# Princeton University Art Museum

**Source**: https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/
**Parent**: https://arts.princeton.edu/academics/creative-writing/creative-writing-history/

## What's happening

[Museum Exhibition

### Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50

*Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50* traces the development of de Kooning’s approach to painting in the period when he cemented his position as a leader of the American avant-garde.

Opening March 15, 2026\
Members Preview Day, March 14, 2026

Learn more](/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/willem-de-kooning-breakthrough-years-1945-50)
[Talks

### Friends Annual Mary Pitcairn Keating Lecture: Artist Nick Cave

A wide-ranging conversation between renowned artist Nick Cave and Museum Director James Steward

March 17, 2026 | 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Learn more](/exhibitions-events/events/2026/friends-annual-mary-pitcairn-keating-lecture-artist-nick-cave-2026)

## Stories

> The act of constructing a wholly new facility at the historic center of our campus is a testament to Princeton’s belief that a museum can and should play a fundamental role in the education of future generations.
>
> Museum Director James Steward

[Read the Director's Letter](/about/directors-welcome/rebirth-museum)

[Video

### Nick Cave, *Let me kindly introduce myself. They call me MC Prince Brighton.,* 2025

March 4, 2026](/art/stories-perspectives/video/nick-cave-let-me-kindly-introduce-myself-they-call-me-mc-prince)
[Article

### Celebrating American Art at Princeton

By

Christine Minerva

January 5, 2026](/art/stories-perspectives/celebrating-american-art-princeton)
[Video

### Conservation Panel: Preparing the Collections for Their New Home

January 22, 2026](/art/stories-perspectives/video/conservation-panel-preparing-collections-their-new-home)

[Explore more stories](/art/stories-perspectives)

## Exhibitions On View

[View all exhibitions](/exhibitions-events)

[Art@Bainbridge Exhibition

### Jordan Eagles: Centrifuge

November 22, 2025–March 15, 2026](/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/jordan-eagles-centrifuge)
[Museum Exhibition

### Princeton Collects

October 31, 2025–March 29, 2026](/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/princeton-collects)
[Museum Exhibition

### Face to Face

October 31, 2025–May 1, 2026](/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/face-face)
[Museum Exhibition

### What Photographs Look Like

October 31, 2025–May 1, 2026](/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/what-photographs-look)

[View all exhibitions](/exhibitions-events)

## Experience the Museum

[### Education Center](/visit/haskell-education-center)

## Upcoming Events

[Art Making

### Creativity Labs Open Studio Hours

March 10, 2026](/exhibitions-events/events/2026/creativity-labs-open-studio-hours-march-2026-2026-03-01)
[Art Making

### Creativity Labs Open Studio Hours

March 11, 2026](/exhibitions-events/events/2026/creativity-labs-open-studio-hours-march-2026-2026-03-01)
[Tours

### Special Exhibitions Tour *Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay*

March 12, 2026](/exhibitions-events/events/2026/special-exhibitions-tour-takaezu-2026-02-08)

[## Research & Teaching with the Collections

Engage with our art objects, scholarship, and people. Opportunities abound for Princeton faculty and students, K-12 visitors, and lifetime learners.

Learn more

Research & Teaching with the Collections
- Engage with our art objects, scholarship, and people. Opportunities abound for Princeton faculty and students, K-12 visitors, and lifetime learners. ](/teaching-research)