exit on your right. Take Washington Road (Rt. 571) to Nassau Street, turn left on Nassau Street.
By car: From Philadelphia take I-95 (295) north to Rt. 1 north. Follow Rt. 1 to Washington Road exit. Take the jug handle to cross Rt 1 and travel East on Washington Road. Follow Washington Road (Rt. 571) into Princeton. Alternate route from I-95: 206 north to Nassau Street (Rt. 27).
Rail: New Jersey Transit or Amtrak to Princeton Junction; transfer to shuttle to Princeton campus
Bus: New Jersey Transit from Trenton, Lawrenceville, and Princeton Community Village to Nassau and Witherspoon streets; Suburban Transit from Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, via New Brunswick, to Palmer Square, Princeton.[2]
