German, Two Grisaille Roundels between Foliate Borders, ca. 1300. Pot metal, white glass with silver stain; 46 × 46.5 cm. Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906, for the Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection (y1946-96), Princeton University Art Museum | |
LECTURE
“Right Here, Right Now: Figuring Interpretation at the Sassetti Chapel, Florence”
Thu., Nov. 5, 4:30–6:00 pm
219 Aaron Burr Hall
Caspar Pearson
The Warburg Institute
Cosponsored with the Program in Italian Studies and Committee for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (CREMS)
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SYMPOSIUM
“Seismographies: Alexander Kluge's Polymorphous Urgencies”
Nov. 5–6, 2026
Various campus locations
Hosted by the Department of German, Princeton University
Cosponsored with the Center for Digital Humanities; Committee for Film Studies; Department of Comparative Literature; Department of English; Department of Philosophy; Forum for the History of Political Thought at the University Center for Human Values; Princeton Humanities Initiative; Princeton University Humanities Council;
Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society; Program in European Cultural Studies; Program in Media and Modernity; Program in Political Philosophy
Seismographies
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WORKSHOP
“Beware Cretans Bearing Gifts: Minoan Crete and the Cyclades in the Late Bronze Age Aegean”
Fri., Nov. 6, 12:30 pm
Scheide Caldwell House,
Room 103
Irene Nikolakopoulou
HLS Visiting Fellow, Fall 2026
Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Respondent:
Samuel Holzman (A&A)
Co-sponsored with the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Program in Archaeology, and Program in the Ancient World
Beware Cretans Bearing Gifts
| | Map of Green Stream (Qingxitu), in: Zhou Yinghe, Ma Guangzu, Jingding Jiankang zhi (1269), [China], Jiaqing 6 (1801), juan 5.. |
LECTURE
“Cleansing Green Stream: City, Landscape, and Heritage in 13th Century Jiankang”
Wed., Nov. 11, 4 30 pm
219 Burr Hall
Catherine Stuer
Denison University
Cosponsored by the Tang Center for East Asian Art and the East Asian Studies Program
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LECTURE
“The New Shield of Achilles: Homeric Heroes and Komnenian Ideals in the Illustrations of the Marciana Iliad”
Tue., Nov. 17, 4:30 pm
Scheide Caldwell House, Room 103
Carlo Berardi
Mary Seeger O’Boyle Postdoctoral Fellow, 26-27
Princeton University
Respondent:
Charlie Barber (A&A)
Cosponsored with the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies and the Index of Medieval Art
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INDEX OF MEDIEVAL ART CONFERENCE
“Thinking with Medieval Images”
Sat., Nov. 21
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room A71
Susan Boynton
Columbia University
Gregory Bryda
Barnard College ·
Seeta Chaganti
University of California, Davis
Denva Gallant
Rice University
Andrew Griebeler
Duke University
Sherry C.M. Lindquist
Western Illinois University
Alexandra Montero Peters
Northwestern University
Elizabeth Morrison
Getty Museum
Thinking with Medieval Images
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SYMPOSIUM
“Situated Screens. Pedagogy and Projection in Brazil since 1964”
Oct. 23, 12:30–5:30 pm
Institut National de l’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, France
Organizers:
Eric C. H. de Bruyn, Freie Universtät Berlin
Sonia de Laforcade *20, Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen
Situated Screens
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EXHIBITION
Deana Lawson
Now–Oct. 24
Gagosian, 541 W. 24th St., NYC
Deana Lawson
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LECTURE
“Physical Book-Burning, Digital Book-Burning & the Survival of LGBTQ+ Historical Knowledge”
Tue., Oct. 27, 12–1:20 pm Corwin Hall, Room 243
Gerard Koskovich
public historian
Cosponsored by the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies; Princeton University Library; Humanities Council
Survival of LGBTQ+ Historical Knowledge
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FILM SCREENING
The Forgotten Space (Allan Sekula and Noël Burch, 2010)
