Art and Museums
Opportunities for extraordinary performances, musical and artistic, abound in Princeton!
For every interest, age, skill, and enthusiasm; there is a performance organization that performs and enhances the cultural richness of this region!
The Princeton area includes some incredible performing arts venues including McCarter Theatre, Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University's campus, the new Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center and many others!
Rich in arts and culture, Princeton has a variety of performances from opera to musicals, from local comedy troupes and clubs to world reknown artists, dancers and performers.
BASIC MEMBER LISTINGS
Lewis Center for the Arts
- 185 Nassau Street
- Princeton, NJ 08544
- Phone: (609) 258-1500
- Fax: (609) 258-2230
The Lewis Center for the Arts is an academic unit made up of the programs in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts and the Princeton Atelier. It is designed to put the creative and performing arts at the heart of the Princeton experience. This mission is based on the conviction that expos...
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The Kusers themselves have a long and interesting history dating back to Rudolph Kuser who immigrated to the U.S. from Zurich, Switzerland around the early-mid 1800's. He and his wife Rosalie bought and operated a large farm in Hamilton Township, along what is now Kuser Road. It was across the ro...
Princeton University Art Museum
- McCormick Hall
- Princeton University
- Princeton, NJ 08542
- Phone: (609) 258-3788
- Fax: (609) 258-3610
Founded in 1882, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the finest art museums in the country. Its collection features more than 68,000 works ranging from ancient to contemporary art, and concentrating geographically on the Mediterranean regions, Western Europe, China, the United States, a...
Old Barracks Museum
- Old Barracks Museum
- Barrack Street
- Trenton, NJ 08608
- Phone: (609) 396-1776
- Alt. Phone: (609) 777-3599
In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the Old Barracks was constructed by the colony of New Jersey in Trenton. British soldiers were housed here until 1776. In December, 1776, American forces, retreating from a year-long series of defeats in New Jersey, crossed the Delaware southward into Pe...
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OverviewPrinceton Doll and Toy Museum displays the evolution of dolls and toys from the 1600's to present. Our permanent collection and quarterly special exhibits offer many fine examples of dolls and toys of all types. In addition, we show award-winning miniature rooms, Bliss doll houses, and do...
New Jersey State Museum
- 205 West State Street
- Trenton, NJ 08618
- Phone: (609) 292-6301
- Fax: (609) 599-4098
The New Jersey State Museum - fossils, dinosaurs; Native American artifacts; fine, decorative, folk art; a planetarium - presents the natural and cultural heritage of New Jersey.
Historical Society of Princeton
- 158 Nassau Street
- Princeton, NJ 08542
- Phone: (609) 921-6748
- Fax: (609) 921-6939
Discover Princeton history, through exhibitions that focus on social history, notable people and events, architecture and more. Museum Hours: Tue-Sun, noon to 4p.m. Admission by doantion. Two guided walking tours held every Sunday at 2 p.m. The library is open Tuesday and Saturday, 1 to 4p.m.
Prospect Gardens at Princeton University
- Prospect House
- Princeton University
- Princeton, NJ 08544
- Phone: (609) 258-3455
- Fax: (609) 258-9000
All summer long, visitors to Princeton's Prospect House are treated to a view of its lush, colorful garden.
Rider University Art Gallery
- Bart Luedeke, Top Floor
- 2083 Lawrenceville Road
- Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
- Phone: (609) 895-5588
- Fax: (609) 896-7707
Princeton University Library, Rare Books and Special Collections
- 1 Washington Road
- Princeton University Library
- Princeton, NJ 08544
- Phone: (609) 258-5049
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, located in the Harvey S. Firestone Library and the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, is one of the premier repositories of its kind. Its holdings span five millennia and five continents, and include around 200,000 rare...
Morven Museum & Garden
- 55 Stockton Street
- Princeton, NJ 08540
- Phone: (609) 924-8144
- Fax: (609) 924-8331
Situated on five pristine acres in this university town, Morven is a short walk from the Princeton Campus. The museum boasts a growing collection of fine and decorative arts, including loans from the Boudinot Collection at the Princeton University Art Museum. Morven's second floor galleries...
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Originally built in 1834 by Dr. Garret P. Voorhees, with additional rooms added added from 1850 to 1862 by the Isaac Snedeker Family. The Historical Society acquired the house in May, 1972 and volunteers transformed it in six months from a simple house into a museum. The many original architectur...
Arts Council of Princeton
- Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
- 102 Witherspoon Street
- Princeton, NJ 08542
- Phone: (609) 924-8777
- Fax: (609) 921-0008
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range...
NJ State Police Museums
- New Jersey Police Museum and Learning Center
- P.O. Box 7068
- West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068
- Phone: (609) 882-2000
On December 5, 1921, following five months of rigorous training, 81 men began their assignments as New Jersey's first State Troopers. Their commitment to protect and serve the citizens of New Jersey became the foundation for all future graduating classes of New Jersey State Troopers. Throughout t...
Grounds For Sculpture
- 18 Fairgrounds Road
- Hamilton, NJ 08619
- Phone: (609) 586-0616
- Alt. Phone: 6096891089
- Fax: (609) 689-1085
Grounds For Sculpture is a 35-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. It was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture. Visitors to the Grounds can enjoy an outdoo...
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The goal of the Hopewell Museum is to preserve and display what is most typical and interesting of village life in America from early Colonial days to the present. In 1922, Hopewell resident Sarah D. Stout donated an important collection of antiques which became the nucleus of a continuously grow...
Photo: Mark Czajkowski
Bainbridge House
Morven Museum & Garden
