Author: James Christen Steward

“Renaissance: A New Museum for Princeton” reflects on the history of the Princeton University Art Museum as one of the oldest collecting institutions in North America and the role of its architecture in campus making. 

The 2025 opening of its new building affirms the museum’s long-standing commitment to considering works of art in the original as essential tools for understanding the wider world. 

Designed by Adjaye Associates in association with Cooper Robertson, the new facility positions the museum at the heart of both campus and civic life as a center for the public humanities.