Tue., Oct. 27, 7–9:30 pm
Tuttle Lecture Hall, Princeton University Art Museum
Sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature
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CONVERSATION
“Breathing Space”
Tue., Oct. 27, 5 pm
School of Architecture, Room N107
Tim Altenhof in conversation with Beatriz Colomina
Hosted by the Program in Media and Modernity
Tim Altenhof
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CELEBRATION
Princeton Day of the Dead
Tue, Oct. 27, 4:30–6 pm
Chancellor Green Courtyard
Sponsored by Effron Center for the Study of America
Princeton Day of the Dead
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LECTURE
“Democracy and Its Subjects: Towards a Total History of Democracy in the Hellenistic Period”
Wed., Oct. 28, 4:30—6 pm
East Pyne Building, Room 010
Christian Ammitzbøll Thomsen
National Museum of Denmark
Sponosred by the Department of Classics; Program in the Ancient World
Democracy and Its Subjects
| | | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, )Kiyohime Transforming into a Serpent (1890) |
LECTURE
“Haunted Archipelago: Snakes, Serpents, and Dragons in the Eco-Social Imaginary of Japan”
Wed, Oct 28, 4:30–6 pm
Jones Hall, Room 202
Haruo Shirane
Columbia University
Haunted Archipelago
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READING GROUP
“Converging and Diverging: Recalibrating the Photographic”
Maya Hayda (A&A) and Molly Brandt (School of Architecture), organizers
Fall Schedule:
“Aperture & The Family of Man”
Wed., Oct. 28, 5–7 pm
School of Architecture, Room N104
Fieldtrip
Sat., Oct. 31 (TBC)
Trip to New York to visit Aperture Loves New York,
inaugural exhibition at the new Aperture Foundation location
“Warring Visions”
Wed., Nov. 11, 5–7 pm
School of Architecture, Room N104
Converging and Diverging details
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LECTURE
“Multimodal Methods for Spaces and Places in Novels”
Wed., Oct. 28 ,12–1 pm ·
Center for Digital Humanities,
Firestone Library, Floor B
Axel Bax
Cornell University
Multimodal Methods
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ROUNDTABLE
“After Concrete: Book Launch & Roundtable”
Thu., Oct., 29, 6–7:30 pm
School of Architecture
Hosted by the School of Architecture
After Concrete
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CELEBRATION
Museum After Dark
Thu., Oct. 29., 7–10 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Silent disco, art making, and a Collections Costume Contest, with categories for kids and adults!
| | Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, What is an American?, 2003. Princeton University Art Museum. Promised gift of Dr. Ferris Olin. Photo: Joseph Hu |
EXHIBITION
“What Is an American?”:
Artists Reflect
Now–Nov 1, 2026
Princeton University Art Museum
Jun Nakamura, Curator
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LECTURE
“Bernini’s Bronzes Project: Technical Studies and Their Implications for Art History”
Wed., Nov. 4, 12–1:15 pm
Prospect House, Odo Room
Evonne Levy
University of Toronto
Committee on Renaissance and Early Modern Studies; Program in Italian Studies
Bernini’s Bronzes Project
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ARTIST TALK
Jane Irish
Thu., Nov. 5, 5:30–6:30 pm
Princeton University Art Museum, Grand Hall
Introduced by Alexandra Foradas, curator of modern and contemporary art
Cosponsored by the Student Advisory Board of the Princeton University Art Museum
Jane Irish
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LECTURE
“Prima Donnas: Asta Nielsen and Urban Gad’s Autofictional Cinema”
Thu., Nov. 5, 6 pm
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1 East 78th Street
NYC
Bridget Alsdorf (A&A)
RSVP Required
Prima Donnas
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LECTURE
“Traveling Craftsmen of Ancient Greece”
Thu., Nov. 5, 7:30 pm
The National Arts Club,
15 Gramercy Park South, NYC
Samuel Holzman (A&A)
Traveling Craftsmen
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OPEN HOUSE
Special Collections Fall Open House
Thu. Nov. 5, 6 pm
Firestone LIbrary
Unique, after-hours opportunity to visit the Special Collections Reading Room and learn about items recently added to Princeton’s collection.
