Visitors to the Princeton University Art Museum this fall will find exciting changes to the galleries exhibiting European art of the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, including a complete reconsideration of the display and interpretation of some of the most beloved favorites—from Claude Monet’s Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge and Vincent van Gogh’s Tarascon Diligence, to new acquisitions and works long held in storage. Landmarks of the refreshed galleries include a substantial remixing of media, with works on paper—most notably nineteenth-century photographs—incorporated more deeply for the first time, alongside paintings, sculpture, and works of decorative art.
This project of enlivening the collections galleries and activating more deeply the use of the Museum’s extraordinary collections continues the work begun last winter with the reopening of the long-closed medieval galleries, and extends into the galleries for modern art named for benefactor Peter B. Lewis. As winter approaches, visitors will find further opportunities for new or renewed discovery, as a similar reinstallation gets under way for the galleries of European art from the Renaissance through the eighteenth century—a process that should be completed in early 2011. Museum visitors are encouraged to visit often and discover old favorites seen in a new light and make new friends as the galleries develop throughout the coming year.
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