Special Collections Fall Open House
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EXHIBITION
Site
Nov. 10–Jan. 16, 2027
Lewis Arts Complex, Hurley Gallery
Carlos Agredano, artist
Open to the public daily 10 am–8 pm
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CONVERSATION
“Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory”
Wed., Nov. 11, 5 pm
School of Architecture,
Room N107
Ruo Jia in Conversation with Eduardo Cadava,
Beatriz Colomina, and Spyros Papapetros
(School of Architecture)
Hosted by the Program in Media and Modernity
Chinese Experimental Architecture
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MEDIEVAL STUDIES SEMINAR SERIES
“Open Access in Art History and Medieval Studies: Views from the Editor’s and Author’s Desk”
Thu., Nov. 12, 12–1:15 pm
105 Chancellor Green
Beate Fricke
Institute of Art History, University of Bern
Hosted by the Program in Medieval Studies
Open Access Seminar
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CONVERSATION
“The Archival Exhibition”
Tue., Nov. 17, 5 pm
School of Architecture, Room N107
Mark Wasiuta
Columbia University
in Conversation with
Elizabeth Diller
(School of Architecture)
Hosted by the Program in Media and Modernity
The Archival Exhibition
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EXHIBITION
Earth Shed
Now—Dec. 4, 2026
School of Architecture,
North Gallery
Earth Shed
| | | Annemarie Heinrich (1912–2005; born Darmstadt, Germany; died Buenos Aires, Argentina; active Buenos Aires, and Santiago, Chile), Autorretrato con hijos (Self-portrait with children), 1947. Gelatin silver print; 21 × 17.5 cm. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2022-103) |
EXHIBITION
What Photographs Look Like
Now–Dec. 6, 2026
Princeton University Art Museum
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EXHIBITION
The Art of Japanese Publishing
Now–Dec. 6, 2026
Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library
Curated by Nicole Fabricand-Person ’76 *01, Japanese Art Specialist, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology and Holly Hatheway, Director, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology
| | | James Welling, Fragment of a gold leaf wreath, 2020, laser print with oil paint. Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects. © James Welling |
EXHIBITION
James Welling: Cento
Now—Dec. 12, 2026
Fairfield University,
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT
James Welling: Cento
| | | Takeda Hideo 武田 秀雄, The Final Illness of Taira Kiyomori (Taira Kiyomori no byōshi 平清盛病死), from the series Genpei 源平, 1985. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund. © Takeda Hideo. |
EXHIBITION
Takeda Hideo’s Genpei: Defying Authority
Now–Jan. 3, 2027
Princeton University Art Museum
Takeda Hideo’s Genpei
| | Joyce J. Scott, Fairy Tale, from the series Graphic Novel (detail), 2019–20. Courtesy Goya Contemporary & Goya-Girl Press. © Joyce J. Scott |
Art@Bainbridge
EXHIBITION
Joyce J. Scott: Declarations
Now–Jan. 10, 2027
Princeton University Art Museum
Bainbridge House
Joyce J. Scott: Declarations
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EXHIBITION
Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction
Now–Jan. 31, 2027
Princeton University Art Museum
Basquiat
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EXHIBITION
“Real and Remembered”: Princetonians Caught Between Study and Revolution
Now–Apr. 30, 2027
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, 65 Olden Street
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EXHIBITION
Fractured Skies
Now–Jun. 13, 2027
MoMA
By artist Nilima Sheikh
Recommended by Professor Fatima Quraishi
Fractured Skies
| | | Zizipho Poswa (born 1979, Mthatha, South Africa; active Cape Town, South Africa), uNa’kaMzingisi (Mzingisi’s Mother), 2024. Glazed earthenware, 134.6 × 50.8 × 58.4 cm. Princeton University Art Museum © Zizipho Poswa. Image courtesy Southern Guild (2025-123) |
EXHIBITION
Clay Has Memory: Creative Lineages from Africa
Now–Jul. 3, 2027
Princeton University Art Museum
| | | Aili Vint, Composition squared II, 1977. Gouache on paper. Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. (c) 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / EAU, Tallinn |
EXHIBITION
The Beast of Joy: Women Artists from Soviet Republics
Now–Jul. 18, 2027
Zimmerli Art Museum
71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ, 08901
Free admission
The Beast of Joy
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